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May 17, 2023

Mission: DeFi EP 98 - Can Akash be a major player in AI with their GPU market? Founder Greg Osuri joins my Twitter Space to discuss

Our first episode on Twitter Spaces and we will likely do more. To get notified so you can listen and ask questions, be sure to follow Brad on Twitter - https://md1.to/b05 and turn on notifications 🔔 and join our Telegram community - https://t.me/missiondefi What a great conversation with the founder of Akash - Greg Osuri. The platform provides a way to gain access to compute and soon GPU based compute in a less expensive and easier way. Akash is a model for not only democratizing access, but...
Guests: Akash , Greg Osuri
May 16, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 342) - May 16, 2023

Join the community and make a difference - https://t.me/missiondefi Adam Cochran - In the US and abroad that guidance came almost a decade ago for everyone but the SEC - https://md1.to/jfnf0 Robert Scoble on Twitter: "This is the scariest tweet Ive made in a long time. On Friday I met with a psychiatrist - https://md1.to/xbmx8 Louis Zuzalu - Balancing the Power of AI/ML: The Role of ZK and Blockchain - https://md1.to/gngiq Sam Kazemian (¤, ¤) on Twitter: "I always say stablecoins are the 3rd tri...
May 16, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 341) - May 15, 2023 - @MakerDAO Chain & #AI / @hourglasshq / 👍 @native_fi / @LidoFinance 🆕 / @litecoin ⚡️ / @gitcoin 😡 / @binance 👋🏻 Canada /

Join the fam - https://t.me/missiondefi ❤️ Spark Protocol - https://md1.to/3b8jl Binance exit Canada - https://md1.to/2614q Hourglass - https://md1.to/z28ji Lido V2 update - https://md1.to/5mem2 Lido V2 — Next Step In Decentralization - ⁠https://md1.to/e4pf9⁠ Litecoin Lightning - https://md1.to/0ywe2 Spark Protocol launch - https://md1.to/e7vsw U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a brief in @Coinbase v. SEC - https://md1.to/ohjy9 MetaMask🦊 - buy ETH using PayPal - https://md1.to/cmqsp Canto CSR on...
May 15, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 340) - May 11, 2023 - Shaun (@XBT3D) Day! How to play shitcoins properly and BRC-20s, Bitcoin network

Another banger of an episode with the illustrious and never boring Shaun. Today he tells us how he picks and speculates on shitcoins as well as what is up with Bitcoin, Ordinals, and BRC-20 tokens. Get all the episodes in audio and video at https://missiondefi.com Ask your self, why are you missing out on the opportunity to interact with Shaun, Brad, and Joe as well as the entire team directly. Now is the time, join our community to learn from others and share your ideas, insights, and learni...
Guest: Shaun - XBT3D
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May 5, 2023

Mission: DeFi EP 97 - Can $R be the decentralized stablecoin we need? David Garai of Raft thinks borrowing against staked $ETH is the way to go

Get ready for a powerful new idea to alter the framework of DeFI! When the bear market forced Tempus Finance to build something new, David Garai and his team refused to back down. Searching for the next revolutionary idea, they identified one of the most challenging problems in DeFi: the need for a truly decentralized stablecoin. Enter Raft and the groundbreaking stablecoin, $R. Tying it to borrowed staked ETH, they've developed a game-changing solution that promises longevity and success....
Guests: David Garai , Raft
May 4, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 339) - May 4, 2023 - @Cowswap & @Yearnfi Dump / @0xMantle v @Hela_Network v #MultiData / #BRC20 Ordinals @unisat_wallet - @MarkJeffrey /

Don't miss Brad's Spaces with @GregOsuri (https://md1.to/grego) of @akashnet_ (https://md1.to/akash) Tuesday, May 8th at 11:00 AM eastern. Click here to get reminded - https://md1.to/tsosuri 🎉 Our amazing community is waiting for your insights! Join - https://t.me/missiondefi Sui Mainnet has launched - https://md1.to/suilaunch All funds impacted by the march Euler hack have now been recovered - https://md1.to/eulerrec When it comes to the fine art of token dumping… there’s a new play...
May 2, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 338) - May 2, 2023 - $COIN @Coinbase Perps / @0xProject / @eigenlayer Mainnet / @DefiLlama Protocol Pages / @CryptoHayes - Nationalized banks

So much edu, alpha, and great people. Join the Mission: DeFi community: https://t.me/missiondefi 0x | Powerful APIs to build financial apps on crypto rails - https://md1.to/d89lc Arthur Hayes - US regulators decided to nationalise the banking system - https://md1.to/375gh Wormhole Connect: Integrate In-App Bridging in as Few as 3 Lines of Code - https://md1.to/976s7 All Funds on Trust Wallet browser extension could have been stolen - https://md1.to/xdzkd 3AC founders run into fres...
May 1, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 337) - May 1, 2023 - @TinyTapAB edu co has cool NFT model / Hong Kong Crypto / @berachain vs @CantoPublic / @ambosstech for lightning / @aki_protocol / $PEPE sigh /

Don't miss out! Join the community - https://t.me/missiondefi Berachain $42.0M fundraise - https://md1.to/23vk7 Amboss Technologies, a data analytics firm that focuses on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has raised $4 million in seed funding - https://md1.to/532ba TinyTap $8.5M raise - https://md1.to/sedaj NFT Project Landing page | TinyTap - https://md1.to/gr9s1 Brad: The only thing you need to know about the difference between Berachain & @CantoPublic is that Canto didnt need to raise $4 million...
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April 28, 2023

Mission: DeFi EP 96 - Vega - The Power of Financial Legos on an App Chain - Founder: Barney Mannerings

What is it like to watch DeFi summer pass you by while you are building a powerful app-based financial platform to bring financial derivative products to anyone with an idea? For 5 years, Barney Mannerings and the team at Vega Protocol have been building not only a derivatives trading app, but more importantly, a powerful derivatives building platform for any kind of financial application. The potential of the platform to bridge all of finance into DeFi is very compelling. Project Name: Ve...
April 28, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 336) - Apr 27, 2023 - Learn Market Making & Algos with Shaun

Who knew market making was such an amazing way to make money? Shaun was here and told all. Fantastic insights into what market making is, how it works, ways to do it, and why it is an amazing way to make money. This is not financial advice. This is complex and difficult and you could lose it all if you don't know what you are doing. We've created a channel in our Telegram for Market Making - Join now to learn more: 💰 https://md1.to/mdmm Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the...
April 25, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 335) - Apr 25, 2023 - @Coinbase 🥊 SEC / @Binance AI 🥱 / Bridge Volume @Defillama / @Arbitrum Beats Ethereum? / @SPGlobalRatings goes DeFi? / @Coincenter 🥷

Are you missing out on Alpha?!? Join the Mission: DeFi community: https://t.me/missiondefi Coinbase filed a narrow action in the U.S. Circuit Court to compel the SEC to respond “yes or no” to a rulemaking petition https://md1.to/h7a8s Binance Sensei AI Chatbot. https://md1.to/95krb Bridge Volume - DefiLlama https://defillama.com/bridges Arbitrum Overtakes Ethereum in Daily Transactions https://md1.to/ev45y One Billion Users will Flood Crypto Markets this Cycle, Says...
April 24, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 334) - Apr 24, 2023 - #AI will change all / Bank of @AndreCronjeTech / @DFYN V2 Wow! / @Gemini Derivs / Could #SCOTUS slap #SEC back? / @0xPolygon Researcher departs for @AvailProject

More people are joining us to discuss the show and much, much more in our community? Do you really want to miss this? https://md1.to/mdtg Microsoft working on its own AI chips that may rival Nvidia’s ⁠https://md1.to/msaichip⁠ Are regulators like the SEC abusing their power? Supreme court thinks so in some cass. What does that mean for crypto? Brad pontificates. ⁠https://md1.to/2icei⁠ Andre Cronje is building a crypto bank with payments infrastructure https://md1.to/acbank Gemini Foundat...
April 21, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 333) - Apr 20, 2023 - Shaun Day!

Shaun is back and he's sharing more brilliant analysis on the market and why nothing has changed for him on his bearish outlook. Shaun is sharing even more in our community. Don't miss out here: https:// t.me/missiondefi Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opi...
Guest: Shaun - XBT3D
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April 19, 2023

Mission: DeFi EP 95 - VC Evan Mair of Gumi Cryptos explains how they fund startups in crypto & what they see on horizon

Traditional VCs get gun shy when the markets turn, but the partners at Gumi Cryptos just keep moving forward and looking for compelling innovation in the space. Today we interviewed Evan Mair to find out what it is like in today's bear market for crypto and DeFi. We discuss: Evan's background and how he fulfilled a dream he had since he was a child to become a VC How they are more about innovation than just investing in a theme How they look at investments Their investing process...
April 18, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 332) - Apr 18, 2023

Are you missing out on the community? Join now for all the news and discussions you need. https://t.me/missiondefi NEWS: Rocket Pools Atlas upgrade goes live, lowering Ethereum staking limits. ( https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1648262994218852353?s=20 ) For the past 48hrs Ive been unwinding a massive wallet draining operation - since Dec 2022 its drained 5000+ ETH and ??? in tokens / NFTs / coins across 11+ chains. Its rekt my friends & OGs who are reasonably secure. No one knows how. ...
April 17, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 331) - Apr 17, 2023

BNB Chain on Twitter: "BNB Greenfields code is now open source 🍀 Everyones invited to experiment with Greenfields features and code, give us feedback, and co-build this promising ecosystem! Find out how you can start developing today by reading this blog from @v_bnbchain. ( https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1646487578659495938 ) BNB Chain on Twitter: "🚀1/ 🎉 Exciting news! BNB Greenfield Testnet is LIVE! 🧵 ( https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1645662845756121094 ) BNB Greenfield: A Dece...
April 13, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 330) - Apr 13, 2023 - What the hell is going on with @Beanstalkfarms? / Somebody @Uniswap need biz lessons / Death of @TronDAO & $BSV? / US is a loser /

We give a great example why you shouldn't be missing from our Telegram community in the show today! - https://t.me/missiondefi "Interesting developments from @BeanstalkFarms The address that exploited $180M may be linked to a @krakenfx deposit, which opens the door for law enforcement & prosecution. The link is established by looking at addys that deposited 101 ETH in Tornado Cash 1.5 mos before attack https://t.co/8rSClBqV1j" / Twitter ( https://md1.to/bcissues ) Why do we need a Uniswap Wal...
April 11, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 329) - Apr 11, 2023

If you haven't joined our Telegram community, you are missing out: https://t.me/missiondefi Eva Beylin on Twitter: "I’m sick & tired of being sick & tired about banks. ( https://twitter.com/evabeylin/status/1645253108925071361?s=20 ) Camelot DEX | Arbitrum native Decentralized Exchange ( https://app.camelot.exchange/pools/?type=v2 ) Bitcoin miner CleanSpark purchases 45,000 ASICs for $145M ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-cleanspark-purchases-45-000-asics-for-145m?ut...
April 11, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 328) - Apr 10, 2023

(1) Brian on Twitter: "1/ Currently those who want to on/off-ramp must register for a centralized exchange and incur long delays before money reaches your accounts or use centralized fiat on-ramps which charge high fees (5%). We (@asoong91, @richardzliang, @0xSachinK) think there’s a better way… https://t.co/5faRCUQIQt" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/Bmwball56/status/1643620546914000896 ) (1) Fantom Foundation on Twitter: "🗳️ Vote Open: Reducing Validator Staking Requirement A proposal to...
April 7, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 327) - Apr 6, 2023 - Reviews of Newly funded projects / Treasury Dept is Ridic

You are missing out - Join our community -> https://t.me/missiondefi On today's show: The Treasury Department released their split personality report on DeFi https://md1.to/treasreport Reading it though is difficult, so instead we rely on the legal experts from Brad's Crypto Legal List (https://md1.to/cryptolegal) DeFi Education Fund (@fund_defi) summarized most of it very nicely - https://md1.to/defifundtreas In addition, @Timccopeland noted the split personality of agreeing that most ...
April 6, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 326) - Apr 5, 2023 - Marek Olszewski (@marek_) of Celo (@CeloOrg)

We had a great interview today with Marek Olszewski of Celo. Celo is a Layer 1 blockchain in existence since 2020 with a strong mobile first, consumer friendly, social impact oriented ethos. They provide tools to make it easy for devs to get started, have released an open source onramp connector for numerous countries, and have some of the biggest protocols in DeFi deploying to their platform. Project Name: Celo Project URL: https://celo.org Project Twitter: https://cantoecosystem.build/ G...
Guests: Marek Olszewski , Celo
April 5, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 325) - Apr 4, 2023

Have you joined the best community in DeFi yet? https://t.me/missiondefi Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeF...
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April 4, 2023

Mission: DeFi EP 94 - Josh Rosenthal - 🤯 A new model for framing crypto against the backdrop of renaissance & revolution parallels

Get ready to be blown away by the insights and frameworks Josh Rosenthal uses for building companies, investing, and understanding the full potential of crypto. His interviews on Bankless have created a storm of theories on how crypto plays out, based on the historical context of the Renaissance and the American Revolution. He takes that further in this interview with a presentation that reframes how we talk to others about crypto, by helping them see the value before they know what it is. ...
April 3, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 324) - Apr 3, 2023

Don't miss out on our great community. Amazing discussions, alpha, & new projects: https://t.me/missiondefi DON'T GET SCAMMED - Our community's own ZrowGz writes up how he almost got scammed - https://md1.to/avoidscams1 US crackdown will push crypto ‘center of gravity’ to Hong Kong: Kaiko CEO - https://md1.to/hongkong Sweet move to steal projects and devs from Solana - Injective launches layer-2 testnet for Solana-based apps in Cosmos - https://md1.to/solanaoncosmos Stupid is as stupid does - Ar...
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