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The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.

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185 - The Superchain Explained with Jesse Pollak & Ben Jones

28 Aug 2023
1h 31m
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This podcast episode discusses the Optimism ecosystem, specifically focusing on the launch of Base and its significance in bringing a billion people onto the chain. The hosts highlight the collaboration between Coinbase and Optimism, emphasizing the importance of decentralized governance and technical decentralization....

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ROLLUP: Under Attack - Crypto, Freedom, & Privacy

25 Aug 2023
1h 41m
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In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss various topics related to the crypto industry and its challenges. They express concerns about the arrest of individuals associated with the development of internet protocols and the potential threats to privacy and freedom. The hosts also highlight the ongoing battle for priva...

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Is friend.tech Good or Evil?

24 Aug 2023
53m
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This podcast episode delves into the concept of friend.tech and its potential implications for mainstream adoption. While friend.tech may seem like a fun game for crypto influencers and their followers, the hosts raise questions about the values and consequences of financializing social relationships. They urge the cry...

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David's Take: This is the Last Cycle

23 Aug 2023
22m
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The podcast episode explores various aspects of the crypto bull market and the challenges and opportunities it presents. It discusses the potential growth of tokens and platforms like Toku that help organizations distribute tokens compliant with regulations. The importance of compliance and reporting in token incentive...

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Vance Spencer: The FAANG of DeFi (S.M.E.L.L)

22 Aug 2023
1h 3m
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This podcast episode explores various topics related to the cryptocurrency industry and the emerging trends in the bull market. The hosts discuss the concept of the FAANG of DeFi, referring to the tokens that are expected to play a significant role in decentralized finance portfolios. They also explore other narratives...

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184 - Why Facebook’s Stablecoin Failed, with David Marcus

21 Aug 2023
1h 6m
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This podcast episode explores the intersection of payments, messaging platforms, and government regulation in the crypto industry. It discusses the potential of crypto-native payment and messenger applications, emphasizing the need to understand incentives and regulations associated with payments, messengers, and gover...

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David and Anthony Discuss the Crypto Meta

19 Aug 2023
1h 11m
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This podcast episode explores various topics related to the cryptocurrency market, blockchain ecosystems, and layer 2 solutions. It highlights the current bear market, the emergence of decentralized finance protocols, the impact of positive news on the market, the rise and fall of Ponzi schemes, the financialization of...

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ROLLUP: Friend.Tech | SBF to Jail | SEC vs Coinbase

18 Aug 2023
1h 27m
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This podcast episode explores the successful launch of the Base protocol, its profitability and impact on the cryptocurrency market, the rise of friend.tech app and its implications for influencer engagement, recent developments in the FTX scandal, the debate surrounding Optimism's roadmap and the importance of fraud p...

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David's Takes: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Riding an MEV Bot

17 Aug 2023
33m
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This podcast episode explores the various tools, platforms, and concepts related to navigating the crypto bull market and Ethereum's liquidity landscape. It delves into key topics such as choosing the right exchange, understanding the concept of Ethereum as a liquidity reservoir, transitioning from on-chain DEX trades ...

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DeSci: How Blockchains are Powering Science 3.0 | Zuzalu #7

16 Aug 2023
1h 19m
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DeSci, also known as Decentralized Science, is a movement that aims to revolutionize traditional science using blockchain technology. DeSci introduces incentivization mechanisms, transparent and collaborative environments, and more efficient processes, encouraging more innovation and faster progress in scientific resea...

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Tim Beiko & Justin Drake: The Sci-fi Roadmap to Ethereum

15 Aug 2023
52m
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This podcast episode explores the future of Ethereum, focusing on scaling and fee reduction through the development of layer twos and enshrined rollups. The speakers discuss key concepts like Proposer-Builder Separation, encrypted mempools, MEV burn, and the long-term vision of a stateless, quantum-proof Ethereum netwo...

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183 - Why VCs Suck | 1confirmation's Nick Tomaino & Richard Chen

14 Aug 2023
1h 21m
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This podcast episode explores the state of the crypto market, the challenges and opportunities of venture capital (VC) in crypto, the relationship between VCs, retail investors, and the future of cryptocurrency, including the role of VCs in supporting startups, the strategies employed by successful VC firms, and the po...

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Would You Live Forever? The Science and Ethics of Longevity

12 Aug 2023
2h 8m
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This podcast episode deep dives into the controversial topic of life extension. It covers topics like indefinite life extension, the financial and economic implications of pursuing healthspan and longevity, as well as the importance of epigenetic reprogramming and AI in revolutionizing healthcare. It emphasizes that th...

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ROLLUP: Base Kicks-Off Onchain Summer

11 Aug 2023
1h 27m
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This podcast episode covers various topics in the crypto industry, including the growth of layer twos, improvements in wallet user experience, regulatory actions by the SEC, and the significance of layer twos in scaling Ethereum applications. It discusses the technological advancements of Ethereum, such as layer one cl...

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Austin Federa: Is SOL Money?

10 Aug 2023
1h 1m
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This podcast episode delves into the nuances of SOL, the native asset of the Solana ecosystem, with a focus on its unique features, economic sustainability model, and distinctions from Ethereum. Austin Federa sheds light on the evolving role of SOL, comparing it to ETH's journey, and highlights Solana's advancements in...

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Arbitrum's BOLD New Bet with Ed Felten & Raul Jordan

09 Aug 2023
1h 6m
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This podcast episode provides a comprehensive exploration of Arbitrum's journey towards security and decentralization, introducing the BOLD protocol as a milestone towards enabling permissionless validation and tackling denial of service attacks. The ongoing evolution and advancements in Arbitrum, including innovations...

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182 - In Defense of Lido, w/ Hasu

07 Aug 2023
1h 27m
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This podcast episode examines Lido, a prominent staking platform in Ethereum, and analyzes its potential impact on network decentralization. It delves into criticisms against Lido and explores the debate between idealists and pragmatists within the community. The discussion also focuses on Lido's governance structure, ...

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ROLLUP: Curve Exploit | BASE Memecoins | Richard Heart vs SEC

04 Aug 2023
1h 30m
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This podcast episode delves into various aspects of the cryptocurrency and DeFi space, including recent events like the Ether staking surge, the US debt rating downgrade, the Curve Finance hack, the Bald Token rug pull, the Hex token delisting, the potential fraud charges against Binance, the Ethereum anniversary and E...

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The New DeFi Meta with Paradigm’s Head of Research, Dan Robinson

03 Aug 2023
1h 10m
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This podcast episode explores UniswapX, a novel approach to decentralized exchange trading that introduces an intent model, enabling users to express their trading intentions without specifying a particular AMM. It addresses various inefficiencies in the current MEV ecosystem, such as sandwich attacks, slippage, and su...

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Will DeFi Survive This?

02 Aug 2023
1h 2m
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This podcast episode delves into the reentrancy attack on Curve Finance, its ethical implications, the precarious position of Curve tokens, the risks associated with collateralized loans, the looming liquidation risk of Curve's founder Michael, the cautionary tale of Michael's extravagant lifestyle, the role of Gauntle...

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