Tag: DeFi
DeFi both Institutional and Retail
Great conversation with Aya Kantorovich from FalconX. Discussion of the state of regulation, CeFi vs DeFi, BitMex, AML, AMM, liquidity etc. * DeFi opening finance and democratizing market accessibility for retail * CEX, DEX, or the same? Crypto juggling labels and what it means for traders. * Liquidity! Centralized and decentralized, what differentiates AMMs (Automated…
DeFi OUSD Origin Protocol Yield Stable Coin
A discussion with Josh Fraser who is a founder of Origin Protocol. Origin has launched oUSD which is a stable coin with very interesting properties. Video Index: 1) How did Origin and OUSD get started? https://youtu.be/JUF32K4pC6U?t=104 2) How does OUSD work? https://youtu.be/JUF32K4pC6U?t=299 3) Can the OUSD balance also go down? https://youtu.be/JUF32K4pC6U?t=403 4) How does gas…
DeFi Yield Farming with Joshua Lapidus
A fun discussion about pickle and a number of other DeFi projects and the state of Yield Farming. As you know, ETH gas prices are down and it seems that there is a decreased amount of yield farming going on. He is @JSLapidus on twitter, please check him out! He’s working on a cool project…
DeFi: How do YFI Vaults work? Mark Jeffrey Explains
YFI is one of the dominant DeFi protocols. Mark Jeffrey was early into YFI and has deconstructed the inner workings of the YFI vaults. He explains this and much more about YFI governance and culture.
DeFi How to bridge Bitcoin on Ethereum Blockchain with RenBTC
Interview with RenBTC
DeFi: Synthetix Derivatives: Meet $SNX Founder Kain Warwick
In this video I interview Kain Warwick the founder of Synthetix. TimeStamps 0:00 Welcome 1:49 Announcing Synthetix on Chainlink 7:23 Derivatives on Synthetix 8:35 DEX Volumes 9:21 SNX, Product or Protocol? 11:33 Decentralization Maximalism 13:49 Optimism and Roll-ups 16:29 Implementation of Optimism 17:40 Smart Contract Audits 20:25 DeFi Insurance 23:15 Mainstream Adoption 26:31 Governance 29:10…
DeFi Synthetic Assets with UMA Protocol
UMA allows for the creation of synthetic assets. This requires a price to move from off-chain to on-chain which is of course the Oracle problem. UMA embeds a novel form of oracle that only needs to be consulted during a dispute, for example during a liquidation event. Prices are pushed on chain during disputes. As…
DeFi: The Graph Protocol: $GRP Decentralized blockchain data query
Today on MikoBits I interview Tegan Kline of The Graph protocol. 1:38 How did you get into Blockchain? 2:23 What is The Graph? 3:39 Graph Traction Metrics 4:49 How are DeFi projects using The Graph? 5:52 What kinds of Applications? 6:16 How DeFi supercharged The Graph 7:55 GRP. is an ERC-20 8:43 Tegan on DeFi…
DeFi lending with AAVE (LEND) CEO Stani
Interview with Stani from AAVE the LEND protocol! One of the absolutely meteoric DeFi protocols, the original ETH Lend group has a rampaging hit on their hands with AAVE. We discuss the exciting protocol and about DeFi lending in general.
DeFi Oracles with Tellor (TRB)
Interview with Nick Fett CTO of Tellor.io a DeFi Oracle. We talk about macroeconomics at the start so if you want to jump right into the meat click here: Nick was originally building a Derivatives exchange but required an Oracle. He started building Tellor because he was not happy with any of the other oracle…