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Welcome to DeFi 2.71 presented by Euler
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Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Today our guest is Allan Niemerg (https://twitter.com/niemerg), Co-Founder of Yield (https://twitter.com/yield).
This episode is sponsored by Euler Finance (https://euler.finance/), permissionless lending protocol that introduces exciting innovations to DeFi like MEV resistant liquidations, tokenised debts, permissionless listing and many more.
I'm your host Seraphim (https://twitter.com/MacroMate8), and let's talk DeFi. The Material is for distribution to Professional clients and should not be relied by any other persons. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer. The purpose of this video is not investment advice.
Check out this podcast on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ePKAXCSmHAuXprc8CsIVL?si=51a6b0d9adce4ae5
And on Apple:
Allan’s background (law, GFC, prop firm) 00:00 – 5:40
The story of Yield 5:40 – 9:56
Mechanics of Yield 9:56 – 15:44
How come fixed rates DeFi hasn’t taken off yet? What will drive the adoption? 15:44 – 25:44
Cash bonds vs derivatives in DeFi? What assets does Yield have? What are the interest rates like? 25:44 – 33:20
Yield and staked ETH 33:20 – 36:03
Trading leveraged DEX fees 36:03 – 38:49
Why don’t TradFi and DeFi interest rates converge? 38:49 – 41:01
How is Yield affected by Celsius, 3AC etc? 41:01 – 43:13
Collateralised vs uncollateralised lending in DeFi 48:15 – 52:31
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
Today our guest is Simon Jones (https://twitter.com/0xSimonJones), CEO and Co-Founder of Voltz (https://twitter.com/voltz_xyz).
This episode is sponsored by Euler Finance (https://euler.finance/), permissionless lending protocol that introduces exciting innovations to DeFi like MEV resistant liquidations, tokenised debts, permissionless listing and many more. I'm your host Seraphim (https://twitter.com/MacroMate8), and let's talk DeFi.
The Material is for distribution to Professional clients and should not be relied by any other persons. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer. The purpose of this video is not investment advice.
Listen on Apple Podcasts:
And Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5uAjjVQc7mb1LMdLrUcaSu?si=885f42e81f094dee
Outline:
What is an interest rate swap and how do they work? 8:02 – 10:30
How does Voltz work? 10:30 – 12:13
How would DeFi ecosystem benefit from Fixed Income and Voltz? 12:13 – 15:51
Why hasn’t fixed income in DeFi taken off yet? What’s lacking? 15:51 – 18:18
Who are the key participants in Voltz? 18:18 – 22:39
Using Voltz vAMM composability to create exotic products 22:39 – 26:20
How do liquidations work on Voltz? 26:20 – 31:57
How does the world look like when interest rates are set by DeFi, not central banks? 31:57 – 36:48
Voltz governance and token 36:48 – 37:56
Interest rate oracles 37:56 – 40:18
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Today our guest is Brandon Neal (https://twitter.com/nycbrandonn), COO of Euler (https://twitter.com/eulerfinance). Brandon used to work for 10 years for NY FED on the markets desk.
This episode is sponsored by Euler Finance (https://euler.finance/), permissionless lending protocol that introduces exciting innovations to DeFi like MEV resistant liquidations, tokenised debts, permissionless listing and many more.
I'm your host Seraphim (https://twitter.com/MacroMate8), and let's talk DeFi.
The Material is for distribution to Professional clients and should not be relied by any other persons. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer. The purpose of this video is not investment advice.
Check out this podcast on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FELY0REyyXBMFlPPRD5oF?si=69fe947afdaf44f0
And on Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-fed-to-defi-brandon-from-euler/id1598828271?i=1000554221601
Intro & Banter
00:43 - 06:33
TradFi vs DeFi
06:33 – 13:00
Macro: how did we get this inflationary spiral and what can the FED do?
13:00 – 24:42
Do you see systemic risks in DeFi?
24:42 – 30:35
Crypto and Gold vs Fiat
30:35 – 35:45
Can a crypto currency become a reserve currency?
35:45 – 39:55
What if interest rates are set by DeFi, not the FED?
39:55 – 44:21
What do you think about CBDCs?
44:21 – 49:10
What do you think about the US fiscal situation?
49:10 – 57:45
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Today our guest is Joe Andrews (https://twitter.com/jaosef), Co-Founder of Aztec (https://twitter.com/aztecnetwork). Aztec is a programmable privacy layer for web3.
This episode is sponsored by Euler Finance (https://euler.finance/), permissionless lending protocol that introduces exciting innovations to DeFi like MEV resistant liquidations, tokenised debts, permissionless listing and many more.
I'm your host Seraphim (https://twitter.com/MacroMate8), and let's talk DeFi.
The Material is for distribution to Professional clients and should not be relied by any other persons. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer. The purpose of this video is not investment advice.
Check out this podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VCvYaFTQ9Rm5ZF41YWR4Y
And on Apple:
Outline:
Intro & Banter
00:00 - 04:58
Why do we need privacy in crypto?
04:58 – 07:47
What is lacking in the current crypto privacy solutions?
07:47 – 11:43
What is Aztec?
11:43 – 14:49
PLONK explained to a 5 year old
14:49 – 24:53
How powerful do Aztec nodes have to be?
24:53 – 27:26
Could an Aztec node submit false transactions?
27:26 – 28:50
What is ZK Money?
28:50 – 31:22
What exactly is private and public on Aztec?
31:22 – 34:55
Interacting with different L1 protocols at once via Aztec
34:55 – 37:57
What happens to your funds if Aztec shuts down?
37:57 – 40:43
How does bridging work between Aztec and L1 protocols?
40:43 – 46:05
Different client implementation on Aztec prospect
46:05 – 47:28
Gas prices on Aztec
47:28 – 52:26
How does Aztec fit into the rollup space?
52:26 – 1:03:24
Bridging zkAssets into L1
1:03:24 – 1:07:53
How will the rollup space evolve in 2022 and beyond?
1:07:53 – 1:09:50
ETH Denver event: Euler x Notional x Aztec
1:09:50 – 1:11:24
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Today our guest is Liz Yang (https://twitter.com/whizwang), Ecosystem Development and NFTs at Dfinity (https://twitter.com/dfinity).The DFINITY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization developing technology for the Internet Computer blockchain.
Liz is also involved in MAD REALITIES: the first Web3 based reality TV show: https://twitter.com/madrealities
This episode is sponsored by Euler Finance (https://euler.finance/), permissionless lending protocol that introduces exciting innovations to DeFi like MEV resistant liquidations, tokenised debts, permissionless listing and many more.
I'm your host Seraphim (https://twitter.com/MacroMate8), and let's talk DeFi.
The Material is for distribution to Professional clients and should not be relied by any other persons. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer. The purpose of this video is not investment advice.
Check out this podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6WhJfLld6BZMu6UBWSO15H
And on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/defi-2-71/id1598828271
Intro & Banter
00:00 - 01:02
Liz Yang Introduction
1:02 - 02:56
How to make sure TradFi people don't ruin DeFi and Web3
02:56 - 04:15
What exactly is Web3?
04:15 - 07:10
How does wealth creation different on Web3 vs Web2?
07:10 - 12:36
How to onboard the world into Web3?
12:36 - 15:14
What are the benefits of decentralising content creation & MAD REALITIES: First Web3 Reality TV show
15:14 - 19:43
What's the best way for Web2 creators to use Web3? Belle Delphine censorship case
19:43 - 22:56
Why hasn't adult content taken off on Web3?
22:56 - 23:50
Is there an issue with public blockchains being public?
23:50 - 24:31
NFT raise for ETHDenver
24:31 - 26:08
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Today our guest is Evgeny (twitter.com/evgeny_re7), Managing Director at Re7 Capital (twitter.com/Re7Capital). Re7 Capital specialises in providing liquidity to DeFi protocols in order to earn yield and liquidity mining rewards.
This episode is sponsored by Euler Finance (euler.finance/), permissionless lending protocol that introduces exciting innovations to DeFi like MEV resistant liquidations, tokenised debts, permissionless listing and many more.
I'm your host Seraphim (twitter.com/MacroMate8), and let's talk DeFi.
The Material is for distribution to Professional clients and should not be relied by any other persons. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer. The purpose of this video is not investment advice.
Intro & Banter
00:00 - 1:26
Evgeny's Journey From TradFi to DeFi and Re 7 Capital
01:26 - 3:54
How would you explain the value proposition of DeFi and how it's better than TradFi?
3:54 - 10:31
Is DeFi innovation coming to an end?
09:46 - 12:35
How the next DeFi innovation wave will come from the Metaverse
12:35 - 18:39
How is Euler different from other lending protocols?
18:39 - 21:08
How Euler's risk management creates more capital efficiency?
21:08 - 24:02
Common DeFi Lending Attacks
24:02 - 27:06
Why care about risk management when lending in DeFi?
27:06 - 28:40
How Euler disrupts the liquidation space in DeFi?
28:40 - 30:06
How DeFi liquidations work?
30:06 - 34:41
What are the criteria for a liquidity provider to invest into DeFi projects?
34:41 - 41:10
Crypto VC vs Traditional VC investing
41:10 - 45:23
Debt in Crypto
45:23 - 50:39
Lending markets around NFTs
50:40 - 54:00
Should TradFi people jump into DeFi and how?
54:00 - 56:30