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Polygon Alpha Podcast

Where the Polygon Community gathers insights from today's leaders in decentralized finance, Web 3, and crypto.

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AI, DeFi, and Cross-Chain Money Markets | SureYield & Curvance | Daffi & Mai

Summary of the Projects: SureYield introduces a novel concept of AI-managed Double Staking, where users can stake stablecoins alongside approved partner tokens to earn substantial stablecoin interest. The platform leverages advanced artificial intelligence to manage the investments, ensuring optimal returns while mitigating risks like impermanent loss. It also features a unique Insurance Vault to compensate users in the event of any impermanent loss, making it a secure and profitable staking eco...

Apr 17, 202450 min

Revolutionizing Oracles: Efficiency & Transparency Unlocked | Chronicle Protocol | Jenn & Angus

Summary of the Project: Chronicle Protocol emerges as a groundbreaking solution in the Oracle landscape, directly addressing the inefficiencies plaguing existing Oracle networks. Traditionally, Oracles have struggled with scalability, transparency, decentralization, and cost-effectiveness, significantly hindering their practical application and integration across different blockchain environments. At the heart of Chronicle's innovation is the Scribe cryptographic primitive, which dramatically re...

Apr 09, 202449 min

Swapping Through Time | TimeSwap | Ricsson Ngo, Harshita Singh, Ameeth Devadas | Polygon Alpha Pod

Polygon Alpha Podcast - Episode 0026 - March 24, 2023 TimeSwap - Ricsson Ngo, Harshita Singh, Ameeth Devadas LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TimeSwap * Decentralized and oracle-less fixed time preference protocol * Timeswap is a fixed time preference protocol for users to manage their ERC20 tokens over discrete time. * It works as a zero liquidation money market and options market in one. * Users can lend token...

Apr 06, 202359 min

The Emergence of Crypto Intelligence | Arkham Intelligence | Miguel Morel | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Polygon Alpha Podcast - Episode 0025 - March 10, 2023 Miguel Morel - CEO of Arkham Intelligence LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Arkham Intelligence Arkham is an intelligence platform that provides information on the real-world entities and individuals behind crypto market activity. Capabilities -...

Mar 20, 202346 min

Risk-Aware DAO Treasury Management | Aera | Tarun Chitra | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Polygon Alpha Podcast - Episode 0023 - November 15th, 2022 Tarun Chitra - Gauntlet Network & Aera Finance LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Aera Finance - The notion of “finance for the people” can be traced back to the days of ancient Rome. - Aera is derived from the word Aerarium, a public tr...

Dec 07, 202258 min

Staking Incentives for Uniswap V3 | Revert Finance | Mario Zavala | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Polygon Alpha Podcast - Episode 0023 - November 10th, 2022 Mario Zavala - Revert Finance LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Revert Finance - Time-vested incentives programs for Uniswap v3 - While Uniswap v2 was prime farming land in the summer of 2020, incentivizing liquidity on Uniswap v3 has not y...

Nov 28, 202251 min

Democratizing Work with DAOs in Web3 | Opolis | John Paller | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the October 26, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with John Paller , Executive Steward at Opolis LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Opollis - The Employment Commons is a Limited Cooperative Association registered in the State of Colorado. - Its purpose is to provide Benefits, Payroll an...

Nov 15, 202254 min

A Self-custody Wallet for Web3 Citizens | Alexander Guy | Zerion | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the October 26, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Alexander Guy - Head of Marketing and Growth at Zerion !LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Zerion - Zerion Wallet is a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet that secure open source technologies and lets you stay in control of your pri...

Nov 03, 202254 min

The DeFi UI/UX Wallet Revolution | Giddy | Eric Parker & Ethan Parker | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the October 13, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Eric Parker and Ethan Parker - co-founders of Giddy!LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Giddy Wallet - The Giddy native mobile application is a self-custody crypto wallet that provides easy access to decentralized finance (DeFi) oppo...

Oct 24, 20221 hr 2 min

An Unreal Primer on Real World Assets | TJ Ragsdale & Jack Chong | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the October 6, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Jack Chong and TJ (Teej) Ragsdale - the authors of The Unreal Primer on Real World AssetsLinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss The Report: An Unreal Primer on Real World Assets An Unreal Primer on Real World Assets I. Ontology: The Dual...

Oct 17, 202255 min

Win By Saving & DeFi Composability | PoolTogether | Leighton Cusack | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the September 27, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Leighton Cusack - Co-founder of the PoolTogether Protocol . LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss PoolTogether Protocol - PoolTogether is a prize savings protocol, enablin...

Oct 06, 202256 min

Cross Chain DeFi Borrowing Aggregation | Fuji Protocol | Boyan & Daigaro | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the September 23, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Boyan Barakov & Daigaro Cota - Co-founders of Fuji Protocol . LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Fuji Protocol - Many protocol aggregators already exist on the subj...

Sep 29, 202253 min

The Web3 Connectivity Problem | API3 | Dave Connor & Ashar Shahid | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the September 13, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Dave Connor , co-founder & Ashar Shahid , core protocol developer at API3 . LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss API3 - API3 is a collaborative project to deliver tra...

Sep 23, 202256 min

Importance of Oracles in DeFi | Tellor Oracle Protocol | Nicholas Fett | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the September 8, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Nicholas Fett - CTO at the Tellor Oracle Protocol . LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Tellor Oracle Protocol - Tellor is a decentralized oracle protocol that incentiviz...

Sep 15, 202258 min

What is DeFi Lending 2.0? | 0VIX Protocol | Garry Krugljakow & Daniele Pinna | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the August 23rd, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Garry Grugljakow - Founder & Daniele Pinna - Head of Quant Research at the 0VIX Protocol . LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss 0VIX Protocol - 0VIX is a Decentralized...

Sep 13, 20221 hr 7 min

Unsecured Institutional Lending in DeFi | Clearpool | Rob Alcorn | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the August 30th, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Robert Alcorn , the co-founder and CEO of Clearpool . LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Clearpool - Clearpool is a decentralized marketplace for unsecured institutional...

Sep 08, 202257 min

World's Largest Crypto Index Fund | Bitwise | Matt Hougan & Ryan Rasmussen | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the August 17th, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Ryan Rasmussen & Matt Hougan of Bitwise Investments . LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Bitwise Investments - Based in San Francisco, Bitwise is one of the largest ...

Aug 24, 202253 min

Liquid Staking on Polygon with MaticX | Stader Labs | Amit Gajjala | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the August 12nd, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Amit Gajalla - Founders of Stader Labs .LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Stader Labs & the MaticX token - The market capitalization of Proof-of-Stake (PoS) coins i...

Aug 17, 202253 min

Improving DeFi User Experience with Push Notifications | EPNS | Harsh & Richa | Polygon Alpha Podcast

Audio from the August 2nd, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Richa Joshi & Harsh Rajat - Co-Founders of Ethereum Push Notification System (EPNS) .LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Ethereum Push Notification System (EPNS) - Ide...

Aug 11, 202259 min

The Decentralized VPN | Orchid Protocol | Travis Cannell

Audio from the July 27th, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Travis Cannell - Head of Product at Orchid Protocol .LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss The Orchid Network - Enables a decentralized virtual private network (VPN), allowin...

Aug 03, 202256 min

Bringing Privacy to DeFi | Railgun Protocol | Alan Scott

Audio from the July 18th, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Alan Scott - Co-founder/Janitor of Railgun .LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/polygonalphapodcast Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Railgun - Privacy is something all humans instinctually value. - It is a well-recognized hum...

Jul 26, 20221 hr

Building with the ERC-4626 Standard | mStable | Dimitri Goleko

Audio from the July 12th, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Dimitri Goleko - Product Manager of mStable .Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss mStable - mStable is an autonomous and non-custodial infrastructure for pegged-value crypto assets. The protocol was created to address thre...

Jul 19, 202253 min

Using Stablecoins in DeFi | QiDAO | Ben & Pablo

Audio from the July 5th, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Ben & Pablo - Core Contributors to the QiDAO protocol .Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Apple - Follow the show on Apple Podcast! Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Qi DAO - Zero-interest crypto lending - making DeFi accessible for all - Mai Finance is a way for you to keep your crypto and s...

Jul 13, 202255 min

Self-custody & the DeFi Mullet Thesis | Streams | Kieran Daniels

Audio from the June 27th, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Kieran Daniels - Co-Founder & CEO of Streams .Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed for Apple Podcast - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Transcript - Coming soon! Streams - Streams (https://streams.xyz/) is an easy to use mobile app, secured by Ethereum, that protects traditional investors from ...

Jul 06, 202241 min

Cross-Chain Optimistic Oracles Bridges | UMA & Across Protocol | Hart Lambur

Audio from the June 20, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Hart Lambur - Co-Founder of UMA and Across Protocol Polygon Alpha Shorts - https://tinyurl.com/PolygonAlphaShorts YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed for Apple Podcast - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Transcript - Coming soon! UMA - UMA is an optimistic oracle and dispute arbitration system that securely allows for arbitrary types of data to be brought on-ch...

Jun 30, 202253 min

Understanding Layer 2 Risks | L2BEAT | Bartek Kiepuszewski

*Apologies for the audio quality for the Host. Had to use laptop mic due to technical issues. Audio from the June 14, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Bartek Kiepuszewski - Blockchain Architect at MakerDAO and Founder of L2BEAT Polygon Alpha Podcast - https://polygon.technology/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed for Apple Podcast - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Transcript - Coming soon! - L2BEAT was created to ...

Jun 21, 202249 min

Governance, Multi-sigs, & Scaling in DeFi | Synthetix | Kain Warwick

Audio from the June 6, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Kain Warwick - the Founder of Synthetix .Polygon Alpha Podcast - https://polygon.technology/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed for Apple Podcast - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Transcript - Coming soon! Host: Justin Havins aka Crypto Texan AV Engineer: MalkaviaM This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

Jun 15, 20221 hr

Impermanent Loss Protection & Single-Sided Staking | Bancor | Mark Richardson

Audio from the May 26th, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Mark Richardson - the Head of Research at Bancor .Polygon Alpha Podcast - https://polygon.technology/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTV Spotify - Follow the show on Spotify! RSS feed for Apple Podcast - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rss Transcript - Coming soon! Host: Justin Havins aka Crypto Texan AV Engineer: MalkaviaM This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers o...

Jun 01, 202255 min
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