Jedi sat down with Darren from IPOR to better understand the way that interest rates are determined in tradfi and how this will apply in DeFi - https://twitter.com/ipor_io IPOR is a DeFi protocol that's primary function is to establish a benchmark interest rate and facilitate user access to Interest Rate Derivatives on the Ethereum blockchain. This is made possible by combining three fundamental infrastructure components: the IPOR Index, the IPOR Automated Market Maker and liquidity pools, and t...
Mar 09, 2023•57 min
Grant sat down with Matthieu from Infinity Pools (https://twitter.com/InfPools) to discuss the upcoming launch of their incredible protocol. Infinity pools is a protocol that lets Uniswap V3 LPs lend their positions out to traders that want to leverage trade. Infinity pools works by allowing traders to borrow assets in the LP at 1-infinite leverage depending on the concentration of the liquidity. This also lets users go long on any asset, with no liquidations, no counterparty risk and no oracles...
Mar 06, 2023•55 min
We are back, Dans Mum is working out in the other room bicep curling tins of beans with the girls! Whilst in today's episode we talk about the potential that Bitcoin DeFi aka BTC-Fi has and the projects building on Bitcoins layer 2, stacks. Plus a look at the Hermes v2 upgrade and why it's a hidden gem, Optimism's super chain thesis AND Tapioca DAOs beta goes live with a potentially HUGE oTAP (options TAP) airdrop coming. Join 4,169 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 s...
Mar 03, 2023•59 min
An Interview With Maia DAO | Who is Maia DAO? Maia DAO is the epitome of what DeFi should be in terms of governance, and being multi-faceted in every regard. There really is nothing these guys are not capable of doing. Listen in on the multiple layers they have built around their project. Jedi interviewed the Maia DAO team to better understand how they are managing Maia and empowering their community to tap into value across the board. From owning a DEX, to maximising yields and spreading their ...
Mar 01, 2023•54 min
The boys are back for the weekly catch-up after another wild week in the markets. The big news today is Coinbase goes DeFi with Base. How does Coinbase elevate itself with Base. Arbitrum taking a beating and are public sales a good thing? Link to Grant's threadoooor 30 Projects under $50m market cap that have a strong narrative or upcoming catalysts https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom/status/1627901945917632519?s=20 LSD's https://blocmates.com/blogmates/what-are-liquid-staking-derivatives-a-comp...
Feb 28, 2023•55 min
Grant sat down with the Gearbox Protocol to discuss their novel leverage protocol. The "undercollateralized" word is banned at Gearbox as it is somewhat taboo in the industry given a lot of projects that failed to implement this. Gearbox isn't that though. It is an innovative way for users to gain margin and leverage exposure to a variety of different DeFi yield strategies including Curve finance, Yearn Finance, Lido and more. Join 4,000 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and W...
Feb 23, 2023•53 min
An interview with Smilee Finance - A new project launching on Arbitrum soon. Join 4,000 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newsletter. Get ahead in less than 5 minutes, 2 times a week. 👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈 Join the official Ape Enclosure telegram news channel to keep up to date 👉 https://t.me/theapeenclosure 👈 🏋️ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom https://twitter.com/jediblocmates https://twit...
Feb 22, 2023•49 min
Grant is still MIA on a beach somewhere whilst Jedi experiences trading PTSD and Dan is still in mums basement. The blur air drop printed millionaires but how will Arbitrums airdrop outshine Blur and Optimism? China is getting bullish on crypto with the recent blockchain research center + Hong Kong will soon make retail trading easier we discuss the up-and-coming zk narrative with zkSYNC and Matic. Plus...Do Kwon...the SEC are still after him. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, ...
Feb 17, 2023•53 min
Jedi had a conversation with Kurapika, co-founder of Factor DAO. Factor aims to democratise & decentralise asset management. It will allow DeFi participants to gain exposure to relatively risk-averse strategies potentially, and more importantly, an opportunity to handpick a strategy based on their liking – from a host of innovative and interesting options. Tume in to find out how they plan on doing this. https://twitter.com/Kurapika_DAO https://twitter.com/FactorDAO https://linktr.ee/factor....
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Grant sat down with Danku_r (https://twitter.com/danku_r) to discuss a whole load of topics including becoming a multichain validator provider in the Cosmos Ecosystem, lessons learnt in the Terra Luna (UST and LUNA collapse), Content creation with ethics and the path to being a sovereign individual. Join 3,500 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newsletter. Get ahead in less than 5 minutes, 2 times a week. 👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subsc...
Feb 15, 2023•59 min
Grant sat down with The Llamas (https://twitter.com/WenLlama) to discuss their upcoming mint and how this NFT meets DeFi project is going to revolutionise how the treasuries from mint projects will put their capital to use. Join 3,500 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newsletter. Get ahead in less than 5 minutes, 2 times a week. 👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈 Join the official Ape Enclosure telegram news channel to keep up to d...
Feb 15, 2023•52 min
Grant sat down with Sreeram Kannanthe founder of Eigen Layer. Eigen Layer is a highly anticipated infrastructure layer on top of Ethereum which allows users who stake their ETH to Restake through the Eigen layer to earn additional rewards. This additional yield will be generated from leveraging the security of Ethereum to lend trust to other infrastructure projects. Sreeram https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan https://www.eigenlayer.com/ https://twitter.com/eigenlayer Join 3,500 others trying to st...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min
The boys are back for the weekly catch-up after a wild week in the markets. The big news today is Gensler and the SEC are going after crypto staking, Kraken and CoinBase CEO Brian Armstrong was right about the rumours he was hearing. Digging into some charts as Rocketpool hits an ATH live on air, the holy GRAIL that is Camelot Dex keeps going and MATIC...somebody knows something as it has been holding up stronger than any other chart. Maybe a zkEVM announcement coming at ETH Denver? Like, Share,...
Feb 13, 2023•36 min
Grant sat down with Publius from Beanstalk to discuss the origin of the project, how Publius got into this space, the upcoming roadmaps and developments of the Beanstalk ecosystem. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. 👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈 Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter digging into a big topic, the latest hot crypto news, the charts and industry secrets happening across the blockchain you won't find anywhere else. ...
Feb 08, 2023•49 min
Grant sat down with Darren from Roket Pool to discuss the genius behind Rocket Pool. In this episode, you will learn what Rocket Pool is, the benefits of rETH over other LSDs, the upcoming Atlas upgrade, and how the Shanghai Upgrade affects liquid staking derivatives too. https://rocketpool.net/ https://twitter.com/Rocket_Pool Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. 👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈 Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter ...
Feb 08, 2023•49 min
Grant was joined by Keone the founder of Monad. Monad is an EVM-Compatible L1 with transactions times 1000x faster than Ethereum. The team are ex-Jump and Jump crypto employees with an extreme level of understanding of how a blockchain should work in the financial world. this was a fascinating interview with an L1 that isn't yet launched. Could Monad be a main contender in 2023 and beyond? Sign up for the fastest-growing newsletter in the crypto space - THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gi...
Feb 07, 2023•39 min
Grant sat down with Kirill from StakeWise to discuss their new upgrade coming to the protocol. Liquid Staking Derivatives are getting a lot of hype right now and for good reason. We talked about the importance of the Shanghai upgrade and what this means for LSDs and their tokens. Follow StakeWise - https://twitter.com/stakewise_io Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter digging into a big topic, the late...
Feb 06, 2023•46 min
The boys are back! Grant, Jedi and Dan are in the studio for the weekly catch-up talking about NFT season on Bitcoin, how do you even create an NFT on Bitcoin? A look into the Canto ecosystem with the Canto Longneck NFTs plus a sneak peek at some of the governance proposals that might move markets including Floki, Rocketpool and Optimism. Oh....and Grant gets bored again, explaining his very own Polygon Matic thesis and why the zkEVM narrative might be coming sooner than we all think Like, Share...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Grant sat down with Devin from GammaSwap a new DeFi protocol that allows users to provide liquidity and stop LOSING MONEY. The risks of impermanent loss (IL) in DeFi are well documented. GammaSwap will bring an innovative product to the market that allows users to hedge their IL and bet on volatility. For more info see: https://twitter.com/GammaSwapLabsDevin - @0xDevinG - https://twitter.com/0xDevinG Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE ...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Grant sat down with Beehiiv Founder Tyler Denk to discuss how The Ape Enclosure can leverage the incredible platform that is Beehiiv. We chatted about Tyler's journey to where he is now, and how he helped Morning Brew go from 100,000 to 3.5 million subscribers! We also took a look at some of Beehiiv's best features. How would you grow your newsletter in the crypto space? Enjoy the episode! Beehiiv links - YouTube - @beehiiv Twitter - https://twitter.com/beehiivWebsite - https://app.beehiiv.com/ ...
Jan 29, 2023•49 min
Grant and Jedi dive deeper into the Sturdy ecosystem with CEO Sam Forman. Sturdy is the first DeFi lending protocol for interest-free borrowing and 10x leverage yield lending. Sturdy has achieved upwards of $27m+ in TVL with no token (YET 👀). Liquid Staking Products are also coming soon! Follow Sturdy on Twitter 🏋️ https://twitter.com/pgpsam🦧 https://twitter.com/SturdyFinanceDiscord: https://discord.gg/tRVHp6Vx5N Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news....
Jan 29, 2023•48 min
nftperp is just plain awesome! It is a perpetual futures decentralised exchange for NFTs on Arbitrum. This innovative platform that 0xJose and his team have built allows users to take long and/or short positions, speculating on the movement of the floor price of various popular NFT collections. Imagine going long or short on BAYC! Read about nftperp here: https://blocmates.com/blogmates/what-is-nftperp-a-complete-guide/ Follow nftperp - https://twitter.com/The0xJoseTwitter: https://twitter.com/n...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Grant, Dan and Jedi sat down to discuss where the next capital rotation will go in the crypto markets. We talked about the Fantom Ecosystem, Sudo Swap, Hermes and Maia DAO plus a load of other altcoins that we like the look of right now. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you canno...
Jan 25, 2023•43 min
Grant sat down with Adonai the Founder of Stream Finance , a protocol that will bring off-chain bond yields on-chain. NOTE: WE DID HAVE TO CUT THE BACK-END STRATEGY THAT THESE GUYS ARE USING OUT PRIOR TO THEM GOING LIVE TO PREVENT ANY COMPETITOR FRONT RUNNING. THIS INFO WILL BE RELEASED SOON FROM THE STREAM FINANCE TEAM. This past year DeFi yield really dried up through a series of deflationary assets, reduced volume and protocol reduction in emissions. Bond yields off-chain were a much better o...
Jan 24, 2023•54 min
Grant, Dan and Jedi sat down to discuss the importance of the Shanghai Upgrade which is a Hard Fork coming to Ethereum expected in March 2023. We took a look at what projects will benefit from this particularly the Liquid staking derivatives tokens and the exchanges that they are most popularly traded on. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQpdyXSI57g Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our pe...
Jan 22, 2023•58 min
The three idiots are back discussing the two idiots and their attempt at a redemption arc... We discussed the GTX Pitch deck, The next moves for Bitcoin and Ethereum, Solid Strength from Solana SOL and Vertex Protocol's new DEX. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQpdyXSI57g Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and ...
Jan 18, 2023•49 min
Grant and Jedi had the privilege of sitting with Ansem🦋and talking about his thoughts on the last bull market and how he is thinking about the year ahead. Ansem🦋is one of the big thought leaders in the crypto space and has a very clear and deep understanding of any topic raised. Having made a myriad of brilliant calls over the last bull run we knew this interview would deliver more of the same and we were not disappointed. Follow him on socials below: https://twitter.com/conzimp https://blknoi...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 20 min
The three idiots sat down for half an hour to discuss the recent pump, how long it will be sustained and the best-performing altcoins in 2023. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQpdyXSI57g Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else. 👉Blocmates.substack.com 👈 F...
Jan 14, 2023•33 min
Grant was joined by alphakΞY the founder of PoolShark Protocol (https://twitter.com/poolsharks_labs) to discuss the launch of their new protocol. PoolShark Protocol will be a way for users to provide liquidity and protect themselves against impermanent loss in DeFi. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQpdyXSI57g Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends w...
Jan 12, 2023•51 min
Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQpdyXSI57g Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else. 👉Blocmates.substack.com 👈 Follow us on Twitter: 🦧 https://twitter.com/jediblocmates🏋️ https://twitter.com/ubenjammin2 Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmate...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 19 min
