Grant and Dan sat down to discuss this week in crypto. A strange IRS filing was released this week suggesting they are looking to claim over $44bn in Taxes from FTX. What does this mean for FTX holders with their assets stuck on the exchange? Will users get their money back from FTX? Or will the IRS take all the money from the recent recovery?Some other topics we discussed include:- Elon Musk Pumps Milady- Arbitrum DAO is profitable - OP Stack for wallstreet and Microsoft?- How much did Jared fr...
May 12, 2023•49 min
Grant and Mike sat down with the Tide (https://twitter.com/Tide_web3) team to discuss something super secretive that the blocmates team is working on...Tide is an incredible app that lets you create campaigns made up of a series of quests similar to Arbitrum Odyssey and others. This enables projects to reach out to additional users through incentivised customer acquisition channels to help them grow and acquire more power users.Join 6,216 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and ...
May 11, 2023•55 min
Grant was joined by the one and only Pancaksebrah (https://twitter.com/Pancakesbrah) to chat about... well, we didn't really plan anything so we just had a chat. We got into marketing, growth, his background, working in crypto and going full-time. The crypto conference cheat codes and geo-arbitrage. Go subscribe to @growthbros which is Pancakes' new growth podcast which I am sure will be a hit.Join 6,216 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our f...
May 10, 2023•52 min
Ryan ( https://twitter.com/CanteringClark ) is one of the best voices across the board for crypto. From trading to life, he inspires us to be better. So awesome for him to come back on and speak to us again. Go check out Ryan's free course https://www.blockroots.com/ Join 7,216 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 Encl...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Grant was joined by Blue ( https://twitter.com/blueclarityone ) and Davide ( https://twitter.com/DavideFi_ ) from @TraderJoeXYZ to discuss the new Trader Joe v2 with Liquidity Book and Autopools. Trader Joe is a concentrated liquidity AMM on Arbitrum, Avalanche and Binance Chain. We discussed the JOE token, how to add liquidity on Trader Joe and much more. Join 7,216 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newsletter. Get ahead in less than...
May 08, 2023•55 min
Grant, Dan and Jedi discuss the craziest meme coin rally they have ever seen. Pepe Coin (PEPE) is about to reach a $1bn market cap, Wall Street Bets Coin is rugged by their scam founder. Can WSB recover as WSB Mod Steps up? Sui launches with large sell volume. Pepe Crypto is the new king in meme town. Join 7,216 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/sub...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Grant sat down with Sami (https://twitter.com/0xSami_) from the one and only Redacted Cartel (https://twitter.com/redactedcartel) to discuss the upcoming release of DINERO. The imminent release of pxETH (a new Liquid Staking Derivative) from the Redacted Team will enable users to borrow DINERO against it. DINERO is a Collateralised debt position (CDP) Stablecoin that users can use to tip validators using the upcoming Redacted Relayers. This is a huge innovation that captures MEV, decentralised s...
May 04, 2023•49 min
Grant sat down with Dash (https://twitter.com/ZacharyDash) from BlockZero Labs (https://twitter.com/BlockzeroLabs) and Flashstake (https://twitter.com/Flashstake) to discuss how it is possible for users to get their upfront yield in DeFi today. Users no longer have to wait for their annual yield. they can simply use Flashstake to obtain up to 2 years' worth of yield upfront! Join 7,216 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newsletter. Get...
May 03, 2023•55 min
Grant sat down with TN (https://twitter.com/tn_pendle) one of the co-founders of Pendle Finance (https://twitter.com/pendle_fi) to discuss how you can trade future yields to optimise your tokenized assets in DeFi. If you are a fan of Lido and stETH or GMX with GLP - there are many strategies to lock in a fixed rate for your assets using Pendle Finance. Join 7,116 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 m...
May 02, 2023•56 min
Grant and Alex sat down with comedian David Boyle from the I'm Quitting Alcohol podcast to chat about his real passion in life that isn't, comedy or getting choked out in Jiujitsu... Bitcoin. This was a much-needed decompression for the blocmates podcast after months of project interviews. Boyle Links - I'm Quitting Alchohol - https://open.spotify.com/show/5sl90eruNwh5wABIILCS0bhttps://www.boylecomedy.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/BoyleComedy Patreon - patreon.com/boylecomedy https://twitter...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Grant sat down with PiggyDev (https://twitter.com/piggydeveloper) from leNFT (https://twitter.com/lenftapp) to discuss how NFTs will be as interchangeable as traditional ERC20 tokens. leNFT is a platform that allows users to trade NFTs like they would on Uniswap. It also has a borrow and lend market similar to AAVE for NFTs. Disclosure: We have absolutely no benefit, value or financial incentive to cover this project. We like talking to cool people about cool stuff. Join 7,000+ others trying to ...
Apr 26, 2023•43 min
Jedi dives into Cruize FInance with both co-founders of Cruize FInance Samarth and Prithviraj. Hardcore builders who really care about what they are building. Cruize Finance provides volatility-protected yield opportunities on crypto. The protocol provides vaults for users to stake their capital and generate safer yields using combinations of derivatives and bonds in pre-packaged instruments called structured products. Disclosure: The blocmates team have no investment in Cruize Finance or the su...
Apr 26, 2023•46 min
In this episode, you will learn how Spice Finance (https://twitter.com/spice_finance) aggregates NFT lending to earn its users handsome yields on their assets... Grant is joined by Shreddy (https://twitter.com/shreddydefi) and Oogway (https://twitter.com/oogway_defi). We like to think of this as a yield aggregator for NFTs similar to how you can deposit your assets into Yearn Finance and earn off the back of their custom strategies. Again, we love NFT fi and think it has a bright future. Disclos...
Apr 24, 2023•52 min
In this episode, Grant and Jedi discuss what happens during a typical Bitcoin Altcoin cycle and why (despite having no use cases) do meme coins such as PEPE and WOJAK pump the hardest?It can be frustrating for projects with real-world utility when a project that comes out of nowhere, with no utility, surges to $100m+ in a matter of days. We explore why this happens and some of the people who made millions from this craze. How one guy turned $27 to $1m in 3 days in the newsletter below:Join 6,216...
Apr 24, 2023•39 min
In this episode, you will learn how to earn maximum yield and an LP on Trader Joe Liquidity Book with the minimum amount of effort. Grant is joined by the SteakHut (https://twitter.com/steakhut_fi) team (https://twitter.com/0xWagyu_) and (https://twitter.com/0xRibeye) to discuss their impressive DeFi protocol. SteakHut is a yield optimiser that handles the complexities of providing liquidity on a concentrated AMM. This allows users to passively earn income from their LP positions. Join 6,216 oth...
Apr 24, 2023•50 min
In this episode, you will learn all about the new Bancor product Carbon. How to use the Carbon DEX to be profitable? Uniswap vs Carbon in a side-by-side comparison of profitability. If you want to use an on-chain order book in DeFi this may be the DEX for you. Interviewees - Nate - https://twitter.com/NateHindmanMark - https://twitter.com/MBRichardson87Bancor - https://twitter.com/Bancor Carbon - https://twitter.com/carbondefixyzJoin 6,329 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 12 min
In this episode, Grant and Jedi discuss what happens during a typical Bitcoin Altcoin cycle and why (despite having no use cases) do meme coins such as PEPE and WOJAK pump the hardest?It can be frustrating for projects with real-world utility when a project that comes out of nowhere, with no utility, surges to $100m+ in a matter of days. We explore why this happens and some of the people who made millions from this craze. How one guy turned $27 to $1m in 3 days in the newsletter below:Join 6,216...
Apr 22, 2023•40 min
Jedi discusses Silo FInance with the co-founder of Silo Finance Aiham. Silo is a second-generation decentralised lending protocol that operates without the need for custodians or permissions, allowing users to borrow any crypto asset while utilising any other crypto as collateral. Imagine AAVE with a lot more options! What is the SILO token?Join 6,216 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 ti...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr
In this episode Grant and Dan were joined by Ayotibo (https://twitter.com/ayotibo) from Hashflow (https://twitter.com/hashflow). In this conversation, you will learn what is Hashflow? How Hashflow RFQ cross-chain swaps work in DeFi. What is the Hashverse? The next step in governance participation and gamification. Join 6,216 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.be...
Apr 18, 2023•51 min
In this episode, we covered the Shanghai (Shapella) Upgrade going live on Ethereum and how this has affected ETH. We also cover Michael Saylor being profitable for the first time in a while on his BTC Trade of $4.31bn at an average price of $29,803 per Bitcoin. There was lot's more to cover this week including the SushiSwap Hack the AAVE and YFI Hack plus much more in crypto news. Join 6,216 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newslette...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 20 min
This video was hosted on Twitter Spaces by Grant from blocmates (https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom) - This was a discussion leading up to the Shanghai Upgrade that will enable ETH to be removed from the Beacon Chain. Carvas (https://twitter.com/0xCarvas) from Lido (https://twitter.com/LidoFinance) is a liquid staking derivative provider of ETH and other network tokens. stETH from Lido allows users to earn ETH validator and staking rewards. Mugglesect (https://twitter.com/mugglesect) and Amplic...
Apr 11, 2023•47 min
Grant, Jedi and Dan sat down and discussed the Arbitrum AIP-1 ARB sell-off prior to the governance vote being passed. CZ and Binance respond to wrongly reported red notice rumours from the block. We take a look at liquid staking token projects going into the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade, Some concentrated liquidity projects and also some future yield projects. Join 6,016 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newsletter. Get ahead in less tha...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Grant sat down with Scoopy (https://twitter.com/scupytrooples) from Alchemix (https://twitter.com/AlchemixFi) to discuss the latest updates with the Alchemix Fi product. the conversation covers Alchemix's self-repaying DeFi loans, their latest self-renewing ENS product, the new ALCX token veALCX and much more. Join 6,016 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.beehii...
Apr 05, 2023•46 min
Grant sat down with Broccoli (https://twitter.com/BroccoliHampt0n) and Heesh (https://twitter.com/HashedHeesh) from GumBall Protocol (https://twitter.com/GumBallProtocol) to chat about their NFT-Fi project on Arbitrum. Join 5,675 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👉 ...
Mar 30, 2023•40 min
Jedi dives straight into Unstoppable with co-Founder 0xNic and discusses integrated margin trading, single-sided LPing, instant Fiat on/offramp and a mass-adoption friendly wallet. The best part is that there are no VCs and presales. A straight-up public sale with the much-loved auction model.Important linkshttps://www.unstoppable.ooo/Beta: https://dex-beta.unstoppable.ooo/https://twitter.com/UnstoppableFihttps://twitter.com/_0xNic_blocmates article: A Complete Guide to Unstoppablehttps://blocma...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Grant, Dan and Jerri discussed the arbitrum airdrop ARB launch happening today and what this means for the arbitrum ecosystem projects. We discussed the ARB listing price and theoretical prediction based off of the current demand. What arbitrum projects are going to benefit from the arbitrum airdrop? Join 5,000 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/subs...
Mar 23, 2023•52 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. After a hugely successful raise, Factor now get's to focus on building out these ambitious goals. https://twitter.com/Kurapika_DAO https:...
Mar 16, 2023•58 min
Jedi has a catchup call with 0xJose around everything that has been rolled out by nftperp over the last two months. From the launch of their beta to another trading competition these guys just know no chill. Jo lets us know about a free NFT Airdrop so listen out for that. Read about nftperp here: https://blocmates.com/blogmates/what-is-nftperp-a-complete-guide/ https://blocmates.com/blogmates/how-to-use-nftperp-a-step-by-step-walkthrough/ Follow nftperp - https://twitter.com/The0xJoseTwitter: ht...
Mar 14, 2023•39 min
Grant, Jedi and Dan sat down to discuss the latest news this week in crypto. We covered the Silk Road seized Bitcoin being moved to Coinbase, Vitalik dumps MOPS, CULT and SHIK for 100s of thousands of dollars. The new STG Stargate issuance of tokens, grifters in the industry and much much more. In this video, we are discussing the importance of the FED move Silk Road Bitcoin and why Vitalik has dumped his bags. Bitcoin is one of the most important cryptocurrencies on the market and this move by ...
Mar 10, 2023•56 min
Noah, Ben and Jedi get together after a long break to discuss marco and crypto. From the rational, to the insightful and a dash of madness they look to projects they like with the unusual art of avoiding questions. For reference check out our thesis on Tapioca. https://blocmates.com/blogmates/the-definitive-guide-to-tapiocadao/ For reference check out our thesis on IPOR. https://blocmates.com/blogmates/what-is-ipor-a-complete-guide/ Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives,...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 11 min
