Jedi invited Gareth, the head honcho architect at Tenet to the podcast. Tenet Protocol is an EVM-compatible, Layer 1 public blockchain. Their primary goal is to bring liquidity and yield opportunities to LSDs across DeFi. Tenet Protocol isn’t just riding the wave of LSD protocols meteoric rise in DeFi – they’re crafting their own tsunami with a groundbreaking solution that’s got the potential to flip the whole industry on its head and we dig into exactly how they're doing it in this interview. I...
Sep 11, 2023•58 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message...
Sep 07, 2023•21 min
Chief Ramen Officer Dan is joined by Rainmaker Wallet Co-Founders Carlos and Brent who are leading the way in mobile-first account abstraction wallets.Today you'll learn about how Rainmaker came to be, What makes it so special (including the unique Airdrop Scoring System) and some fun personal quick-fire questions you might not have known about the team.Links to Guests - https://twitter.com/RainmakerWallet Join 9,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscri...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message...
Sep 05, 2023•13 min
The three idiots got back together for another weekly catch-up on everything that happened this week in the crypto markets. The main focus of this episode was on Coinbase L2 Base. We uncovered some interesting emerging projects that could gain some serious traction in on-chain summer really takes off. Aerodrome has recently launched on Base and is instantly the largest DeFi App by TVL and volume. Friend Tech has taken the world by storm but is it a flash in the pan? We also look at RFQ perpetual...
Sep 01, 2023•57 min
In this episode, Grant and 563 uncover their investment thesis framework for no-BS investing in the crypto markets. There are a lot of channels out there that quite frankly do not know what they are talking about. So, we thought we would take you through how we think about the markets, and how we do our own crypto research as full-time researchers.We will cover analytics tools in crypto, the best tools and resources, how to do your own research properly, how to vet teams, what red flags to look ...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Grant was joined by Padzank from Thales and Overtime Markets. This conversation will teach you how binary options markets on Thales are changing the game and making options accessible to all DeFi and crypto users. Overtime Markets is a fully on-chain, self-custody sports betting platform in which users can place bets directly out of their own wallets. Users can also place parlays or accumulators thanks to the parlay AMM which is not found anywhere else in DeFi. Both apps are available on Arbitru...
Aug 25, 2023•57 min
Grant was joined by Coinflip one of the leading contributors to GMX. This is the second episode that Grant and Coinflip have recorded on the blocmates podcast. The first covered GMX V1, GLP, esGMX and other dynamics of the protocol. GMX went on to be the best-performing asset of the bear market and onboarded hundreds of thousands of users onto their on-chain perps DEX. Now GMX V2 is rolling out with all new features including the option to trade BTC, ETH, SOL, DOGE, XRP, LTC, LINK, UNI and other...
Aug 22, 2023•53 min
Grant, Dan and Jedi sat down for a long overdue catch-up. This conversation covered many topics including the crypto gaming and gambling projects to watch out for in 2023, SEI botched launch with a depressing airdrop for its community, the crypto and equities correlation, Bitcoin and Ethereum are flat. The lads also asked important questions surrounding Arbitrum and if it will lose mind and market share to Coinbase's new L2 Base. Join 10,016 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT a...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr
Grant was joined by Mnsh from Unison.gg a new yield aggregator/enhancer that is being built on top of LayerZero. In this conversation, you will learn about how next-generation yield strategies in DeFi will become possible thanks to Unison. LayerZero is a messaging layer solution that connects many different EVM and non-EVM blockchains including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base and others. Unison will provide a simple user interface so users, traders and investors can access yield-generating st...
Aug 17, 2023•49 min
Jedi had a deep dive discussion with Gareth one of the founders from Bumper Finance to chat about an innovative approach to how you can protect your assets from downside volatility in the crypto markets. We recently covered Bumper Finance in a deep-dive on blocmates.com which you can find in the link below. Important Links: https://twitter.com/bumperfinanceOur intro article on Bumper:https://blocmates.com/blogmates/bumpered-crypto-assets-a-new-dawn-for-risk-management/Join 9,416 others trying to...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Grant was joined once again by Lauris the co-founder of insrt Finance to catch up on the latest developments and product updates. The biggest new product rollout is Perpetual Mints, a game changer in how NFTs can be minted or change hands. Links to insrt Finance - https://twitter.com/insrtfinance https://twitter.com/lzminsky Join 10,016 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. 👉 ...
Aug 15, 2023•43 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. Join 8,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscr...
Aug 10, 2023•17 min
Today we are joined by Curve Cap and DeFi Dave, two OG's from the Curve and Frax ecosystem to talk about the Curve Finance exploit, CRV Founder Michael Egorov's multiple borrowing position and how this will positively & negatively affect DeFi moving forward.Plus we touch on some FRAX alpha and look at the future of stablecoins.Today's guests:Curvecap: https://twitter.com/CurveCapCurvecaps substack: https://curve.substack.com/Defidave22: https://twitter.com/DeFiDave22Flywheeldefi: https://twi...
Aug 09, 2023•48 min
Jedi interviewed the Maia DAO team to better understand how they manage Maia and empower their community to tap into value across the board. So much value resides in this protocol and if you pay attention there is so much you can do. Soon they will launch on Arbitrum and with that comes liquidity and more eyes. There is also a huge opportunity for DAOs who are looking to rent liquidity.Check out their calculator.https://efficiency.maiadao.io/Follow the team on socials here:https://linktr.ee/maia...
Aug 09, 2023•52 min
Grant sat down with Thomas (https://twitter.com/mattimost) from Reserve to chat about the current state of DeFi, ETH+, hyUSD and eUSD. In this episode you will learn all about Reserve's RTokens, how they play a pivotal part in people's everyday lives around the world and how Reserve has recently taken a strategic $20m investment into the Curve ecosystem to increase the depth of liquidity around their backed assets. Important Links: https://reserve.org/https://twitter.com/reserveprotocol Join 9,4...
Aug 09, 2023•53 min
Grant, Dan and Jedi sat down to talk about the latest trends in the crypto and DeFi markets. A lot of the conversation covered the trading and sniping bot craze that we are seeing now. What are the best crypto trading bots? Will crypto trading bots be around for some time or is this another flash-in-the-pan narrative? Unibot has taken this space by storm of late with its incredible in-Telegram trading feature. Yolo Nolo has implemented Discord trading plus Nolo Perps. Which one will win?We also ...
Jul 28, 2023•53 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. Join 8,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscr...
Jul 27, 2023•13 min
Grant sat down with Onchain Wizard for the second time! Onchain Wizard was one of our most popular episodes of last year thousands of people downloaded the last chat which is still relevant today. If you haven't listened you can find the link below 👇https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcnIzVHHU4A Grant and Wizard chatted about an extremely exciting new product chainEDGE. This is basically the only tool you need in DeFi if you like to follow the smart money and find the next 1000x gem by wallet trac...
Jul 27, 2023•52 min
An exclusive interview with LlamaQuest, a community-run project build into the WenLlama ecosystem.Today we talk about where the idea came from, what the world of Llamas looks like and the future of the project. Plus we get a sneak peek, a live demo of the LlamaQuest universe.Tweet them 👇https://twitter.com/LlamaQuestNFTsFollow them 👇https://twitter.com/thepaypaydotethhttps://twitter.com/citizensfwtfhttps://twitter.com/0xMidnightRiderJoin 9,420 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, N...
Jul 27, 2023•49 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. Join 8,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscr...
Jul 25, 2023•14 min
Grant, Dan and Jedi got back together for the first time in a while to chat about the current resurgence in DeFi 1.0 coins including AAVE, MKR, LINK, UNI and SNX. Why is the phenomenon happening? Well, stay tuned whilst the guys investigate this. The apes also address the fact that cross-chain messaging will be a huge play with all the L2s that are popping up. Every project sees to e developing its own Layer 2 on Ethereum. What does this mean for the future of value accrual?For. more bite-sized ...
Jul 21, 2023•45 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. Join 8,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscr...
Jul 20, 2023•15 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. Join 8,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscr...
Jul 18, 2023•13 min
Grant was joined by Gunny from Hxro Labs to discuss the recent movements on Solana. In this episode, you will learn how the Hxro Network works, and how and why value accrual is returned back to HXRO stakers. How other protocols can build on Hxro and what the benefits of that are. Is the SOL token about to prove the doubters wrong?We also discussed: - PepperDEX - https://twitter.com/ThePepperDEX- Flowmatic - https://twitter.com/FlowmaticXYZ- Iconic Markets - https://twitter.com/IconicMarkets - Yo...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 29 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. Join 8,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscr...
Jul 13, 2023•15 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. Join 8,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscr...
Jul 11, 2023•19 min
Jedi was joined by Spool's CBDO Simon Schaber to shed some light on Spool. In this episode, you will learn all about Spool and how users can deposit collateral into a shared vault to enable yield-generating strategies. The best part about this process is that anyone can do it and it really is straightforward. Sppol Twitter https://twitter.com/SpoolFiJoin 8,416 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 minu...
Jul 11, 2023•54 min
This is a 10-15 minute Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday Morning filling you in on the latest market moves in the crypto space. We will cover the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices, The fear and greed index, What are the biggest winners and losers in the altcoin markets and why these tokens are performing the way they are. We will also cover any overnight crypto news that you will need to be aware of. Join 8,416 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscr...
Jul 04, 2023•23 min
Grant sat down with the Savvy DeFi team to discuss the magic of auto-repaying loans in DeFi. The Savvy Protocol is extremely impressive and for all those that wish to borrow against their Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) or stablecoins, Savvy is the latest destination to do so. Learn more - https://linktr.ee/savvy_defi To learn more about the latest DeFi projects you can subscribe to our free newsletter below and join 8,369+ others learning about the crypto markets twice a week. 👉 blocmates.beehii...
Jun 29, 2023•50 min
