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18 episodes in the feed.
17 Feb 2021
017 - Quick Hits - Mastercard "Crypto" Support | BTC & USD on ethereum backed/pegged/synthetic | Whats the big deal. with NFTs?
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) We get back to our crowd-sourced roots and cover some topics from the twittersphere: Brief rundown: https://www.coindesk.com/mastercard-accepts-crypto-payments (https://www.coindesk.com/mastercard-accepts-crypto-payments) Overview of pegged vs backed vs synthetic assets in DeFi What is an NFT & why are they so hot right now? CastDAO discord: https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D (https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D) https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
10 Feb 2021
016 - Bitcoin! | Once its in every companies treasury, then what? | Is it more religion or technology? | What will it take to reach Escape Velocity for DeFi
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) Jon and Kerp talk about the gradual then sudden role of bitcoin as a corporate, and eventually sovereign reserve asset. Why is Bitcoin so hard to explain to someone without sounding like a crazy person? If DeFi were to make it to primetime before the next big correction, how could that happen? CastDAO discord: https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D (https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D) https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
28 Jan 2021
015 - Is r/wallstreetbest a DAO? | Is Robinhood DeFi? | Talking "Tradfi" - Hertz, Gamestop & AMC | Who makes the call on what is manipulation?
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) We dive into the wild world of............ Stocks!! What is a short squeeze and how did a rogue band of day traders on reddit start taking down hedge funds? Who gets to say what is "normal market activity"? How DeFi can supercharge this strategy. CastDAO discord: https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D (https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D) https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
20 Jan 2021
014 - Talking our books pt. 1 - BADGER & DIGG | The intersection of DAO, Community, and DeFi | What is credit or a reputation worth when you're pseudonymous?
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) Jon give his take on his participation in badgerDAO over the past couple months. We discuss the importance of productive assets in DeFi and if reputation can/will be tokenized Some rundown on what DIGG is, why it may be useful, and how it may be successful CastDAO discord: https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D (https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D) https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
12 Jan 2021
013 - We're back from the break! | How to deal with crypto volatility | Regulators with crypto in the cross-hairs
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) We get back into the swing of things and touch on biggest news from the last couple weeks BTC all time high, ETH close For those new to the space, volatility is OK, some strategies to make it easier on yourself The good and bad from the regulatory side over the past couple weeks What is it that we spend our time on when not on the podcast. CastDAO discord: https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D (https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D) https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
1 Dec 2020
012 - ETH 2.0 Beacon Chain Live | Gitcoin Grants round 8 | Compound Mass Liquidation Event | More Yearn Merger
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) We take a moment to officially recognize the ETH 2.0 Beacon chain going live before acknowledging it is very technically above our pay grade and moving on. A brief overview of Gitcoin and gitcoin grants with matching - Round 8 kicking off tomorrow! Support the podcast here: https://gitcoin.co/grants/1267/defi-download-podcast (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1267/defi-download-podcast) Compound had $90m in debt liquidated over the weekend when maybe it could have been avoided. What does this mean for oracles and keepers that keep DeFi running? Main topic of the week is what a merger means in DeFi, using the recent announcements of Yearn mergers and partnerships with Pickle, Cover, Cream, and Sushi. Referenced Content: https://andrecronje.medium.com/merger-acquisition-partnership-collaboration-nomenclature-in-the-decentralized-space-ca24370d6f27 (https://andrecronje.medium.com/merger-acquisition-partnership-collaboration-nomenclature-in-the-decentralized-space-ca24370d6f27) https://bankless.substack.com/p/-crypto-civilization-balaji-srinivasan (https://bankless.substack.com/p/-crypto-civilization-balaji-srinivasan) https://twitter.com/jessewldn/status/1333827483465084929 (https://twitter.com/jessewldn/status/1333827483465084929) https://alpha.daohaus.club (//) Keep it spicy, friends. 🌶 CastDAO discord: https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D (https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D) https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
25 Nov 2020
011 - All time highs & on-ramping noobs | ETH2.0 Beacon Chain going LIVE! | $MEME Rug Pull installation | Yearning for Pickles - DeFi M&A
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) We cant avoid the price action with BTC almost back to all time highs and ETH crossing $600 and talk about the problem with the most popular apps for onboarding new folks adding fake legitimacy to questionable crypto-assets. We then tackle the topics decided on by our twitter followers - https://twitter.com/defi_download/status/1331303675537440768 (https://twitter.com/defi_download/status/1331303675537440768) $MEME - Rug pull digital-social art instillation Yearn & Pickle Merger - DeFi M&A Happy Thanksgiving to all our DeFi friends in the US! Keep it spicy, friends. 🌶 CastDAO discord: https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D (https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
18 Nov 2020
010 - What keeps DeFi running? Keepers! | keeperDAO & keep3r overview | Miner extracted Value (MEV) | Intro to CastDAO
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) Main topic for the week is the component of DeFi most taken for granted - Keepers. A pivotal component that keeps DeFi running. Keepers monitor the state of the network and perform economically-incentivized actions that keep DeFi protocols and apps functioning. We discuss some popular projects that are trying to level up the keeper ecosystem in different ways - keep3r & keeperDAO. We then discuss Miner Extracted Value (MEV) in the context of keepers and the "decentralization stack". Lastly we introduce $CAST a token-gated discord server for exploring how DeFi can be used to build tools that help support independent content creators (with initial focus on podcasts). Independent podcasters - join the chat or DM us and we will send you some $CAST Listeners - Keep an eye on our twitter for opportunities to earn some $CAST CastDAO discord: https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D (https://discord.gg/3jNprH2D) Keeper DAO: https://keeperdao.com/#/ (https://keeperdao.com/#/) Keep3r: https://docs.keep3r.network/ (https://docs.keep3r.network/) MEV: https://medium.com/@danrobinson/ethereum-is-a-dark-forest-ecc5f0505dff (https://medium.com/@danrobinson/ethereum-is-a-dark-forest-ecc5f0505dff) Recommended Content: https://daohaus.substack.com/p/tokens-and-goodharts-forest (https://daohaus.substack.com/p/tokens-and-goodharts-forest) https://www.breaker.audio/acquired/e/75861112 (https://www.breaker.audio/acquired/e/75861112) https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-65-supernova-in-the-east-iv/ (https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-65-supernova-in-the-east-iv/) Keep it spicy, friends. 🌶 https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
4 Nov 2020
009 - USA.... Is it DeFi? | Election Rant Special
Two fiscally conservative, socially liberal, elder-millennial, dads in California run through the existential crisis of the moderate. Takeaway: it's all about the money, and maybe DeFi can help if we don't screw it all up before it does. Recommended content for the week Jon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00YUQP6AE (https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00YUQP6AE) Kerp: https://trumpconlaw.com/ (https://trumpconlaw.com/) Keep it spicy, friends. 🌶 https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
28 Oct 2020
008 - The hype/build cycle in DeFi | Harvest.finance - Hacks, exploits, & broken social contracts
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) We share our thoughts on where we are in the main and sub crypto hype/build cycles before giving a rundown on the recent harvest.finance (http://harvest.finance/) exploit and discussing what the fallout means for DeFi Recommended content for the week Jon: Rise of a new kleptocracy (hidden forces) - https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/kleptocracy-tom-burgis-kleptopia/ (https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/kleptocracy-tom-burgis-kleptopia/) Benoit Couere - CBDC from central banker perspective - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2020-10-21/beno-t-c-ur-on-central-bank-digital-currencies-podcast (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2020-10-21/beno-t-c-ur-on-central-bank-digital-currencies-podcast) Kerp: AOC amoung us stream - https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/20/21526164/aoc-among-us-twitch-debut-top-concurrent-viewers (https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/20/21526164/aoc-among-us-twitch-debut-top-concurrent-viewers) a16z talking about the same 👆 - https://a16z.com/2020/10/25/16mins-among-us-gaming-social-streaming-reality-tv/ (https://a16z.com/2020/10/25/16mins-among-us-gaming-social-streaming-reality-tv/) https://www.dictionary.com/browse/asymptotic (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/asymptotic) Keep it spicy, friends. 🌶 https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
21 Oct 2020
007 - Trust Circles, "on chain" identity & immaculate value creation | Fractal Markets & why they suck sometimes
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) rundown on the new hot app circles.garden (http://circles.garden/) prospects for real world identities in DeFi Grievances aired about the correlation in traditional and crypto markets Recommended content for the week https://twitter.com/naval/status/877467629308395521?lang=en (https://twitter.com/naval/status/877467629308395521?lang=en) https://tim.blog/naval-ravikant-on-the-tim-ferriss-show-transcript/ (https://tim.blog/naval-ravikant-on-the-tim-ferriss-show-transcript/) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tracking-trends-ai-webrtc-crypto-full-stack-startups/id842818711?i=1000494343933 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tracking-trends-ai-webrtc-crypto-full-stack-startups/id842818711?i=1000494343933) http://podcast.banklesshq.com/33-slaying-moloch-ameen-soleimani-kevin-owocki (http://podcast.banklesshq.com/33-slaying-moloch-ameen-soleimani-kevin-owocki) https://onthebrink-podcast.com/roundup-10-16/ (https://onthebrink-podcast.com/roundup-10-16/) Keep it spicy, friends. 🌶 https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
14 Oct 2020
006 - The good side of govt. enforcement actions | Is it DeFi? Governance Edition - Multisigs, DAOs, & Tokenvotes
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) No questions this week so @tompkins_jon & @theKerp riff on what past and more recent enforcement actions against crypto projects & companies may mean for the newest batch DeFi projects. The first game of "Is it DeFi?" is played, looking at DeFi governance implementations. https://daohaus.substack.com/p/daos-multi-sigs-and-which-is-right (https://daohaus.substack.com/p/daos-multi-sigs-and-which-is-right) Keep it spicy, friends. 🌶 https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
7 Oct 2020
005 - DeFi wave of summer 2020 retrospective | Eminence & $FEW hiccups | Bitmex shakedown ripple effects
Title: 005 - DeFi wave of summer 2020 retrospective | Eminence & $FEW hiccups | Bitmex shakedown ripple effects Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) https://twitter.com/r_ross_campbell/status/1310995719457837057?s=20 (https://twitter.com/r_ross_campbell/status/1310995719457837057?s=20) what do we think about ‘testing in prod’? Do we think defi fads are ‘accruing’, or does focus on nfts reflect less network use for yield farming? Also, what’s the deal with $UNI voting? https://twitter.com/defi_download/status/1312110836496777217?s=20 (https://twitter.com/defi_download/status/1312110836496777217?s=20) Is Bitmex shakedown good or bad for DEXs? Keep it spicy, friends. 🌶 https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
23 Sept 2020
004 - NFT intro | $MEME Oral history | UNI Tax Consequences
Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter and subscribe or send us a voice note at https://anchor.fm/defi-download (https://anchor.fm/defi-download) Is $MEME defi + nfts? If so, what does this mean ?? Is composability composting collectives? https://twitter.com/r_ross_campbell/status/1308399477082988546?s=20 (https://twitter.com/r_ross_campbell/status/1308399477082988546?s=20) I know I’m the host, but I’ve also got questions. What do you reckon the cost basis is on $UNI (https://twitter.com/search?q=%24UNI&src=cashtag_click)? sales? If the answer is “starting price $0” is that fair? Should we be taxed on profits pulled out of the ether like that? https://twitter.com/thekerp/status/1308411935285809153?s=20 (https://twitter.com/thekerp/status/1308411935285809153?s=20) Keep it spicy, my friends. 🌶 Kerp https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
17 Sept 2020
003 - What is $BASED? | Is $PICKLES legit | The regulatory climate for DeFi | DeFi yields vs infant growth rates
Welcome to the DeFI Download. Covered this week: "Based - ELI5. Can someone please explain this mad shit to me. I mean, cool people involved but my head hurts too much and I want to like it." BTC podcast slack https://twitter.com/sillytuna/status/1302691680630591488?s=20 (https://twitter.com/sillytuna/status/1302691680630591488?s=20) “What is current regulatory climate for DeFi in America and extrapolate potential risk involved with a future Apple v. Coinbase court case?” https://t.co/MdzzdykSGP?amp=1 (https://t.co/MdzzdykSGP?amp=1) "Is @picklefinance (https://twitter.com/picklefinance) the real dill, or a flop" https://twitter.com/YalorMewn/status/1305622037193424896?s=20 (https://twitter.com/YalorMewn/status/1305622037193424896?s=20) Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter, or send us a voice note with the link down there.👇 Keep it spicy, my friends. 🌶 More: https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
10 Sept 2020
002 - MKR fork rumblings, the sushi saga week 2, "Ethereum Killers" outlook, the death of foodfi is greatly overestimated
Also, a hockey-waterbottle life-hack from Kerp https://twitter.com/lucascerro/status/1300870560713445378?s=20 (https://twitter.com/lucascerro/status/1300870560713445378?s=20) "What are good strategies for trading elastic supply coins?" https://twitter.com/lucascerro/status/1300872073372368896?s=20 (https://twitter.com/lucascerro/status/1300872073372368896?s=20) "After @VitalikButerin (https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin)'s tweet, I see some peeps talking about forking MKR and others about hodling mkr precisely because of a fork? What's going on?" https://twitter.com/r_ross_campbell/status/1302641311225450498?s=20 (https://twitter.com/r_ross_campbell/status/1302641311225450498?s=20) "Do we think there will slight backlash against anon defi founders after last week’s servings Bento box? Or does this highlight more need to build communities, social capital first, if asking folks to ‘trust’ w/o legal fixins’ Oden(??) Anyone doing that well? Also is foodFi dead" https://twitter.com/Raiblock4/status/1303160260060876800?s=20 (https://twitter.com/Raiblock4/status/1303160260060876800?s=20) "What is the future for L1s not participating or creating their own #DeFi ?" Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter, or send us a voice note with the link down there.👇 Keep it spicy, my friends. 🌶 https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
3 Sept 2020
001 - What is DeFi? - What is SushiSwap? - What is decentralized enough?
Welcome to episode 1 of DeFi Download by Meta Media! Today we're answering theses questions: "what is defi and why we need defi" https://twitter.com/sawinyh/status/1300183622859673600?s=20 "Wtf is this sushi stuff and should I care? Devs are anon, should they be?" https://twitter.com/META_DREAMER/status/1300481632290316288?s=20 "Is an admin controlled smart contract DeFi, or is there better way to talk about them? (‘Open Finance’) What if admin is super distributed DAO?" https://twitter.com/r_ross_campbell/status/1300192036948258816?s=20 "What does a DeFi crash look like? In March we saw crypto markets crash with the stock market breaking the notion that they are non-correlated. If we have another market correction are we going to get screwed by composing all of this internet money together?" https://twitter.com/BlairVee/status/1300550214311272448?s=20 Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter, or send us a voice note with the link down there.👇 Keep it spicy, my friends. 🌶 -Kerp https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
16 Aug 2020
000 - Intros and Yams
Welcome to DeFi Download, a Meta Media joint. We're here to answer your questions about DeFi things. Want to ask a question, we're @defi_download on Twitter, or send us a voice note with the link down there.👇 This is what in we call an "episode zero." Learn a bit about the hosts, what we're doing here, and why you should care. And then we get in Kerp's question. "YAMS, wtf?" Keep it spicy, my friends. 🌶 https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_ (https://twitter.com/META_MEDIA_) http://twitter.com/defi_download (http://twitter.com/defi_download) http://twitter.com/thekerp (http://twitter.com/thekerp) https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon (https://twitter.com/Tompkins_Jon)
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