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Weekly deep dives on the most important projects, investment theses and themes in crypto, for globally minded investors. 

Learn from developers and investors at the forefront of crypto from Asia, US, and beyond with investor and host Jason Choi (@mrjasonchoi). Not financial advice.

Will DeFi Scale on Layer 1 or 2? - Sam Bankman-Fried, Kain Warwick, Ep. 117

Oct 14, 2020

It's no news that DeFi needs to scale - but will it happen on layer 2, or will projects move to other layer 1s?

Serum's Sam Bankman-Fried (@SBF_Alameda) and Synthetix's Kain Warwick (@kaiynne) join us in discussing their opposite views on scaling

  • Serum vs. Synthetix 
  • Solana vs. Optimistic Rollups
  • Is Layer 2 enough to...

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What's Next For Aave? - Stani Kulechov, Ep. 116

Oct 7, 2020

Stani Kulechov (@StaniKulechov), founder of Aave, joins us this week to recap the latest developments with 

  • How did Aave successfully pivot, and grow to $1B in deposits?
  • What is "Aavenomics" and why is it gamechanging?
  • How will Aave onboard traditional assets and bridge DeFi with traditional finance?
  • What excites Stani...

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Dispelling FUD: Questions about DeFi Favorites - Santiago R Santos (ParaFi Capital), Ep 115

Sep 22, 2020

Santiago Roel Santos (@santiagoroel), partner at ParaFi Capital, an active DeFi fund, joins us to answer your burning questions around popular DeFi projects:

  • Is Synthetix scalable?
  • Is Nexus Mutual incentives correctly designed?
  • Does Yearn Finance have key man risk?
  • Are food forks like Yam going to be around?

Host:...

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A Market Vet's 2021 Crypto Outlook - Seth Ginns (CoinFund), Ep 114

Sep 8, 2020

Seth Ginns (@sethginns), Head of Liquid Strategy at CoinFund, hops on the podcast to share his crypto investment thesis, informed by over 2 decades of investment experience. We discuss:

  • Why 2021 is the big year for crypto
  • Amazon in the 90s vs crypto today
  • How should investors value new cryptoassets?
  • Price target for...

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Nexus Mutual: The Missing Pillar in DeFi - Hugh Karp, Ep. 113

Aug 25, 2020

Hugh Karp (@HughKarp), founder of Nexus Mutual, the largest project that provides insurance-like coverage for DeFi users, hops on Blockcrunch to answer your questions. We discuss:

  • How does Nexus' token model work?
  • Nexus' approach to pricing smart contract risk
  • Why does Nexus have KYC? Will this stay?
  • How can Nexus...

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