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Everyone Is Getting Hilariously Rich on Friend Tech and You’re Not We may well be in the depths of a bear market, but social trading app Friend.tech has been making waves since launching on base just two weeks ago. Youtubers have predictably released a barrage of videos on how to make a fortune overnight, but others are skeptical. So what is the friend tech hype about, and is it here to last?
Reimagining Work and Community: Unveiling the Cabin Lifestyle and Polycentric Governance Today we're joined by the driving force behind a venture that has redefined the concept of modern travel and community: Jon Hillis, the founder of Cabin, a network city for remote workers in nature, who is actively working to grow a global network of neighborhoods for people interested in community centric living and working. Cabin exists today and they have many different locations around the world. Cabin is a great example of merging the digital with the physical and using Web 3 tools in real life. We delve into the purpose behind Cabin, how the COVID lockdowns inspired and allowed room for a Cabin to emerge, the shift in the remote work mindset, the different governance structures that exist within the DAO ecosystem, why Cabin chose polycentric governance, the best DAO practices, how you can get involved in Cabin communities and so much more. But first, Jon will introduce us to Cabin.
The Rise & Fall of Decentralized Finance Is DeFi dead? With dwindling trading volumes, disappearing users, and declining value deposited in DeFi apps, it's a question many are asking. By the end of today’s video, you’ll be better equipped than MOST to answer it. We’ve come a long way since the DeFi summer of 2020 and there’s a lot to cover from nostalgia-inducing valuations to the stomach churning nose dives. So today, on the third anniversary of DeFi summer, we're diving deep into the sensational events, the groundbreaking innovations, and the rollercoaster of DeFi to figure out if it's dead, dying, or on the mend?
🌞It’s Onchain Summer - getting started with Base We recently interviewed Jesse Pollak, the head of protocols at Coinbase, in Paris who was ecstatic about the upcoming launch of Base. Tomorrow marks August 9th, the official public launch of Coinbase’s ‘Base Mainnet’. So let’s catch up with onchain summer, the key details of Base mainnet, and dive into a tutorial on how to bridge, and how to access the grants, drops, and prizes!
Revealing ONE Secret for Crypto Adoption: Art Blocks Founder Erick Calderon Today we are joined by Erick Calderon, founder of Art Blocks. You may also know him as Snowfro. Erick is not only a talented artist, but also a tech innovator and entrepreneur who has redefined the limits of artistic expression in the digital era. Today we get into how Art Blocks fosters creativity and community via the platform, how they differ from other projects, Erick's views on why you should even buy art in the first place, as well as his passion around generative art and decentralization. We also get into his views on the NFT market fluctuations and he shares a bit about the community of curators that are curating art on Art Blocks and how you can get involved there. But first, Erick will begin by telling us about his crypto origin story and early involvement in the Crypto Punks community.
💔 Richard 'Heart'broken by SEC - is HEX in trouble? You’ve likely seen Richard Heart sharing his lavish life with luxury cars and designer clothes on social media. That may all be about to stop, because the SEC has charged Richard Heart with ‘’illegally raising over null billion, and defrauding investors out of $12.1 million. The case argues he did this to buy luxuries including the world's largest black diamond. So, did the SEC get it right?
💊 Red Pilling Institutions: Raising in the Bear Market and How CeFi implosions grew DeFi Aya Kantorovich is the co-CEO and co-founder of Fractal, which is an infrastructure provider enabling institutions to clear, settle, and margin digital asset trades onchain. In today's podcast Aya shares her founder journey at Fractal, the impact of the FTX collapse on institutional players, DeFi growth since many CeFi companies imploded, how Fractal is red pilling institutions, as well as her prediction on how many institutions will be cosseting crypto and having tokens on the balance sheet in 5 to 10 years time and so much more. But first, Aya tells us about her crypto journey thus far.
🎭 Let's cut to the chase: Crypto is kind of a theater right now and most dApps are centralized. Get the lowdown on why @camirusso.lens is vibing this way, and don't miss out on the details from her talk at EthCC right here 👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFQOytCCmpw
Linea is a new ZK Rollup from Consensys - but how is it different from the others? Nicolas Liochon is the Global Lead for Linea, which is a new zkEVM rollup by Consensys. Rollups play a crucial role in scaling Ethereum as they reduce computational load on the main network by processing transactions off chain. The two prominent rollups currently available on Ethereum are ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups, and Linea is the latest ZK Rollup to launch. In our conversation we will explore how Linea sets itself apart in the already highly competitive Ethereum Layer 2 landscape. But first, we will begin our conversation with an introduction to Linea by Nicolas.
👀 Where's the alpha? Didn't make it to @EthCC in 🇫🇷? Don't worry, we've got your back! 🔜 Full video coming out soon.
👻 @aaveaave.lens has launched its $GHO stablecoin on Ethereum mainnet with a debt ceiling of $100M. V3 users can now borrow GHO against their collateral assets at a fixed interest rate of 1.5%. Check it out 👇 https://thedefiant.io/aave-launches-gho-stablecoin-on-ethereum-mainnet
💥 EXCLUSIVE: Synthetix's founder Kain Warwick has announced Infinex, a new exchange designed to compete with the likes of Binance and other centralized exchanges. The team behind Infinex prioritized the user experience above all other factors in their design. Read more 👇 https://thedefiant.io/synthetix-founder-takes-aim-at-centralized-exchanges-with-infinex
How Crypto Security is Evolving in 2023 $3.9bn of Crypto was hacked or stolen in 2022 alone. 2021 saw about $3.2bn vanish, which was already a 6 fold increase compared to 2020. The question is - with both legislators and prosecutors out for blood, will this year be any different?
📱👍 Google Play Store's new policy approves mobile app devs to integrate digital assets & NFTs, opening the doors for blockchain-based content within apps. Read more for details 👇 https://thedefiant.io/google-embraces-digital-assets-with-updated-play-store-policy
Can AI BOOST Crypto Adoption? DISCLAIMER: This video was not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with any of the AI tools mentioned/used throughout in any way. AI had infiltrated everything on the internet, and I still knew nothing about using it. So to find out just how powerful generative AI tools could be, we ran an experiment. My job was to harness the power of AI to boost crypto adoption and hopefully save us from the bear market blues. What was my target? 50,000 views! I’ll share the entire journey in this video, whether or not we reached the goal and how you can very easily create a YouTube channel using only AI tools!!
Presenting The Defiant! Our mission is to provide impartial, data-driven journalism with a focus on DeFi. We filter the noise so you can stay informed. Curious to learn more about us? Delve deeper by watching this short message from our founder and CEO, CamiRusso. 💚
👮‍♀️ US authorities have arrested a NY-based security engineer, accusing him of stealing $9M in crypto from a DEX. While the complaint refrains from identifying the DEX, the incident details match the Crema Finance exploit from July 2022. 👀 Read more 👇 https://thedefiant.io/security-engineer-arrested-over-usd9m-dex-hack
Is the CIA really backing this project? Arkham intelligence is a ‘’next-gen company intelligence platform’’. It sounds like something owned by the real life Batman, and much like your average vigilante-hero of the people, Arkham has recently come under fire for its controversial practices. Because UNLIKE a superhero, Arkham, which is known for its AI platform and searchable database of crypto users, has been accused of doxxing users for MONTHS. So why is Arkham leaking its own customers' information? And what does this mean for the future of privacy in crypto?
Ethereum is "Terrifyingly" Centralized but there's a way out, ether.fi founder says Mike Silagadze is the founder and CEO of ether.fi, which is a new player in ethereum liquid staking that enables stakers to control their keys while delegating. Ethereum liquid staking has been one of the hottest themes of crypto in 2023. The Shapella upgrade introduced unstaking Ether, Liquid Staking Tokens grew in popularity, and concerns of centralization of staking was a highlight of this year so far. We will begin our conversation with an introduction to ether.fi, followed by their competitive advantage in the already competitve liquid staking sphere.
💥 JUST IN: Linea is set to go live on the mainnet next week. Consensys has stated that they will onboard ecosystem partners this week, before opening Linea to the public during next week's EthCC in Paris. Check out the details ⤵️ https://thedefiant.io/consensys-to-launch-linea-zkevm-mainnet-at-ethcc
😲 Tensions escalate between top liquid staking providers, @lidofinance.lens and Rocket Pool, with researchers from Lido calling out Rocket Pool over the purported decentralization of its Protocol DAO. Read more 👇 https://thedefiant.io/lido-and-rocket-pool-duel-over-centralization-concerns
POWER UP your crypto game with 5 ChatGPT Plugins Today we're going to hack the matrix that is ChatGPT-4. We're diving into the crazy world of plugins and how they can be a power-up for your AI chatbot experience. And no, we’re not looking into holiday plans and work out routines, we’ve got a list of plug-ins you can use in your daily Web3 adventures. Why? Because the plug-ins we’re about to explore can take your web3 experience from 'pretty neat' to 'mind-blowing'! Let's get started! 0:39 CCdata.io 1:02 ERC20-Scout 1:34 ChatWithPDF 2:12 DeFi Llama 3:00 Bitcoin Sentiment ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pric... 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_sourc... ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
Bitcoin ETFs: Adoption Boost OR TradFi Money Grab? Today we’re going to tackle a hot topic – Bitcoin ETFs, and the race to file for these financial products among Wall Street titans. While TradFi giants smell money, the SEC continues to evaluate whether or not to approve ETFs that own Bitcoin directly. Some of the largest names in asset management, like Fidelity, and BlackRock are jumping into the race, and the SEC has even approved the first leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF. So let’s quickly recap what Bitcoin ETFs are, who the major players are, and explore what all of this really means. Our sponsor https://www.bumper.fi/lp/keep-your-crypto-safe?utm_medium=display&utm_source=defiant&utm_campaign=platform ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pricing?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=signup 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alpha ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
Is this the end of Azuki? Did Azuki just rug their own community? People were shocked after spending 2 ETH on the Azuki Elementals collection, only to find out that the artwork is nearly identical to the OG Azukis. The Azuki elementals collection of 20,000 NFTs sold out in just 15 minutes and raised $38m. But prices started to plummet after the reveal as the community discovered issues with the art, including some duplicates. So why the disappointment? Azuki and BEANZ holders were required to put down a deposit of 2ETH - nearly $3,800 to mint the new collection but some community members couldn’t even mint because of the short 10 minute minting window. Elementals are currently changing hands far below mint price at 1.45 ETH. The Azuki discord appears to be in disarray following the price dip. Azuki responded to the heavy backlash and scam accusations - but crypto twitter is having none of it. So, what does this mean for the future of Azuki Verse? ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pricing?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=signup 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alpha ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
Wall Street Veteran Explains How US Regulators Are Protecting Incumbents Caitlin Long is the founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, which provides payment rails and custody for digital assets. In today's podcast we explore the recent surge of institutional interest in crypto, regulatory pressure in the US, and whether US regulators are prioritizing investor protection or incumbent interest. But first, we start by delving into Caitlin's journey as an early adopter of blockchain tech. Our sponsors https://www.arch.finance/best-of-web3 https://asymetrix.io/ https://parcl.cc/TheDefiant ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pric... 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_sourc... ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
WTF is up with Binance?! Today, we're diving into the tumultuous state of Binance, the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange, as it navigates a series of regulatory hurdles around the world. From narrowly avoiding catastrophe in the U.S. to strategically pulling out of Europe, Binance's recent headlines have been a rollercoaster for us all. So, let's figure out why these events matter. ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pric... 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_sourc... ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
The Key to Crypto's Mass Adoption? Coinbase Says it's Wallet as a Service (WaaS) Today we're joined by Coinbase's head of cryptography, Yehuda Lindell. He has big news to share as Coinbase just released WaaS which is an MPC wallet. Some are calling this one of the most exciting products from Coinbase yet. Yehuda has an impressive track record. He's a former professor and the former CEO of Unbound Tech, a cybersecurity company specializing in privacy and key management solutions. Unbound Tech, the company Yehuda co-founded, was acquired by Coinbase. Yehuda leads the cryptography team at Coinbase, driving innovation in the field of secure computation and increased privacy and data security. On today's podcast, we dive into the cryptography team at Coinbase, the new innovative wallet that might just be the key to mass adoption for crypto, bringing self-custody to the masses where we're expecting tech giants to jump on this new wallet opportunity, how WaaS compares to holding crypto on exchanges and Multisigs, Coinbase Self-Custody and beyond. We also get into Yehuda’s advice for aspiring cryptographers and so much more. But first, Yehuda tells us what he's focused on inside of Coinbase. Our sponsor https://parcl.cc/TheDefiant ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pric... 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_sourc... ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
Who on earth is Prometheum?!
Could the SEC Chair Gary Gensler Be Fired?
🦄Uniswap V4: Empowering Users with Hooks and Singleton to Transform Liquidity and Reduce Gas Fees Today, we're exploring the future of Uniswap, the world's leading decentralized exchange protocol, and why the recently announced V4 is significant, particularly in a bear market. Since its V3 release, Uniswap has facilitated over null.5 trillion in trading volume. And now, with the forthcoming V4, they're looking to revolutionize on-chain liquidity and token trading once again, so let’s dive in. ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pric... 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_sourc... ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
Ethereum Layer 2 Battle: Matter Labs CEO Explains Why He Thinks ZK-Rollups Will Win Today we are joined by Alex Gluchowski, the co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs. Matter Labs is the initial team behind zkSync. Alex is a renowned physicist and entrepreneur. Today we dive into the founding story of zkSync, the launch of zkSync, why they chose to help scale Ethereum, and if they stand by that decision today, the zkSync mission, alpha around getting into zkSync today, when token, as well as new use cases on zkSync and so much more. But first, Alex is going to tell us the founding story of zkSync. ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pric... 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_sourc... ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
⚠️COINBASE AND BINANCE SUED BY THE SEC🩸 Binance is in hot water again! The world’s largest centralized exchange and founder CZ are facing 13 charges from the SEC. It looks like the SEC has realized the power of Crypto Twitter, and they're using it to turn up the heat on CZ and Binance. But that’s not all, because Coinbase was hit with similar charges just this morning! So what's really going on here? Let's dive into the most important points in the Binance case before exploring what ACTUALLY went on behind closed doors… ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pricing?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=signup 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alpha ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
How Arbitrum is Scaling Ethereum, Layer 2 Challenges, Governance Scandal, and ZK Threats Steven Goldfeder is the founder of OffChain Labs. OffChain Labs is a company focused on Ethereum scaling solutions and known primarily for building Arbitrum, which is currently Ethereum's biggest Layer 2. In our conversation Steven will explain how OffChain Labs is addressing the scalability challenges of Ethereum by utilizing off-chain computation and optimistic rollups. We get into the Arbitrum airdrop, its governance drama, the big vision for Arbitrum and Layer 2s as a whole, and what the next milestones are for the scaling solution. But first, Steven starts the interview by explaining the basics of Arbitrum. ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pric... 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_sourc... ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3Steven Goldfeder is the founder of OffChain Labs. OffChain Labs is a company focused on Ethereum scaling solutions and known primarily for building Arbitrum, which is currently Ethereum's biggest Layer 2. In our conversation Steven will explain how OffChain Labs is addressing the scalability challenges of Ethereum by utilizing off-chain computation and optimistic rollups. We get into the Arbitrum airdrop, its governance drama, the big vision for Arbitrum and Layer 2s as a whole, and what the next milestones are for the scaling solution. But first, Steven starts the interview by explaining the basics of Arbitrum. ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pric... 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_sourc... ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
Solana Saga - the Web3 phone we needed? (Solana Mobile Review) This is the Solana Saga - it’s an Android phone produced by Solana’s mobile arm that costs $1000. Saga was first announced on June 23rd of last year. And less than a year later, they’ve already begun shipping. Quite an impressive delivery time in crypto terms, but this should be no surprise since the co-founder of Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko, has over a decade of experience working at Qualcomm. So he knows a thing or two about mobile products. Saga aims to become a crucial stepping stone in bringing web3 into our pockets. Users of the Solana chain can use the Saga to buy and sell NFTs, sign transactions, and self custody assets on the go through biometric solutions. I’ve been playing around with it for a week now, and it’s pretty neat stuff. So let's dive into why the SAGA could be a total game changer for web3 adoption, and whether or not it can survive a drop test. 0:00 Intro 1:13 Unboxing 1:26 Hardware 1:52 Technical Specs 2:45 Seed Vault 3:16 dApp Store 3:27 Saga Rewards 4:17 dApp test #1: Jupiter 4:33 dApp test #2: Minty Fresh 4:49 Drawbacks 6:16 Drop Test 6:59 Who's the Saga for? Intro track: MF DOOM Type Beat - "The Bomb_2" by 766N ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pricing?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=signup 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alpha ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io 💚 Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Nick Duddy: https://twitter.com/nickduddy Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure #TheDefiant #DeFi #Decentralized #Finance #Blockchain #Web3
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🦄 Over half a million unique wallets transacted on @uniswap.lens last month. Guess what's behind that record number? 🐸 🔗 Samuel Haig reports on how the memecoin fever caused a surge in DEX volume and led to a record burn rate for #Ethereum in May. https://bit.ly/3N7qIWa
🚀 The liquid staking sector has ballooned in value in recent months, giving rise to new DeFi strategies. What can you expect from the nascent LSTfi sector? Samuel Haig reports: https://t.co/fVK5yOKwU9
🤝 @polygon0x.lens has announced its latest partnership with a global enterprise. Joining its PoS Chain as a validator is Europe's largest telecommunications provider, Deutsche Telekom 🇩🇪. 🔗 Samuel Haig reports on the impacts of this partnership: https://t.co/qqV3MHRWZ4
🎯 @curvefinance.lens introduced a new mechanism to maintain the peg of its new stablecoin, and guess what? It has been proving highly effective. The month-old $crvUSD has traded within a less than 0.5% price range since launching. ⚖️ Samuel Haig reports: https://t.co/pZuKnAUtmr
Goldfinch Founders Talk Triple-Digit Growth and UX Upgrades in DeFi Today we are joined by the cofounding forces behind Goldfinch, Blake West and Mike Sall. They share with us a bit about what they learned from over 70 user interviews from everyone from Blackrock, Apollo to retired nurses, as well as their excitement around the user experience improvements for the entire Web3 and crypto space and how that UX and UI improvement will impact the Goldfinch Protocol, how they see 162% year over year growth in 2022 with no defaults. Blake and Mike give us insight into their thoughts around how crypto will reshape the global economy, expanding access to capital around the world and what they're building to make that possible. But first they give us the TL;DR of Goldfinch as well as what they're both focused on.
🤯 Did you know Ethereum #NFTs can become #Bitcoin NFTs?! Check out how ⤵️
👟 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Nike, one of the most recognizable brands in the world, is now selling its first #NFT sneaker drop called 'Our Force 1.' Each digital collectible is priced at $19.82, a nod to the year Air Force 1 debuted. Sales are open until June 1st. No #crypto payments will be accepted, tho. 🫠 See for yourself ⤵️ https://swoosh.nike
📈 A key DeFi interest rate could be set to rise! @makerdao.lens is mulling a proposal to boost the $DAI savings rate to 3.3%. The DSR enables users to earn yield on $DAI by depositing tokens into the Maker protocol. 🔗 Owen Fernau reports on why it matters. ⤵️ https://t.co/COV01Q6Qg6
Chainlink Challenged: Competition Emerges for LinkMarines Today we're joined by Jacob and Marcin, co-founders of RedStone. RedStone is an oracle in the crypto space picking up steam. We get into the nitty-gritty details of oracles, how RedStone is going up against the oracle monolith Chainlink, how they differentiate, and they share an exclusive update with us. But first we begin with Jakub and Marcin's introductions and what they're working on inside of RedStone.
NFT lending is on fire! 🔥 📈 Blend, the newly launched platform by Blur, dominated 82% of NFT loan volumes in May, surpassing $300M, while NFTfi, a pioneer in the space, has processed around $430M since launching 2 years ago. Samuel Haig reports: https://t.co/pd8TfNKBrs
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What is PulseChain? Biggest Airdrop ever or just a scam? The DeFi world has seen its fair share of innovative and not so innovative but hype based projects enter and exit the top 10 list. PulseChain is one of them, with TVL reaching over $500 M in just a couple of days.
🚨 ARE YOU SITTING DOWN? Unciphered, a security firm, claims to have successfully breached the Trezor Model T hardware wallet. 😲 They even show how it was supposedly done: https://shorturl.at/ikmN5 Last week it was Ledger, this week is Trezor. What's next? 🫠
🎉 @behuzer.lens is kicking off his 3 year journey to help decentralize Ethereum, along with ether.fi and Avado! Got any questions for him? Drop them in the comments ⤵️
💸 Claim your share of the zkSync airdrop: In 5 steps, we’ll show you how to qualify for their ***potential*** airdrop. Check it out ⤵️