In this episode, we spoke to Winston Zhang, one of the Co-Founders of Cega Cega is building the next evolution in DeFi derivatives with safer, high-yielding products for users powered by exotic options. In this episode you'll learn: - What are exotic options? How do they differ from more "vanilla" calls and puts? - How do they achieve APY's of 13-40%? - Who are the market makers buying these options from retail users in DeFi? - How the 'worst-of' and 'best-of' payoff works - What the next stage of DeFi derivatives looks like and so much more! As a former equity derivatives professiona ..read more

It's clear that US regulators are shining a spotlight on DeFi. It's essential that we have a group that is dedicated to educating policymakers and shaping the future of DeFi. In this episode, we had the honour to speak to Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Policy Director at the DEF. You'll learn: - What different members of Congress are thinking about DeFi - Miller's insight into what happened with Tornado Cash - A great analogy he uses when educating policymakers about DeFi - An overview of the advocacy work that DEF undertakes and the grants available - How the future of regulation might play ou ..read more

Bluejay Finance is a capital-efficient protocol for multi-currency stablecoins. Why? Because crypto desperately needs to move away from USD-denominated stablecoins! In this episode, we speak with Sherry Jiang, Co-Founder and CEO of Bluejay Finance. You'll learn: - How they mirror the FX market in the fiat world onto the blockchain - How locally denominated stablecoins accelerate financial inclusion - Opportunities for liquidity providers that hold DAI and other assets - Real-world lending that is already taking place in South East Asia ...and much more! Website: https://bluejay.finance ..read more

Morpho has built an innovative p2p layer on top of AAVE and Compound, allowing enhanced yields for all users! In this episode you will learn: - The current inefficiencies in borrowing and lending markets - How you can optimise your yield on your stablecoins - The technical challenges of building DeFi on top of existing protocols - Advice for founders raising capital from the likes of a16z - Paul's thoughts on the Ethereum Merge If you're interested in the future of DeFi, this is a must listen episode :) Website: https://www.morpho.xyz ..read more

We were fortunate to sit with Matt Fiebach, a Research Analyst within the Blockworks DeFi Research Team. Blockworks Research is trusted by some of the largest institutions in the world to give them deep insights into the crypto space and where they could be allocated capital. This episode is packed with Alpha, that's with a capital A. You'll learn: - What his research process looks like - Why Matt is cautious about the Ethereum Merge - Opportunities in the Ethereum Middleware market - dydx moving to Cosmos - GMX and other perp providers - frxLend and frxETH - Relative value trades like lon ..read more

Maple is transforming the way that borrowers access on-chain credit. We had the opportunity to speak to Joe Flanagan, a Co-Founder of Maple Finance. In this episode you'll learn: - How does Maple Finance work? - Who the next generation of borrowers will be? - Lessons learnt when building a DeFi protocol - xMPL token utility - What success looks like for the Maple Team - How DeFi needs to evolve Website: https://www.maple.finance/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/joe_defi ..read more

Dopex is by far the leading decentralised options protocol. Often, many investors overlook it as they don't fully understand what it is or how to use the protocol efficiently. However, there are huge opportunities for those that take the time to understand the power of Dopex. In this episode you will learn: - Who are the team behind Dopex? - Why do they exist? Who uses the protocol? - How do their SSOV's work underneath the hood - How can you use the platform to either earn yield or take directional bets? - What is their outlook for crypto markets? - Trends they see within the DeFi space, an ..read more

In this episode we had the privilege of speaking to Ryan Rasmussen, one of the lead Analysts at BitWise Investments. In this episode we go into detail about: - The breakdown of their $1.3bn in Assets - Why there are so many different stablecoins - Is there any substance to the Tether FUD?  - What their institutional investors are thinking - The future of DeFi post 3AC  - Ryan's macro views Enjoy the podcast ..read more

Ribbon is the first and largest crypto-structured products protocol. Essentially you deposit your ETH, AVAX or any other eligible asset into one of their vaults. Under the hood, they then run an options strategy and you simply collect the yield! In this episode you will learn: - How the Ribbon vaults work under the hood - Why would an investor buy covered calls and the best market scenarios to do this - Some resources to learn more about options and derivatives and plenty more. This is a unique interview because we got to speak to one of the lead devs behind a market-leading protocol.&nbs ..read more

It's undoubtedly been a testing few weeks for DeFi. Despite this, the team at Euler Finance continue to grow. In this episode you will learn: - What it means to have permissionless borrowing and lending markets - How to use Euler to be short sETH (borrow staked ETH) - Why DeFi needs a platform like Euler - Some of the early risks when building a DeFi Protocol - Why Euler believe they have the most efficient liquidation engine in the DeFi world plus much more. I really enjoyed this episode with their Head of Risk as we talked a lot about macro, security and the outlook for DeFi as well ..read more