Jordan Kruger is CoFounder of Metronome and Vesper Finance. Zane Huffman is CoFounder of Metronome and CSO of Bloq. In this episode of The DeFi Podcast, we interview 2 crypto OGs who pivoted to building full time in DeFi back in 2020, which led to the launch of Vesper Finance, designed for easy single-deposit token vault strategies. During this interview, we focus on their latest protocol Metronome, which enables users to generate a variety of synthetics using cryptoassets as collateral. Their newest product Smart Farming is a degen's paradise with up to 4-5X looping to instantly create levera ..read more

Isaac Prada is the Head of PR and Project Management at Radiant Capital, a DeFi omnichain lending and borrowing market. In this episode of The DeFi Podcast, Isaac shares all the lessons the Radiant Capital team has used to design some of the most forwarding thinking tokenomics in DeFi. He discusses how Radiant became one of most popular DeFi apps on the Ethereum L2 Arbitrum and how they designed Radiant V2 to reward long term contributors to Radiant and prevent mercenary farmers from farming their token to 0. ?️ If you prefer a podcast player, subscribe and listen to The DeFi Podcast here: htt ..read more

Arif Khan is the CEO and CoFounder of Alethea AI, a research and development studio building at the intersection of generative AI and blockchain.   In this episode, Arif shares why he believes we can avoid a future of "AI colonialism" with decentralized, community-owned AI, powered by DeFi and Web3. Arif has been working with two transformative technologies for years: artificial intelligence and crypto. He shares a strong conviction for why we can ensure many, instead of a few elites, benefit from the impact of AI by leveraging the decentralized, permissionless infrastructure of Web3. &nb ..read more

Joe Andrews is the CoFounder of Aztec Protocol, a next-generation encrypted blockchain secured by Ethereum.   In this episode, Joe discusses with me the long awaited development of technology to enable us to transact privately in DeFi, while inheriting the security of the Ethereum blockchain. We talk about why privacy is a right, how Aztec has launched their Aztec Connect SDK to build seamless integrations with DeFi protocols, and the benefits of private payments and DeFi transactions using their flagship product, zk.money.   THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOK ..read more

Aaron Wright is a founding member of The LAO, Flamingo DAO, and now Tribute Labs. He was early to Bitcoin, invested in the Ethereum presale, and went on to found one of the earliest protocols on Ethereum called OpenLaw while working for years at the Ethereum venture studio ConsenSys.   In this episode, Aaron discusses his remarkable career being early to Ethereum, dApps, DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and the Web3-enabled Metaverse. I have known Aaron since 2017 and he's consistently early to mega trends in crypto, long before they catch fire in the mainstream. Aaron offers his humble reflections on w ..read more

Chris Comrie is a Web3 content creator and investor, who previously worked in the insurance agency and most recently in marketing for DeFi Yield. Through his experimenting and content, he has become one of the leading product experts on Lens Web3 social media applications.   In this episode, Chris discusses his experience on the benefits of using early Web3 social media protocols and applications like Lens, how it differs from Web2, what's better about Web3 social media, why he doesn't see Web3 at odds with Web2, and why you should get started trying Lens applications like Lenstube, Orb ..read more

Robin Schmidt, aka SuperMassive, the former Head of Video and Media at The Defiant, and the original star of The Defiant Youtube channel, recently launched his new project called BasedAF. As a producer/creator on Youtube for over 10 years and a filmmaker for over 20 years, we discuss his insights on The Creator Economy and how it has been impacted in both positive and negative ways by crypto. As an early adopter of new Web3 tooling such as NFTs, Robin shares how the game to retain your audience's attention hasn't changed much with Web3 as well as a few key lessons for creators, he learned duri ..read more