Mission: DeFi

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Mission DeFi EP 67 - Is your DAO safe from regulators? - Yev Muchnik & Jacqueline Radebaugh discuss forming DAOs as cooperatives Aug 03, 2022

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Video version of this show is available at https://www.missiondefi.com/daos-as-cooperatives

Did you form a DAO without registering an entity? You are likely personally liable if you did.

Even if you registered an entity like an LLC for your DAO, you very likely are going to face regulatory compliance issues if you haven't had legal help to navigate.

The regulatory picture in the US for DAOs is murky at best, but there is one way to make things potentially clearer and safer for everyone involved. Cooperatives have been around for a very long time and are an excellent match to many of the DAOs that exist today. In this episode attorneys Yev and Jacqueline that are experts in cooperative and crypto regulatory compliance make the case that a cooperative registration in Colorado may be a superior way to setup a DAO.

Besides being a strong philosophical match for the purpose of DAOs, they can also provide securities exemptions and more. We get into the how and why of cooperatives.

Yev Muchnik

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuchnikYev
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yevmuchnik
Website: https://www.techlawstartup.com/

Jacqueline R. Radebaugh

My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelineradebaugh/
My Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/JacqR5
My firm’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jwpcPBC
My firm’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jason-wiener-p-c/
My firm’s website: https://jrwiener.com/

This is not legal advice. Our guests are not your attorneys. If you need legal advice consult with a qualified attorney.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

DeFi Lunch (Ep 171) - August 2, 2022 - @Nomad Hack/Looting / @debtdao / Reaper Hack / ETHPoW vs ETH2 & how to make $ / Craig Wright / Miners don't plan ahead / @BinanceUS Delists / Aug 03, 2022

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Explaining the Nomad bridge hack - https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1554269047176548353?s=20&t=pt8xXXCRW9xSW1UXt_pTWg
Reaper Farm Hack - https://twitter.com/PeckShieldAlert/status/1554423041232629761
ETHPoW vs ETH2 clever trading hacks - https://blog.bitmex.com/ethpow-vs-eth2/
Miners should have planned in advance - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1554454192927957001?s=20&t=m8ZAWKsq0X_DpDvO4fHt9A
Craig Wright wins 1£ LMAO - https://bitcoinist.com/judge-peter-mccormack-1-in-damages-craig-wright/
Binance US Delists Token After SEC Labels it a Security - https://blockworks.co/binance-us-delists-token-after-sec-labels-it-a-security/
Debt DAO is creating a decentralized, permissionless marketplace to buy, sell, underwrite and manage debt for the DeFi economy - https://debtdao.finance/

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

DeFi Lunch (Ep 170) - August 1, 2022 - @XBT3D expects more down from here and explains the data that leads him to that conclusion. Aug 02, 2022

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Awesome episode where XBT3D (Sean) explains in great detail how we probably aren't done with downward pressure on price and backs it up with market data and analysis. Do not miss the wisdom.

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

DeFi Lunch (Ep 169) - July 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022

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$ETH & $BTC still toying with a move up, but voices of doom are expecting a massive crash to $300 or $400 for ETH

This is a really big deal... @getswype launches fiat integration with @GnosisSafe. DAOs can now initiate wire/ACH payments on chain via governance through an insured virtual account. This solves a huge problem.

https://twitter.com/getswype/status/1552404322947944448

@FantomFDN killing it with built in security tools for devs

https://twitter.com/stelyb/status/1552672795746004994?s=28&t=XVf_NOLz0I_K-1fvz5076A

#Bitcoin mining could make use of 265 billion cubic meters of wasted natural gas emissions at drilling sites. Bitcoin only needs 25 billion.@ARKInvest team reports that

https://twitter.com/skorusARK/status/1551643114179362816

KuCoin CEO wants to FUD the FUD with a FUD FUND

https://yellowblock.io/kucoin-ceo-announces-fund-targeted-at-tackling-fud-in-crypto/

Mirror buried the lede on their subscriptions capability launch. They seem to be starting a wallet...

https://twitter.com/viamirror/status/1551976045997432836?s=21&t=LpoHS4IXDawjZ0ebtGBisQ

https://dev.mirror.xyz/Jn62zF5n62BfowdaFgm3uIx3Fgp2vIR7b-HTSxKVXqk

SushiSwap's new ‘Head Chef’(if approved) is gonna make some serious tuna

https://thedefiant.io/sushiswap-head-chef-may-pocket-a-third-of-all-tokens-paid-to-staff/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Ignas | DeFi Research fires of the future of DeFi in an awesome thread.

https://twitter.com/defiignas/status/1551918576533090304?s=28&t=LCwgz0k77DJNTqR3uuVmJw

The last step before nirvana?

https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/07/27/goerli-prater-merge-announcement/

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (pdf)

https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/inflation_reduction_act_one_page_summary.pdf

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

DeFi Lunch (Ep 168) - July 28, 2022 - @AndrewYang @Fwd_Party @GovCTW @Lobby3_DAO / #ETH Blowing up / @PeterMcCormack @udiWertheimer @WhatBitcoinDid / @FantomFDN fund vote / @forefront__'s Terminal Jul 28, 2022

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$ETH is blowing up. Outpacing $BTC in price growth. Merge
7 Days: 13.77%
30 Days: 45.18%
@AndrewYang announced the merger of @Fwd_Party with 2 other ind parties & co-chairing with @GovCWT. Forward was already pro-crypto and this bodes well, since 62% of Americans want another party choice.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-former-republicans-democrats-form-new-third-us-political-party-2022-07-27/
My interview with Andrew about his crypto lobbying org @Lobby3_DAO
https://bit.ly/mdandrewyang[...]
Awesome thoughtful discussion on Bitcoin maximalism with @PeterMcCormack & @udiWertheimer on @WhatBitcoinDid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97-hufd4M7s
Is bitcoin still a hedge on inflation with the current market correlations? Gold?
Fantom ( @FantomFDN ) community decides to use burn fee to fund ecosystem projects
https://www.theblock.co/post/159803/fantom-community-decides-to-use-burn-fee-to-fund-ecosystem-projects?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social[...]
Brad's apology to the @LidoFinance community after rant the other day.
CoolCryptoTool
@forefront__'s Terminal is an awesome tool to dive into DAOs and their healthhttps://www.terminal.co/
@topl_protocol is a purpose built blockchain for recording sustainability efforts for enterprises. We discussed whether the world needs it and by the end may have concluded we do.
https://www.topl.co/[...]
The modern way to trade ancient assets? What? Turns out it is actually a great idea.
https://twitter.com/PharaohFi
https://medium.com/@pharaohfinance1/how-ancient-assets-have-changed-the-world-ec1f4bb78ffaWhat happened to Oasis blockchain?
UPenn’s Wharton School rolls out online certificate course on business in the Metaverse
https://cointelegraph.com/news/upenn-s-wharton-school-rolls-out-online-certificate-course-on-business-in-the-metaverse?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social

DeFi Lunch (Ep 166) - July 26, 2022 - $FTT as Buy? / ETH Inflows / VCs bet big / Reg Compliant Oracles? / Republic DAOs? - Do DAOs need adult supervision? / Chain usage regionally / Jul 26, 2022

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Ethereum Weekly Exchange Net Flow Points To Growing Accumulation Trend - https://www.newsbtc.com/news/ethereum/ethereum-weekly-exchange-net-flow-points-to-growing-accumulation-trend/
Cryptoverse: What crisis? Venture capitalists bet big on crypto - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/cryptoverse-what-crisis-venture-capitalists-bet-big-crypto-2835776
Joe's idea to add FTX to the list of buy and hold potentials - https://ftx.com/intl/ftt
Regulatory compliant pricing oracles to allow new institutional investment opportunities - https://cryptoslate.com/regulatory-compliant-pricing-oracles-to-allow-new-institutional-investment-opportunities/
What metaverse platform actually has retained users with significant daily or weekly usage per user? - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1551728639464673281?s=20&t=l6bhsAEyBXmJmLfEpcrcgw
Do we need a Republic structure for DAOs instead of the community voting? Screwing their own projects out of spite - LidoDAO says no to selling $14.5M in LDO tokens to Dragonfly Capital - https://cointelegraph.com/news/lidodao-rejects-sale-of-10m-ldo-tokens-to-dragonfly-capital?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social
Japan Ministry of Economy launches Web3 policy office - https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-ministry-of-economy-launches-web3-policy-office
74% of public agencies feel under-equipped for crypto investigations: Report - https://cointelegraph.com/news/74-of-public-agencies-feel-under-equipped-for-crypto-investigations-report?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social
Coinmetrics data on usage of particular chains in different parts of the world - https://twitter.com/coinmetrics/status/1551927021567201280
Asfi on DYAD - https://twitter.com/Asfi3333/status/1551708253897105408?s=20&t=UtsHm6FHGmHQQtk9Bo5Clw

DeFi Lunch (Ep 165) - July 25, 2022 Jul 26, 2022

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Web5 is a threat? - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1551548331641405442?s=20&t=rSRSrr7YiCLvDYqGHQkWkQ
Tether, Bitfinex aim at building a new internet with P2P app Keet - https://cryptoslate.com/tether-bitfinex-aim-at-building-the-next-internet-with-p2p-app-keet/
Sushi launches cross chain swaps - https://sushi.com/blog/sushi-xswap-a-crosschain-dex https://sushi.com/swap?srcToken=FTM&dstToken=MATIC&srcTypedAmount=10000&srcChainId=250&dstChainId=137
Economic Sentiment Improves For The Second Reading In A Row - https://hamiltonplacestrategies.com/analysis/economic-sentiment-improves-for-the-second-reading-in-a-row/
What do you remember being scary or confusing when you first started in DeFi? - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1551199442069495810?s=20&t=rSRSrr7YiCLvDYqGHQkWkQ
UK Largest Bank To Invest in Crypto Firm Copper.co, Report Shows - https://coinquora.com/uk-largest-bank-to-invest-in-crypto-firm-copper-co-report-shows/
Announcing Druglike - a Web3 Drug Discovery Platform - Martin Shkreli wants to find a new way to screw over and kill sick people - https://www.newswire.com/news/announcing-druglike-a-web3-drug-discovery-platform-21779057
FTX To Reportedly Acquire Crypto Exchange Bithumb - https://watcher.guru/news/ftx-to-reportedly-acquire-crypto-exchange-bithumb?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
FTX offer to Voyager was brilliant - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1551413657338368001?s=20&t=rSRSrr7YiCLvDYqGHQkWkQ

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

DeFi Lunch (Ep 164) - July 22, 2022 Jul 25, 2022

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Crypto to reach 1 billion users in 2030: BCG Report - https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-to-reach-1-billion-users-in-2030-bcg-report

Crowdhealth - https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/bitcoin

Analysts Suspect the Fed Will Bump Federal Funds Rate by 75 bps Next Week, Others Predict the 'Biggest Hike in Decades’ - https://news.bitcoin.com/analysts-suspect-the-fed-will-bump-federal-funds-rate-by-75-bps-next-week-others-predict-the-biggest-hike-in-decades/

South Korea Delays 20% Cryptocurrency Tax To 2025 - https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/22/07/28156917/south-korea-delays-20-cryptocurrency-tax-to-2025

Philippine central bank governor says no plan to ban crypto - https://forkast.news/philippine-central-bank-governor-no-to-ban-crypto/

Coinbase denies listing securities, says SEC should provide regulatory framework - https://cryptoslate.com/coinbase-denies-listing-securities-says-sec-should-provide-regulatory-framework/

SEC listing 9 tokens as securities in insider trading case ‘could have broad implications’ — CFTC - https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-listing-9-tokens-as-securities-in-insider-trading-case-could-have-broad-implications-cftc

DeFi Lunch (Ep 163) - July 21, 2022 - Special Guest: Ash - @investindigital from @desoprotocol & @daodao_io - A social media focused L1 chain & Dao in a box Jul 22, 2022

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Brad and Joe had an in depth chat with the head of growth from Deso Protocol and DaoDao on their approach to building a social media focused layer 1 blockchain and making it easy for anyone to launch a Dao for crowdfunding, community building, governance, and more.

Guest: Ash - https://twitter.com/investindigital

Projects:

DaoDao

DaoDao Twitter: https://twitter.com/daodao_io

Dao Dao URL: https://daodao.io/

Deso Protocol

Deso Twitter: https://twitter.com/desoprotocol

Deso Protocol URL: https://www.deso.org/

Mission DeFi EP 65 - DeFi on Bitcoin?!? - The Stacks ecosystem is growing fast & our guests are the foundations of it - Kyle Ellicott, Albert Liang, & Will Corcoran Jul 21, 2022

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Really enjoyed this interview with the Stacks funding ecosystem team. Amazing path forward for Stacks and the massive opportunity for DeFi on Bitcoin.

Project Name: Stacks

Project URL(see more below): https://stacks.co

Guests:

Will Corcoran - Grants at the Stacks Foundation - https://twitter.com/corcoranwill
Kyle Ellicott of Stacks Ventures - https://twitter.com/kyleellicott
Albert Liang of the BTC Startup Lab - https://twitter.com/btc_albert

What we covered:

What Stacks is and how it functions
All about the funding, grant, and accelerator ecosystem around Stacks
How they plan to plan and build a massive environment
What money is available and how to get it to build on Stacks
How to learn the language Clarity that powers smart contracts on Stacks
Why they believe Clarity is a safer, more secure and better language

Resources

Stacks.org - Foundation and grants - https://Stacks.org
Stacks.co - Tech and development resources - https://stacks.co
Stacks Ventures - https://stacksventures.io/
Stacks Accelerator - https://stacks.ac/
CityCoins.co - CityCoins protocol information - https://CityCoins.co
Hiro - Tech tools and resources - https://www.hiro.so/
Clarity Universe - https://clarity-lang.org/universe
Clarity of Mind - Book on how to write smart contracts in Clarity - https://book.clarity-lang.org/title-page.html
NFT marketplace and data on Stacks - https://byzantion.xyz/
DAO tools on Stacks - https://www.console.xyz/ - twitter.com/consoledao

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