The CLG Podcast

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Teej Ragsdale on MakerDAO Tokenizing $100M in RWAs Jul 20, 2022

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Bringing Real-World Assets (RWAs) onto the blockchain is the next major step required for DeFi to scale to a global level. In this episode, ChainLinkGod and The_Crypto_Oracle talk to Teej Ragsdale, General Partner at Lupine Capital and Real World Finance Core Unit member at MakerDAO — the largest DeFi protocol by TVL and issuer of the decentralized stablecoin DAI. We discuss the value proposition of tokenizing RWAs on a public blockchain, the risk and opportunities that comes with using RWAs in DeFi, as well as Teej’s experience leading a proposal to bring $100M of RWA collateral to MakerDAO.

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MakerDAO Huntingdon Valley Bank: https://forum.makerdao.com/t/huntingdon-valley-bank-hvb-rwa-collateral-onboarding-risk-assessment/

The Unwinding of Crypto Ponzinomics Jun 23, 2022

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The crypto industry is feeling the pain as token valuations are down 80-90% from all-time-highs. Is the Federal Reserve raising interest rates solely to blame or are we witnessing what happens to token economics that only work when number goes up in an environment where number goes down, bad.

In this podcast, ChainLinkGod and The_Crypto_Oracle talk about a number of key topics including how crypto reflexivity leads to greater volatility, the role of governance and upgradability, the split between regulated and non-regulated DeFi, how protocols can justify extracting revenue, and much more.

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All Things Truflation With Stefan Rust May 05, 2022

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In this episode, ChainLinkGod talks with Stefan Rust, the founder of Truflation, to discuss how his project is producing unbiased inflation rate datasets, how this information is brought on-chain via Chainlink, and the many use cases that are enabled as a result. The conversation ends with a deeper discussion about the current and future evolution of the Web3 ecosystem.
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Current State of the Crypto Ecosystem and Beyond Apr 18, 2022

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Has the cryptocurrency ecosystem achieved the goal of creating a more fair, transparent, and trust-minimized society or is it just a digital casino that exists to print new money in the form of tokens? In this podcast, ChainLinkGod and The_Crypto_Oracle discuss the current state of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, how we foresee the ecosystem evolving into the future, and our thoughts on the role that Chainlink plays.

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Off-Chain Computation: How Oracles Go beyond Data Delivery Dec 28, 2021

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In this episode, ChainLinkGod and The_Crypto_Oracle explore the concept of trust-minimized off-chain computation in decentralized oracle networks and how it extends the capabilities of blockchains. Additionally, we dive into the spectrum of computation ranging from traditional centralized servers to blockchain computation, and how oracle computation provides an optimized middle-ground solution for introducing privacy, scalability, fairness, automation, and more to smart contract applications.

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A Deep Dive Into Chainlink Price Feeds Nov 17, 2021

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In this episode, ChainLinkGod explores Chainlink Price Feeds, the most widely adopted price oracle solution across the blockchain ecosystem, which actively help secure tens of billions of dollars in value across hundreds of smart contract applications.

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How Pmcgoohan Discovered the MEV Problem Jul 05, 2021

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In this episode, ChainLinkGod and The_Crypto_Oracle talk with Pmcgoohan, the analyst who first discovered the Miner Extractable Value (MEV) problem in Ethereum pre-genesis in 2014. We define what MEV is, the various types of activity that do and don't fall under MEV, why MEV Auctions do not solve MEV, as well as how front-running, back-running, and sachwich attacks on blockchain transactions results in financial harm of end-users. We also cover potential solutions such as Pmcgoohan's proposed content-layer transaction chunking and Chainlink's Fair Sequencing Services (FSS), including their complementary nature.

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Cryptoeconomic Security: Chainlink Edition (LINK) Jun 17, 2021

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In this episode, ChainLinkGod and The_Crypto_Oracle explore how the widely used Chainlink oracle network generates cryptoeconomic security through direct rewards and penalties. This includes implicit incentives with financial exposure to a native token, explicit super-linear staking with slashing, on-chain reputation with an immutable performance history, and much more. We cover both how the Chainlink network is secured today and how it is planned to be secured under the Chainlink 2.0 model as proposed in the recent Chainlink v2 whitepaper.

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Cryptoeconomic Security: Blockchain Edition (BTC vs ETH) Jun 15, 2021

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In this podcast, ChainLinkGod and The_Crypto_Oracle explore the concept of cryptoeconomic security in decentralized computation networks, how it is applied to the Bitcoin Proof of Work (PoW) and Ethereum 2.0 Proof of Stake (PoS) networks, and the various technical nuances that make these networks operate at a global scale.

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Chainlink Oracle Services: A Comprehensive Overview Jun 01, 2021

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In this podcast, ChainLinkGod and The_Crypto_Oracle explore the wide range of oracle services provided by Chainlink, the industry-leading decentralized oracle network. This includes Price Feeds (real-time financial market data), Proof of Reserves (on-chain audits of tokens backed by off-chain collateral), Any API (bringing all the world's data-chain), Verifiable Randomness (tamper-resistant on-chain RNG for NFTs and gaming apps), Keepers (transaction automation bots) and a Blockchain Abstraction Layer for enterprises (single integration gateway to becoming blockchain-enabled). We explore the importance of each service, how exactly they work, and the nuances regarding why the Chainlink Network is the leading provider in each individual category of use cases.

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