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#18: Euler Finance Jun 21, 2022

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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.
Guest: Seraphim
Platform: https://www.euler.finance/
sETH thread

#17: Goldfinch Finance Apr 20, 2022

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Goldfinch are on a mission to bring crypto loans to the real world.
They are a passionate team that is using DeFi infrastructure to bring about financial inclusion.
In this episode you will learn:
- What is Goldfinch finance and how does it work?
- How can they provide uncollateralised loans to their borrowers?
- What are the opportunities for liquidity providers?
This was a truly humbling conversation with 2 founders that really believe in the real world use case of what they are building. It's solutions like that that will usher in the next stage of the DeFi revolution.
Enjoy the podcast.
Website: https://goldfinch.finance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/goldfinch_fi

#16: Babylon Finance Apr 12, 2022

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Babylon Finance has a mission to make the future of DeFi investing as simple as possible.
Rather than figure out all the latest protocols, you can simply join an investment club and participate straight away in proposals on how the funds are spent.
Alternatively, you can just sit back and watch your garden grow!
In this episode you will learn:
- What is an Investment Club, and how can you join one.
- The benefits of shared fees and shared profits
- What the future of DeFi investing looks like.
Not only that, but if you join using our referral link, you'll receive additional BABL rewards on your deposits!
Enjoy the podcast!

#15: Angle Protocol Mar 31, 2022

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In this episode we speak with one of founders of Angle Protocol.
Why should you listen?
- To understand why we need to diversify away from USD denominated stablecoins
- How do you create a decentralised and over-collateralised stablecoin
- Upcoming innovations including the ability to use ANY asset as collateral to mint agEUR
- Preferred chains to build a DeFi protocol on
- What a day in the life of a DeFi builder looks like.
There is so much insight here from an incredibly smart and passionate team. We hope you enjoy the pod!
Website: https://www.angle.money/
Twitter: twitter.com/AngleProtocol
To find out more about ReFi visit: https://www.reimagined.fi/

#14: BanklessDAO Mar 16, 2022

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Bankless DAO is a movement.
Their goal is to progress the world towards greater freedom.
In this podcast we talk about a wide range of topics:
1. DeFi Indices that they are building that you can passively invest in
2. A discussion on L2 protocols to watch out for
3. Rari Fuse Pools
4. Their thoughts on FaaS!
5. Outlook for DeFi in 2022
There is so much opportunity for ReFi to work with BanklessDAO and we look forward to growing this relationship!
Website: https://www.bankless.community/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/banklessDAO
Index offering: https://indexcoop.com/
To find out more about ReFi visit: https://www.reimagined.fi/

#13 : Beanstalk (bean.money) Feb 25, 2022

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In this episode we talk with Publius, one of the founders of an innovative algorithmic stablecoin that is built on Ethereum.
Beanstalk uses credit instead of collateral to create price stability for it's stablecoin.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why do we need a new type of Stablecoin?
- What is Beanstalk?
- How can they issue a stablecoin that doesn't require collateral?
- How does an algorithmic stablecoin work?
- The challenges with maintaining a peg.
beans, stalk, and a pod ;)

#12: BeethovenX Feb 19, 2022

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BeethovenX is one of the fastest growing DeFi protocols on Fantom.
There are a bunch of opportunities available for investors.
In this episode you will learn:
- What is BeethovenX and what is unique about their offering?
- How do the index pools work, and where do the yields come from?
- What is a bootstrapping liquidity pool (LBP) and which launches are coming soon?
- What other projects on Fantom do they like?
- Which narratives do they see playing out throughout 2022?
The team are incredibly talented and humble. We really enjoyed the conversation.
Website: https://beets.fi/
To find out more about ReFi visit: https://www.reimagined.fi/

#11: Hundred Finance Feb 16, 2022

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Hundred.finance have a bold vision to be the primary borrowing and lending platform across 100 different blockchains.
That's quite an ambitious goal, but they may well pull it up given the team.
In this podcast you will learn:
- Why the future of DeFi will be multi-chain
- Thoughts on the Wormhole hack and considerations when bridging
- Lessons from the "DeFi Summer"
- veToken model explained
- What is Solidly and the role of NFTs in DeFi
This episode is packed with educational content!
Website: https://hundred.finance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HundredFinance
To find out more about ReFi visit: https://www.reimagined.fi/

#10: DEUS Finance Feb 15, 2022

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There is a growing consensus that derivatives and other "synthetic" products will grow in importance as DeFi matures.
Crazy Fact: The notional traded today on Derivatives in TradFi is x10 of the notional traded in stocks, bonds and real estate COMBINED.
We talk to Lafa, one of the founders of DEUS Finance about how they are building the infrastructure to capture this opportunity.
In this episode you will learn:
- How an OTC contract works
- Why we need derivatives
- What are the technical challenges in building this
- Who they are working with
- Alpha leaks for 2022 and beyond
Website: https://deus.finance/
Guest: https://twitter.com/lafachief
To find out more about ReFi visit: https://www.reimagined.fi/

#8: Jack Niewold Jan 24, 2022

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With all the market volatility, this was a very timely conversation!
Jack is the Founder of The Crypto Pragmatist, a crypto research firm. He has a large Twitter following (34.2k) and is one of my favourite followers.
We cover:
- How Jack would prepare for a 'crypto winter'
- His thoughts on the FaaS sector
- Narratives he is focusing on in 2022
- His research process for new protocols
- His personal portfolio and highest conviction plays
Enjoy the pod :)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackNiewold
Newsletter: https://cryptopragmatist.com/sign-up-twitter/
To find out more about ReFi visit: https://www.reimagined.fi/

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