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DeFi by Design EP 112: Improving the Checkered Cross-Chain Past with CatalystAMM Nov 09, 2023

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Today, we're exploring CatalystAMM, a project led by Jim, aimed at tackling cross-chain transaction issues and past security flaws.

Their goal? To create a universal liquidity layer across all chains, making liquidity access effortless for users. Imagine a world where liquidity is automatically available across multiple chains, without the need for complex integrations or manual processes!

𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀:

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𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥: 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘍𝘪 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴.

DeFi By Design EP111: Understanding Liquid Staking Derivatives & Validators Nov 02, 2023

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Today, we invite you to embark on a journey of unraveling the intricacies behind Liquid Staking Derivatives and the pivotal role of Validators. In a world where every move counts and opportunities are hidden in plain sight, understanding the dynamics of Tenderize becomes a compass guide.

We also explore the behavior of projects during the bear and bull markets and the balance to have in those times in order to secure your protocol success.

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DeFi By Design EP110: Onboarding The Next 10,000,000 Users w/Luca Netz Oct 26, 2023

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Discover the captivating world of Pudgy Penguins, where crypto meets collectibles.

With 8,888 unique digital penguins stored securely on the Ethereum blockchain, Pudgy Penguins offer irrefutable proof of ownership and scarcity.

Join us on this journey as we explore their $400 million digital collectible sales, 900,000+ Instagram following, and even their presence in 2,000 Walmart stores.

Discover the secrets behind their success and explore Luca Netz's insights and the power of visualizing value.

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DeFi By Design EP109: One Click Rollup Deployment with Caldera Oct 12, 2023

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What are the pros & cons of having a centralized vs decentralized sequencer? How about a shared sequencer?

You may have seen some of the recent posts from Andy about the nature of sequencers as they exist now.

In our interview with Caldera CEO, Matt Katz, he shared with us two ways sequencing impacts censorship and access to technology, plus why he sees crypto as a force for good.

We touched on the state of rollups as they are now, and where Caldera will fit in.

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DeFi By Design EP108: MEV, Restaking, & Rollups with Matt Cutler From BlockNative Oct 05, 2023

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Matt Cutler, the MEV wizard, is back on the rollup. After learning the ins and outs of block building on Ethereum,

Matt and the team at Blocknative face regulatory and ethical dilemmas to which there was no easy solution. After long deliberation about the future of Ethereum, Matt and co decide to embrace Ethereum's core values and stay true to their vision of decentralization and transparency in the emerging onchain economy.

Now, back on the rollup for the first time since the Merge, Matt unpacks his journey through Ethereum's design space, economic mechanisms at the L2 level, the tradeoffs of restaking, and rollups in general. Always insightful conversations and valuable bits of information from Matt Cutler, CEO of Blocknative.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the alpha!

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DeFi by Design EP 107: How Celo Plans to Dominate the Rollup Wars Sep 29, 2023

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Happy Friday! Hope you had a fantastic week on your crypto journey with Ethereum futures ETFs being approved, things are looking to be heating up. Maybe we see some flows hit the spot markets this weekend into Monday in preparation for this!

For today we have an EPIC pod with Celo, an OG in DeFi which is aiming to scale Ethereum with real-world solutions, leading a thriving new digital economy for all.

Celo is transitioning to an L2 as we speak, after a succesful Gingerbread Hardfork.

In todays pod, you'll find out why:

- Andy called them "the hot girl on the block"

- Celo's USP when compared to other rollups

- Their vision to make the world a better place

- Much, much more

Hope you guys enjoy!

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DeFi by Design EP106: Exploring the SportsFi Vertical Aug 31, 2023

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If you're a Sports + DeFi chad you need to know about this SNX affiliate and how you can take advantage of it 👀

Overtime Markets, maintained by Thales, is a binary options market protocol that does more than lose you money. Built using DeFi principles, you can take a position on all thing sports.

We're bullish on SportsFi.

In this video, you'll learn more about Overtime markets got its origins in SXN discord, and how founder Danijel broke out with his own ideas and contributions to the DeFi movement.

Enjoy this listen High Rollers, and stay active!

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DeFi by Design EP105: Unleashing Hyperchains & zkRollups Aug 24, 2023

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Hope you're all ready to roll up the latest in the L2 universe! Today, we have an electrifying podcast episode lined up featuring the founder of zkSync, one of the rollups scaling the security, technology, and ethos of Ethereum.

But before we dive into the details, let's take a moment to acknowledge the buzz surrounding zkSync Era and its potential airdrop. This cutting-edge Ethereum scaling solution has been making waves with its innovative approach to layer-2 solutions. With its recent advancements and breakthroughs, zkSync has been capitalizing on the innovative technology architecture unlocked by greater infrastructure composability.

During our conversation with Alex, the founder of zkSync, we explore the ins and outs of this groundbreaking rollup network. From its unique architecture to its seamless integration with Ethereum, we'll uncover the secrets behind zkSync's success and its potential to invigorate the entire dApp landscape.

So, get ready to embark on a journey through Ethereum at Hyper scale. This episode promises to be a treasure trove of insights, as we delve into the intricacies of zkRollups, scalability solutions, and the future of Ethereum.

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DeFi by Design EP104: The Rise of ETH Liquid Staking w/ Daniel from Swell Network Aug 17, 2023

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Well, ETH is alive and deflationary. 922,267 ETH burned and 617,739 ETH issued since the Merge. Over 300,000 ETH taken out of circulation and we are just getting started. Not to mention, gas prices are low and the network is secure. So, yeah devs are up to something.

Over at Swell Network, the Liquid Staking Protocol has hit $80m in TVL and closing in 50,000 ETH staked. Unlike other liquid staking protocols, (ahem, Lido), Swell is decentralized. The Swell community is currently on a voyage, and its time to start collecting pearls. This community quest series is your treasure map to the $SWELL airdrop.

Our podcast with Daniel unpacks multiple concepts in LSDFi. We speak about the concept of restaking ETH for rollup security, derisk since Ethereum's Chapella upgrade, and stay tuned to the very end to hear Daniel's choice for his ideal crypto chat.

Watch the full episode to learn about Ethereum LSD from first-principles and the voyage on Swell Network.

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ETHCC Convos: Abstracting Away DeFi Complexities To Make a 10x Better UX with Connext Aug 13, 2023

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A concept we’ve been hearing a ton about (and I’m sure you have too) is Account Abstraction.

Basically, instead of using metamask for your wallet you’ll have a smart contract wallet which can do tons of custom operations and can initiate / conduct TXs without the need for an EOA (aka MetaMask/signer).

We’re very bullish on AA.

Similarly, we’re excited about chain abstraction👀

Imagine interacting with a dApp and not knowing (or caring) which chain you were on. You just want the cheapest fees & best liquidity.

Connext is bringing this reality to the forefront of DeFi UX.

In todays convo with CTO Rahul, we dive into this concept and…

* How Connext is shaping cross-chain governance and making it easier for DAOs to operate in several execution environments

* Where this new xERC20 standard comes in and why they are so convicted in the positive effect of its adoption

* Rahul’s overall opinion on the state of bridging and cross-chain DeFi

Hope you guys enjoy this one!

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