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DeFi By Design EP33: Explaining Yield Farming Aggregators May 17, 2021

Show notes

Yield farming on Ethereum main-chain is very expensive at the moment, especially if you’re looking to compound your LP positions or do any rapid farming:

A few solutions that are present include L2s, sidechains, and aggregators.

Were gonna go heavy into what Harvest Finance as an aggregator is, how they started, what it took to overcome a malicious exploit and how you can take advantage of their product as a humble farmer.

Thanks to Red for coming on the show, what a legendary community member he is!

Happy farming y’all and happy Monday.

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 EP32: STOP PAYING GAS: Feelless L2 Swaps w/ DeGate May 07, 2021

Show notes

The scaling revolution is upon us.

Binance Smart Chain has been popping off. Matic/Polyogon has seen exponential growth in activity and users. Ethereum 2.0 is right around the corner.

Here comes DeGate!

Unlike BSC which is a side-chain, DeGate operates on Arbitrum which is a roll-up style L2 similar to Polygon Network.

The tech is all behind-the-scenes. On the front-end you see exactly what traders are looking for. Low gas fees, quick transaction confirmations, and easy to navigate controls.

In this EP, we talk about the Gas issues facing DeFi right now, and the different solutions in place to help solve scalability without sacrificing security.

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DeFi By Design EP31: Solving the Ethereum Scaling Crisis in 2021 Apr 28, 2021

Show notes

The current state of DeFi is on the edge of a massive shift to layer 2 & available scaling solutions.

We’re so so close.

And its the most exciting time to be active in the Ethereum community that I can ever recall. In EP #31 we hosted Ben who recently took a leave of absence from Harvard to join the team of beasts over at Mechanism Capital led by Andrew Kang & Daryl Lau.

Savages.

Ben is very well educated on the scaling debate, and has positioned himself as a rollup maximalist.

Get ready to learn about rollups, sidechains, scaling, incentives and much much more on this cast.

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DeFi By Design EP30: Building Flexible Distributions & Incentives with GYSR V2 Apr 22, 2021

Show notes

Our friends at GYSR are at it again. This team embodies the ship ‘n drip philosophy.

Tons of awesome upgrades coming with their new V2 release. The familiar liquidity mining incentives with triple digit APY’s are now complemented with a swarm of new features.

To give y’all a taste - updates include a brand a new UI, modular smart contracts, and much more.

Overall, GYSR is bringing flexibility and versatility to token incentives. Their protocol supports projects small and large, new and old. The possibilities are endless.

Developers pay close attention to this one. GYSR might just help kickstart your token like it has for several other successful projects.

Put your big brain pants on. Check out our conversation with GYSR team below. Enjoy!

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DeFi By Design EP29: Is POKT The Missing Piece of Web3.0? Apr 17, 2021

Show notes

This podcast was a trip.

It’s rare that we discuss the entire spectrum of consequences around crypto — economical, financial, political, and personal. The future is bright to say the least.

Michael from Pocket Network is a wizard when it comes to data collection and psychological organization.

We dove deep on how chains of centralization are still weighing down DeFi protocols. The ecosystem continues to make progress, but it needs an overhaul.

You guessed it, Pocket Network is the key.

Listen below to get a sense of the undiscovered future.

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DeFi By Design EP28: Creating Stable Yield on Composable Assets w James Simpson Apr 08, 2021

Show notes

It may sound surprising, but investing in crypto is still far too risky for many investors and market participants. More specifically, the risk here is directional risk.

Directional risk is a risk of loss which arises from exposure to the particular assets of a market. In this case, the risk of crypto dropping in price prevents people from using crypto.

mStable is here to solve this issue. Remember stablecoins, like mUSD, are pegged to the US Dollar, so those who hold stablecoins do not have a risk of their assets losing value.

mStable’s Earn product, they provide a consistent yield to those who collateralize stablecoins. With mStable’s machinery, non-crypto users have the ability to extract all the benefits of crypto without taking on the risks.

We talk about stablecoins, yield, and much more in EP28 with James from mStable!

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DeFi By Design EP27: Building the DeFi Safety Net w/ Hugh Karp founder, Nexus Mutual Mar 31, 2021

Show notes

Insurance is a $1.3T+ market in the US alone. As more assets transition on-chain there is more and more value to protect.

Just like insurance in traditional markets, members of DeFi markets can now pool risk to lower the threat to any one individual.

In this episode, we talk to Hugh from Nexus Mutual — a trailblazer of on-chain insurance. Hugh dives into the must-knows of personal security along and unpacks the complexities of how insurance is distributed on Ethereum.

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DeFi By Design EP26: What You Need To Know About Scaling Ethereum L2 Mar 25, 2021

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The scaling focus has become so important, entire teams and projects have tossed out their roadmaps and now are dedicated to trying to help Ethereum become more usable.

Exactly what we need right now.

In this episode we spoke with Sandeep from Polygon, a leading force in the L2 side-chain race for adoption. Polygon offers extremely low gas prices and their own versions of some of the prominent DeFi apps we know today.

Alongside Sandeep in episode 26 is Andrew from SportX. A betting platform on top of Polygon, which allows users to bet in a gasless manner on L2.

Its legit!

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DeFi By Design EP25: Building Your Investing Edge Mar 04, 2021

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‘Alpha’ is tossed around as the extremely desirable and most sought after investment information.

Despite what you may think this podcast will not share CMS Holdings’ edge & alpha (well, ok maybe a little bit).

Instead, CMS and the DeFi Slate team discuss how to build your edge from the ground up. So alpha is attainable for any investor, in a way that you - the investor - can understand.

In addition to building a trader’s edge, this podcast covers the balance between institutional and retail investors, cross-chain compatibility, and a new DeFi paradigm.

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DeFi By Design Character Series: NFTs, Alpha Searching, & Community Narratives w/ Hardwood Mar 01, 2021

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“Think about it. Everything is a rug”

Welcome to the pure comedy gold (infotainment as I like to call it) episode that is Hardwood.

Hardwood is a random degen on defi twitter who self-proclaims to be gay quite often.

We brought him on because he has shared valuable info with us in the past via Twitter and he was down to join part of the character series.

Unbiased, raw opinions.

We at DeFi Slate believe in the freedom of expression and this holds true with regards to sexual orientation. Hardwood is an openly gay internet personality with a knack for all things defi and swear words.

…And he is willing to help out beginners in the space!

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