Deus Ex DAO

In this episode, we are joined by Philipp from LI.FI. Our hosts Ape/rture and Brucey0x talk with Philipp about LI.FI and what the team have been building the last year. Primarily a business to business company LI.FI have been working hard to provide developers with the best product possible. They cover how has the bridging landscape evolved, Jumper Exchange, importance of cross-chain interoperabil...

In this episode, we are joined by Nathan from Snapshot Labs. Our hosts Ape/rture and Cerberus talk with Nathan about Snapshot and how it came about, the current state of governance in crypto, implementing decentralised governance mechanisms, how to improve community engagement and some Snapshot alpha towards the end.  Listen to the full podcast to find out all the details. Make sure to like and su...

In this episode, we are joined by David who works on gaming and NFT partnerships on Arbitrum. Our host Kepler and David talk about Arbitrum One and how Nova came about, how Arbitrum onboards games, challenges game studios face, some red flags to look out for and upcoming games this year. Make sure to like and subscribe to stay updated with our latest content.   Our guest: David B / @CocoraEth...

In this episode, we are joined by the main dev Alphakey from Poolshark Protocol, which is a decentralized protocol offering directional liquidity. Alphakey and our hosts Ape and Brucey talk about how Poolshark aims to help reduce IL through one-directional price pools. They also cover how the platform might be used for traders, how it offers less slippage for volatile assets, how they will attract...

In this episode, we are joined by Rupert who is the project lead at Amulet Protocol. Rupert and our host Ape talk about Amulet Protocol and how they protect people within the Web3 ecosystem. They talk about the state of Solana ecosystem, and some up and coming projects within Amulet Protocol and how they help users.   Our guest: Rupert Barksfield @MET4BE4R (Twitter)  Amulet Protocol Webs...

In this episode, we are joined by Cyrille co-founder from Swaap Finance. Together with our hosts Ape and Kepler, the group talk all things Swaap Finance, starting with an overview of the company, then going through how Swaap works behind the scenes to finally how they see Swaap / DeFi in the future. Our guest: @CyrillePastour (Twitter) Swaap Website: https://www.swaap.finance/ Swaap Twitter: @Swaa...

In this episode, we are joined by Nick Drakon, founder of Revelo Intel, content creator, and seasoned investor of 20 years. Together with our hosts Brucey and Cerberus, the group engage in a wide ranging discussion covering Nick's investment process, content creation and brand building, risk management through uncertainties, as well as Revelo Intel's research and content service. You can find our...

In this episode, we are joined by Nish from Pocket Universe to discuss security in Web3. Together with our hosts Brucey and Kepler, the group discuss what Pocket Universe does to add an extra layer of security for users, how their business model reflects the philosophy that security should be free for everyone, and basic tips for users to verify contracts. You can find our guests and hosts on Twit...

In this episode, we are joined by Steve from Metavault Trade a perpetuals trading platform on Polygon. Together with our hosts Brucey and Gilgamesh, the group discusses obtaining approval from GMX to fork their project, the adjustments the MVX team has made, and their vision of growing the pie between competitors in the DeFi perps and futures space. You can find our guests and hosts on Twitter @0x...

In this episode, we are joined by Ming from RabbitX to discuss their decentralised derivatives trading platform on Starknet. Together with our hosts Kepler and Mr Mittens, the trio discuss why Dexs like RabbitX are safer than Cexs, in context of the recent FTX fallout, without sacrificing on user experience. Ming also explains why the team chose to utilise zk technology vs optimistic rollups, the...

In this episode, we are joined by Joshua from dAMM Finance to discuss decentralised lending to institutional borrowers. Together with our hosts Brucey and Cerberus, the group discusses crypto market making, the state of undercollateralised lending in DeFi, and the future of long-tail asset lending on the dAMM platform. You can find our guests and hosts on Twitter @JoshuaPaulBaker, @cryptobrucey an...

In this episode, we are joined by Darren and Dimitar from IPOR Labs to breakdown the complex world of interest rate derivatives. Together with our hosts Kepler and Brucey, the group discusses DeFi's need for an interest rate index as a public good, how this is used in TradFi, and the opportunities for DeFi users. 0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:32 - Darren Camas (CEO) and Dimitar Dinev (CSO) introductions....

In this episode, we are joined once again by Grant and Jedihornet from Blocmates for this free flowing discussion on the future of DeFi. Together with Ape/rture, they discuss the multichain and appchain theses, UX improvements to onboard the masses, and real world use cases. You can find our guests and host on Twitter @blocmatesdotcom, @jedihornet and @ape_rture Legal disclaimer: Nothing on our sh...

In this episode, we are joined by AJ Warner from Offchain Labs. Offchain Labs is the developer of Arbitrum, a suite of fast, low cost and secure, Ethereum scaling solutions. Hosted by DED counselors Brucey and Kepler, they discuss the key distinctions between Arbitrum One and Nova, Offchain Labs' approach to business development, and key insights on what makes teams and projects successful. You ca...

In this second edition of the Deus Ex DAO Traders Round Table, resident traders Ape/rture and Syra are joined by special guest LiBZ42, to discuss the current state of the crypto markets. Watch the video on YouTube here Legal disclaimer: Nothing on our show constitutes financial advice. We only offer our opinions and thoughts on this brand new industry.

In this episode, we are joined by Mike from the Goldfinch team. Goldfinch is a decentralised credit protocol that uses crypto to empower financial inclusion around the world. Hosted by DED counselor Brucey, the pair discuss how Goldfinch brings crypto loans to the real world by providing tools for credit professionals and lenders to bridge the financing gap for fintech and lending businesses in em...

In this episode we are joined by TokenBrice from the Liquity team. Liquity offers a different approach to liquidity protocols with their decentralized non-governance liquidity token. Join DED counselor Brucey as he and TokenBrice discuss how Liquity serves as a liquidity protocol yet functions almost opposite to other liquidity protocols out there, and how Liquity's stability pool works as designe...

On this episode we are joined by Coinflipcanada, one of the core members of the GMX team. GMX is a decentralized perpetual and spot trading platform on Avalanche and Arbitrum that offers investors a low fee option to go long and short some of your favorite crypto assets. Together with DED members Brucey and Kepler we get into the mechanics of how GMX's liquidity provider token, GLP, differs from l...

In this episode we are joined by the Jarvis Network creator, Pascal. The Jarvis protocol creates over collateralized non-USD stablecoins such as a euro stablecoin. Currently, the Jarvis Network can provide currency swaps for over twenty different currencies. Joined by our DED Counselor Brucey, we find out from Pascal the unique ways Jarvis solves the liquidity challenges commonly faced by newer st...

In this episode we are joined by core members of the Velodrome team, Alex Cutler, Pooltypes, Tao, and Gabagool. Together with our DED counselors Brucey and Ace, we get into the nitty-gritty of this Solidly fork, why they chose to launch on Optimism, and how the protocol’s incentives and bribe systems make Velodrome an incredibly versatile liquidity base-layer. Tune in as we discuss Velodrome’s pla...

In this episode we are very excited to have on as our guests the head of Marketing for Maple Finance, Charlotte Dodds, Chief Marketing Officer of the Fantom Foundation, Simone Pomposi, and Vice President of Marketing for Ava Labs, Jay Kurahashi-Sofue. Together with our hosts, CryptoHerc and 0xKepler, these marketing gurus come together to discuss how they went about building an audience during the...

In this episode we are joined by our in-house traders and fellow DAO members Syra, Nitehawks and Ape as they go through their charts and ideas for the  short-term, medium-term, and long-term outlooks for BTC, the S&P 500 and ETH!  Link to their Youtube video right here !  You can find our traders on Twitter @syra303, @Nitehawks_diner, and @ape_rture  Legal Disclaimer: Nothi...

In this episode, we are joined by Cristian, CEO and Co-Founder of Omnia Protocol. Omnia is an off-chain privacy protocol that solves the issue of privacy when interacting with the blockchain through on-ramps. With the growing concern of data privacy among major centralized exchanges, off-chain privacy has been a large topic of concern in recent months. Join DED counselors Ape and Cerberus as they...

Joining us on this episode we have Simon Judd from the Index Coop community to talk all things DAO. Hosting this episode are DED counselors Ace and Nitehawks and together they have a conversation about what it's like working at a DAO, the pain points, benefits, and how the recruiting process is like at Index Coop. Simon discusses how he went from the Marine Corp, to TradFi, to finally being sucked...

In this episode we are joined by Joe Flanagan, Co-founder of Maple Finance. Unlike many of the lending protocols in Defi, Maple Finance focuses on under collateralized loans targeted towards institutional borrowers and crypto native entrepreneurs looking to bring their projects to the next growth phase. Through their unique lending model, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, Maple has quickly...