Finality Crypto Podcast

What is the Ethereum Shanghai update all about? The Shanghai Update is essentially a part of the completion of Ethereum's journey of switching from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake. With the Shanghai Update, $ETH stakers will now be able to withdraw their $ETH staking rewards.  This is massive since this signals that Ethereum matures at an insanely rapid speed. It is a de-risking event for $ETH sin...

What is the Noble blockchain all about? The Noble blockchain is an asset issuance chain and went live very recently. It leverages the Cosmos SDK and serves to issue assets to the broader Cosmos ecosystem, like naive $USDC. But what is the Noble airdrop all about? When can expect to use native $USDC in Cosmos? Are other assets in the pipeline? What relationship does the project have with Circle? Th...

What is Quasar? Quasar is one of the pioneers in the decentralized asset management space. The project leverages the Cosmos SDK and allows people to create and invest in vaults that give investors exposure to a basket of various Cosmos assets such as $ATOM, $OSMO, $JUNO, and more. The project launched recently and is gaining traction extremely fast. Besides that, the $QSR airdrop is in the air. In...

Welcome back to Overrated/ Underrated with Cryptocito. In this format, we rate the valuation and potential of several Cosmos projects. Our hosts Juri Maibaum and Cryptocito will share their personal opinion on several Cosmos projects. Today they will talk about: Kava | $KAVA, Neutron | $NTRN, Stargaze | $STARS, Quicksilver | $QCK, Cosmos | $ATOM, and many more. - - - - - -  Catch up with FRENS VAL...

What is Nolus blockchain? Nolus is a Cosmos SDK-based blockchain that is about to launch. The project will provide a brand-new product to the crypto industry: the world's first DeFi lease! The Nolus DeFi Lease allows users to deposit an asset, i.e. $ETH, in a smart contract. Thus, the user has an outlook to receive up to 3x of the initially deposited amount of $ETH. This is because the user needs...

Are $EVMOS & $CANTO overrated? Today our host Juri Maibaum plays Overrated/ Underrated with Cryptocito. They will talk about different Cosmos projects elaborating on whether they are overrated or underrated.   They will talk about: $EVMOS (Evmos), $CANTO (Canto), $KUJI (Kujira), $MARS (Mars Protocol), Cosmos governance, Interchain Security, $SOMM (Sommelier), $INJ (Injective), and $STRIDE (Stride...

Governance Proposal #95 is yet another controversial governance proposal that went live on the Cosmos hub. The Proposal asks for 855,000 $ATOM ($7.8 million) to fund the $ATOM Accelerator DAO. The DAO aims to become a grants program. This program would be in charge of 855,000 $ATOM to fund new projects, reward contributors of the Cosmos hub, and kick-start new developments. Besides, the DAO will s...

NEAR is coming to the interchain by implementing IBC - this is big as NEAR has a flourishing DeFi ecosystem. In today's episode, we will talk with Bowen Wang from Pagoda about the DeFi ecosystem on NEAR, IBC, and how YOU can set up a validator on NEAR. Enjoy! - - - - FOLLOW FRENS VALIDATOR: https://twitter.com/frensvalidator   STAKE WITH FRENS VALIDATOR: https://frens.army/   FOLLOW JURI: https://...

Is MEV, and especially cross-chain MEV, a risk for the decentralization in the Cosmos ecosystem? In short: is MEV a huge opportunity for the Cosmos ecosystem to extract and generate values worth billions of dollars, or will it be a massive risk? This is what we will discuss with the MEV protocol Mekatek today.  - - - - FOLLOW FRENS VALIDATOR: https://twitter.com/frensvalidator   STAKE WITH FRENS V...

MEV is a hot topic in the interchain right now. There are many different views on this topic (i.e., are there good and bad MEV?).  But what is MEV, after all? How can we profit from MEV, and could cross-chain MEV end the bear market? This is what we will discuss with the cross-chain MEV protocol Skip protocol. Enjoy! - - - - FOLLOW FRENS VALIDATOR: https://twitter.com/frensvalidator   STAKE WITH F...

DYDX made the first move, and now many other Ethereum dApps may take the same step: launching their own customized Cosmos chains! But why is launching a chain so attractive for DeFi dApps? And will eventually, every DeFi protocol become its own Cosmos chain? This is what we will discuss today with Brent Xu (Umee), Eric Chen (Injective), and Hyung Yeon Lee (Cresent). Enjoy! - - - - FOLLOW FRENS VAL...

Will Cosmos become THE ecosystem for MEV? MEV is a hot topic right now and one of the fast-growing + most profitable sectors in crypto. The Cosmos architecture could allow setting up a wild MEV playground in the crypto industry. But what is MEV all about? Why are people talking about good & bad MEV? And what are the different approaches to maximize profit from MEV? This is what I will discuss with...

Former Terra dApps are now becoming Cosmos chains. The most recent examples are Kujira & Mars Protocol. Today, we will talk about both projects and elaborate on the upsides and challenges in order to become a customized Cosmos-SDK-based blockchain and what it means for the interchain! Enjoy! - - - - FOLLOW FRENS VALIDATOR: https://twitter.com/frensvalidator   STAKE WITH FRENS VALIDATOR: https://fr...

What will the future of the Cosmos Hub look like? How will we strengthen the tokenomics of $ATOM in the future? And what is governance proposal #72 all about? This is what we have discussed with Marko Baricevic from the Interchain GmbH, Jehan Tremback, and Felix Lutsch & Xavier Meegan from Chorus One.  - - - - FOLLOW CHORUS: https://chorus.one/   FOLLOW INTERCHAIN GMBH: https://interchain-gmbh.bre...

Governance Proposal #72 is live on the hub! It aims to launch a DeFi hub that will leverage Interchain Security. Therefore, DeFi projects shall be incentivized to launch on the new hub. The idea is also to strengthen the tokenomics of $ATOM. However, many Cosmonauts are against this proposal. Few validators even voted "No with Veto" on governance proposal #72. In today's episode, we will talk abou...

Onur Akpolat from the Interchain GmbH is our very first guest for the brand-new format "Tales of Cosmonauts". In this format, we talk about the life of well-known Cosmonauts. E.g., what brought them into crypto, what would be their advice for future crypto founders, and much more. Onur has gone a long way in this industry so far. Today he is working on the Builders Program, a program that aims to...

Should we ban validator-specific airdrops on Evmos? The critique by people like Jacob Gadikian is that these initiatives would lead to centralization. But is this true? And can we implement guidelines to tackle centralization? This is what we will discuss today! - - - - FOLLOW FRENS VALIDATOR: https://twitter.com/frensvalidator   STAKE WITH FRENS VALIDATOR: https://frens.army/   FOLLOW JURI: https...

What will be the next dominant stablecoin in Cosmos & the interchain after the Terra/ $UST drama? There are some upcoming candidates like $IST from Agoric or $CMST from Comdex - but also existing solutions like the e-Money stablecoins such as $EEURO or $ECHF. So, which of them will take the lead? And besides, how will these stablecoins work and peg to the USD/ Euro. This is what host Juri Maibaum...

What is Celestia? Celestia is a crypto project from the Cosmos ecosystem that is about to launch. More precisely, Celestia is a modular blockchain that allows developers to deploy their own customized blockchain. But why is this so exciting? And why do people claim that Celestia just solved the blockchain trilemma? This is what host Juri Maibaum explains to you in today's episode.  FOLLOW FRENS VA...

The Terra drama affected the whole crypto industry but especially Cosmos. $UST and $LUNA were omnipresent in the interchain. That said, many investors got rekt. But also the macroeconomic situation is difficult! So, what is to expect in the interchain in the next couple of months? This is what Juri Maibaum discussed with Cryptocito, Danku, and Liam from Confident in Crypto FRENS VALIDATOR: https:/...

What is e-Money? e-Money is a Cosmos zone that issues many fully-backed stablecoins such as EEURO, ECHF, and many more. Today, we talked to Henrik Sørensen, Founder of e-Money. We discussed the Terra drama, the future of e-Money in the interchain, and so much more!  e-Money: https://e-money.com/   FRENS VALIDATOR: https://frens.army/ 📲 FOLLOW US TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frensvalidator   🌖 FO...

What is Penumbra? Penumbra is a Privacy blockchain that aims to make the usage of DeFi more private. Today we talk to Henry de Valence. He is the Co-Founder of Penumbra. We discussed how the project differs from Secret Network, why privacy in DeFi is important, and so much more!  PENUMBRA: https://penumbra.zone/   FRENS VALIDATOR: https://frens.army/ 📲 FOLLOW US TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frens...

What is Asset Mantle? Asset Mantle is an NFT marketplace from the Persistence ecosystem. It provides security advantages other NFT marketplaces can not provide. But why is this so? And will the project be able to develop its own NFT culture? This is what we will discuss today!  ASSET MANTLE: https://assetmantle.one/ FRENS VALIDATOR 💻 WEBSITE: https://frens.army/ 📲 FOLLOW US TWITTER: https://twit...

Terra is in big problems right now: the $UST price depegged from the $USD price. And also $LUNA is dumping like crazy! But what does the emergency plan by Terra look like? How will this affect Cosmos? And will we now enter a bear market? This is what we will discuss with Cryptocito in today's episode! Cryptocito Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3AiUZXS0L4 Confident in Crypto Video: https://...

What is Secret Network? Secret Network is a Cosmos blockchain that enables privacy by default for its dApps. But what does this mean? How can Secret Network ensure privacy for its users? What is the $SCRT token all about? And why are celebrities like Quentin Tarantino using Secret NFTs? This is what Juri Maibaum discussed with Secret Labs CEO Guy Zyskind in today's episode! SECRET NETWORK 💻 WEBSI...