Brad Nickel
Mission: DeFi
Mission DeFi showcases innovation in the DeFi ecosystem. Our mission is to advance the cause of freedom that decentralized finance & cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and many others represent. Hosted by Brad Nickel with 26 years of experience in tech, startups, & crypto, he interviews and profiles innovative projects, their founders, & provides how-tos for investing in the DeFi ecosystem. Mission: DeFi is presented by Material Indicators(https://materialindicators.com) & Blacknox (https://blacknox.com)
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Episodes
DeFi Lunch (Ep 166) - July 26, 2022 - $FTT as Buy? / ETH Inflows / VCs bet big / Reg Compliant Oracles? / Republic DAOs? - Do DAOs need adult supervision? / Chain usage regionally / 26.07.2022 56:17
Ethereum Weekly Exchange Net Flow Points To Growing Accumulation Trend - https://www.newsbtc.com/news/ethereum/ethereum-weekly-exchange-net-flow-points-to-growing-accumulation-trend/ Cryptoverse: What crisis? Venture capitalists bet big on crypto - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/cryptoverse-what-crisis-venture-capitalists-bet-big-crypto-2835776 Joe's idea to add FTX to the list of buy an...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 165) - July 25, 2022 26.07.2022 1:02:00
Web5 is a threat? - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1551548331641405442?s=20&t=rSRSrr7YiCLvDYqGHQkWkQ Tether, Bitfinex aim at building a new internet with P2P app Keet - https://cryptoslate.com/tether-bitfinex-aim-at-building-the-next-internet-with-p2p-app-keet/ Sushi launches cross chain swaps - https://sushi.com/blog/sushi-xswap-a-crosschain-dex https://sushi.com/swap?srcToken=FTM&d...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 164) - July 22, 2022 25.07.2022 53:32
Crypto to reach 1 billion users in 2030: BCG Report - https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-to-reach-1-billion-users-in-2030-bcg-report Crowdhealth - https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/bitcoin Analysts Suspect the Fed Will Bump Federal Funds Rate by 75 bps Next Week, Others Predict the 'Biggest Hike in Decades’ - https://news.bitcoin.com/analysts-suspect-the-fed-will-bump-federal-funds-rate-by-75-bps...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 163) - July 21, 2022 - Special Guest: Ash - @investindigital from @desoprotocol & @daodao_io - A social media focused L1 chain & Dao in a box 22.07.2022 57:36
Brad and Joe had an in depth chat with the head of growth from Deso Protocol and DaoDao on their approach to building a social media focused layer 1 blockchain and making it easy for anyone to launch a Dao for crowdfunding, community building, governance, and more. Guest: Ash - https://twitter.com/investindigital Projects: DaoDao DaoDao Twitter: https://twitter.com/daodao_io Dao Dao URL: htt...
Mission DeFi EP 65 - DeFi on Bitcoin?!? - The Stacks ecosystem is growing fast & our guests are the foundations of it - Kyle Ellicott, Albert Liang, & Will Corcoran 21.07.2022 1:42:42
Really enjoyed this interview with the Stacks funding ecosystem team. Amazing path forward for Stacks and the massive opportunity for DeFi on Bitcoin. Project Name: Stacks Project URL(see more below): https://stacks.co Guests: Will Corcoran - Grants at the Stacks Foundation - https://twitter.com/corcoranwill Kyle Ellicott of Stacks Ventures - https://twitter.com/kyleellicott Albert Liang of the BT...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 162) - July 20, 2022 - zkEVM from @0xPolygon ($MATIC) is a big deal / Trading F&G? / @DeFiPulse / @MustCometh Mktg / @Consensys Audit NFT / @0xTracker / @BinanceUS IPO? / SEC Narcs 20.07.2022 57:13
Crypto exchange FTX is in talks to raise more funding, Bloomberg reports - https://www.theblock.co/post/158705/crypto-exchange-ftx-is-in-talks-to-raise-more-funding-bloomberg-reports MustCometh with the nice marketing at ethcc - https://twitter.com/vincentlg/status/1548355514702057472?s=28&t=N487aJU-5DjKlvT_XUOrxQ This is a Big Deal - The Future is Now for Ethereum Scaling: Introducing Polygon...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 161) - July 19, 2022 - Fear up to 30 / Major chains & their status / Gensler & SEC getting shredded in Congress / 3AC in some deep trouble / Lido Launching L2 staking / Lightning ATH 20.07.2022 54:10
Fear and greed hits 30 and we're out of extreme fear range - https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/ We climb into major chains and where they stand: https://defillama.com/chains Gensler and the SEC getting shredded in Congress for extra jurisdictional actions and beckoning for projects to come in and talk and then hitting them with enforcement actions. https://news.todayq.com/ne...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 160) - July 18, 2022 - Fear & Greed better / $ETH & $MATIC runs / @CantoPublic a new Layer 1 with DeFi primitives built in / China collapse? / @cred_protocol / Ripple $100m in legal 18.07.2022 48:40
Video here: https://youtu.be/zfAGywrq_aM Things are looking better Fear and Greed doing better - https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/ Polygon ($MATIC) making a big announcement in 2 days. Canto a new layer 1 with DeFi primitives built in to the base for lending, Dex, and bridge - https://settlers.canto.io/ China on the brink of collapse? NFT rewards / membership platform Hang...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 159) - July 15, 2022 - Gensler loosens up on crypto? / The Merge - September 19 / Putin bans crypto - Again / @Digitalx / 3AC's Su speaks up 15.07.2022 46:01
Video version is here: https://youtu.be/k05GsajvOhY Brad's thread of good follows: https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1547942459224641536 Gensler: SEC could tailor disclosures for crypto firms - https://www.theblock.co/post/157658/gensler-sec-could-tailor-disclosures-for-crypto-firms The Ethereum merge may happen as soon as September 19 - https://twitter.com/superphiz/status/1547643255335968771?...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 158) - July 14, 2022 - @0xPolygon ($MATIC) is in with Disney & it's big! / #NFTs to $231b? / @BNBCHAIN adds scam alerts / @yankees pay in $BTC / @jerallaire - $USDC gaining on USDT / 14.07.2022 53:57
@CelsiusNetwork declares bankruptcy - Chapter 11 - https://www.theblock.co/post/157491/crypto-lender-celsius-declares-chapter-11-bankruptcy-in-new-york NFT market worth $231B by 2030? Report projects big growth for sector - https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-market-worth-231b-by-2030-report-projects-big-growth-for-sector?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social BNB Chain adds scam alerts capabili...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 157) - June 24, 2022 - Learn how to earn more with @AnkrStaking with @FilipeDeFi from @Ankr 25.06.2022 1:07:10
We had a great time getting to know Filipe from Ankr Staking and learning everything about the first liquid staking project in the world. Gain insights into how you can earn more with staking for multiple blockchains including Fantom, Binance Chain, Ethereum, Avalanche, and much more. You also will learn how you can earn more or borrow against the derivative token for the platform. Not only...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 156) - June 23, 2022 - Douchebag of the week - Michael Saylor, Solar BTC Mining, #Deglobalization @PeterZeihan, @Nexo rollup, @coinbase KYR, 23.06.2022 48:59
The End of The World Is Just Beginning - https://www.amazon.com/End-World-Just-Beginning-Globalization/dp/006323047X The End Of The World Is Just Beginning For Shipping - https://gcaptain.com/end-of-the-world-is-just-beginning-book-review/ Douchebag of the week is Michael Saylor - https://www.business2community.com/crypto-news/microstrategy-ceo-michael-saylor-calls-for-crypto-regulation-02509375 P...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 155) - June 22, 2022 - @BungeeExchange, Draper Bitcoin Studio, Bitcoin Miners dumping, 23.06.2022 57:56
Draper Decentralized Studio - https://studio.draperx.vc/ Bungee Cross Chain Bridge Aggregator - https://bungee.exchange/ Bitcoin miners sold their entire May harvest: report - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miners-sold-their-entire-may-harvest-report?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social NFT Marketplace Volume Crashes $12 Billion to New 2022 Lows - https://beincrypto.com/nft-marketplac...
Mission DeFi EP 64 - Scoopy Trooples ( @scupytrooples ) from @AlchemixFi on the project & what founders should know 22.06.2022 1:08:39
One of my favorite people in DeFi -> @scupytrooples is on Mission: DeFi. * Where @AlchemixFi is & what's next * What he would advise new founders about building in #DeFi * Do Kwon, the industry/market, the path forward and much more! Don't miss it! https://www.missiondefi.com/scoopy2 Guest Name: Scoopy Trooples Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/scupytrooples Project Name: Alchemix Project...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 154) - June 21, 2022 - @XBT3D explains why he's a #btcmaxi & his predictions on price, @farmerdbrown on population economics, 22.06.2022 1:28:46
Our friend Shaun ( https://twitter.com/XBT3D ) goes through his 5 standards for money and why he thinks Bitcoin is the only currency that fits. Shaun is an algorithmic trader and spends his days monitoring thousands of trades daily from the algos he writes himself, including for Bitcoin Hedge Funds. Known and unchangeable monetary policy that can't be changed Decentralization - Option for se...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 153) - June 20, 2022 - Ultimate DCA with @Liquity #RadicalDecentralization, @solendprotocol mess, @CryptoRank_io cool tool & More 21.06.2022 58:20
The ultimate DCA using liquidations at @Liquity - https://twitter.com/korpi87/status/1538490313110880256 The Solend Mess - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/20/defi-protocol-solend-passes-governance-vote-to-reverse-emergency-powers/ Coinbase is facing class-action suits over unstable stablecoins GYEN, USTC - https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-is-facing-class-action-suits-over-unstable...
Mission DeFi EP 63 - Trade at the Speed of Light with Bloxroute - Uri Klarman - founder and CEO / @bloXrouteLabs / @uriklarman 20.06.2022 1:09:38
Optimizing trades in DeFi is difficult and timing is a real problem. In addition, MEV can make it a real nightmare and actually cost us money. Bloxroute has optimized all the network connections of blockchain and made it function literally at the speed of light. It is an amazing system used by the largest traders in the space, but is also available to everyone. Uri Klarman is building...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 152) - June 17, 2022 - @0x_illuminati amazing DeFi resources, @BeanstalkFarms status, 3AC disgust, @0xmaki & others help retail & $FEI, $rETH on Maker & more 19.06.2022 57:06
Amazing DeFi investing & learning resources at https://0xilluminati.com/ ☹️ things aren't going great with the Beanstalk barn raise so far - https://app.bean.money/ Three Arrows Capital positions liquidated by FTX, Deribit and BitMEX - https://www.theblock.co/post/152665/ftx-deribit-bitmex-liquidated-three-arrows-capital Maki, Sam Kazemian, Zeus/OlympusDAO, Babylon, and Tetra get together...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 151) - June 16, 2022 - Japan's bond issues, @punk6529 on crypto in metaverse, @feiprotocol on repayment, @Coinbase layoffs mess, 16.06.2022 51:17
Fei Protocol on Exploit Repayment - https://medium.com/@fei-labs/fei-labs-at-this-time-cannot-support-or-endorse-any-proposal-which-includes-use-of-protocol-aecaea999c47 https://www.tally.xyz/governance/eip155:1:0x0BEF27FEB58e857046d630B2c03dFb7bae567494/proposal/54737972228715148291831450377954475770670423675395942151334883116464258243647 Why crypto needs the metaverse - https://twitter.com...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 150) - June 15, 2022 - The Macro picture, 3 Arrows Capital/ Zhu So Collapse, Celsius, What projects and Investors should do next, 15.06.2022 1:03:15
We cover all the news of the latest collapse and the idiots at centralized large companies that can't control their arrogance and greed enough to think about the impact to the ecosystem. Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said o...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 149) - June 14, 2022 - Ben Lakoff (@benlakoff) of Charged Particles(@DefiNft) discusses #NFTs as #DeFi containers. 14.06.2022 1:02:41
Ben Lakoff (@benlakoff) of Charged Particles (@DefiNft) discusses #NFTs as #DeFi containers. Learn more: https://www.charged.fi/ Also: Monitoring the stETH/ETh Curve pool imbalance - https://curve.fi/steth Justin Sun trolls by repeating Do Kwon while his USDD project loses peg - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1536716837492297730 Ripple counsel slams SEC for trying to bulldoze and bankrupt cr...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 148) - June 13, 2022 - The Celsius Mess, Do Kwon loses a fight, USDD loses it's peg & more 13.06.2022 54:52
Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming,...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 147) - June 9, 2022 - $ETH merge by @parithosh_j / @Checkout stables settlement / @bobanetwork $FTM / @robindavidji on tokenomics / @SalomonCrypto on PCV / @optimismPBC fail / 09.06.2022 48:50
Checkout.com launches 24/7 stablecoin settlement in partnership with Fireblocks - https://cointelegraph.com/news/checkout-com-launches-24-7-stablecoin-settlement-in-partnership-with-fireblocks?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social Boba's hybrid compute launches on Fantom and why it is important - https://fantom.foundation/blog/boba-network-to-integrate-with-fantom/ Solace investment insurance...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 146) - June 8, 2022 - @0xPolygon is killing & why $Matic / @zrowgz joins to discuss @BeanstalkFarms Barn Raise $BEAN / @Stepnofficial $BST is up / @iearnfinance adopts @llamapay_io / 08.06.2022 51:41
Our friend Eamon joined us to discuss the Beanstalk Farms barn raise - https://app.bean.money/ - https://twitter.com/zrowgz Homemade sodas Unifi protocol goes 10X, but what the hell is it? - https://dropstab.com/unifi-protocol-dao @Stepn token explodes @iearnfinance adopts @llamapay_io and why it is strategically important to niche down your strategy - https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status...
DeFi Lunch (Ep 145) - June 7, 2022 - Guest @coreycottrell from @theupliftworld - Minecraft Metaverse / Lummis Gillibrand Crypto regulations bill 08.06.2022 59:41
Our friend Corey Cottrell joined us to talk about all the news of their metaverse on Minecraft that ia growing rapidly and how he took over complete ownership for their DAO. We discussed the Lummis/Gillibrand crypto regulation bill Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. ...
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