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)

Author

Brad Nickel

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Technology

Podcast website

missiondefi.com

Latest episode

Jul 27, 2023

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Episodes

DeFi Lunch (Ep 126) - April 29, 2022 03.05.2022

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 125) - April 28, 2022 - Market Conditions, @CryptoHayes The Doom Loop, @feiprotocol / @joey__santoro , @swellnetworkio 28.04.2022

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 124) - April 27, 2022 - @optimismPBC's maximalist messaging alienating the rest of #DeFi $OP, 28.04.2022

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 123) - April 26, 2022 @JosephDelong was right @SushiSwap | @elonmusk | $USDB | $FHM | @ANySniper_ exploit - bad hires | @Stripe | Justing Sun's unstable stablecoin | $UST 26.04.2022

What will Elon do with Twitter? Stripe's move into crypto and Twitter - Stripe to Start Using Crypto’s Financial Rails for Payments Today - The Defiant Miles Deutscher on Twitter: A diversified strategy for managing investments @josephdelong is vindicated about what @SushiSwap needed - Sushi 2.0: A Restructure For The Road Ahead - Proposals - SushiSwap Justin Sun pitching 10B stablecoin New $USDB...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 122) - April 25, 2022 - Founder of @Printerfinancial about their powerful bridge protocol on 6 chains, @elonmusk, @beanstalkfarms, & more 25.04.2022

Joe's back and we had a great Monday show.  Today we interviewed Atlas, the founder of @FinancePrinter - Printer Financial about their amazing new bridge protocol, why it is important and what the experience of building a protocol has been like in #DeFi. @elonmusk & @Twitter Charles Hoskinson & Cardano and more.  Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new oppo...

MIssion: DeFi - EP 55 The @BeanstalkFarms exploit what is was like, what it means, & the path forward 23.04.2022

The first doxxed video interview with a founder of Beanstalk farms - Ben Weintraub of @IsThisPublius.  We cover the experience of the exploit, the path forward, and what they've learned. Fascinating insights into their experience and the protocol.

DeFi Lunch (Ep 121) - April 22, 2022 @BeanstalkFarms interview, @koopxyz & #DAOS tools @coordinape, Anti-Crypto folks, & the tools Brad uses in #DeFi 22.04.2022

News: Brad to interview @BeanstalkFarms Stripe ups their crypto game and the impact of that Molly White - Brad invited Molly to discuss her anti-crypto positions New chain claims to solve the trilemma - https://subspace.network/ The Tools Brad Uses in DeFi and why he picked them Coindix - https://coindix.com/ Multifarm - multifarm.fi Dex.guru - https://dex.guru/ Router Protocol - https://app.route...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 120) - April 21, 2022 22.04.2022

Printer Financial - a new bridge with a burn & mint model - PRINTER FINANCIAL 🖨️ (@FinancePrinter) / Twitter @Cobie's advisory piece on $APE & why their staking plan and probably yours is all wrong Babylon Finance's Fountain of ETH protocol - https://www.babylon.finance/garden/0xB5bD20248cfe9480487CC0de0d72D0e19eE0AcB6

Mission: DeFi EP 54 - @FattyBagz on growing one of the largest DAOs in the world at @OlympusDAO & what founders & DAO members need to know 20.04.2022

FattyBagz ended up in DeFi through OlympusDAO and was able to apply his experience and expertise in marketing to helping grow the DAO and he learned a ton of valuable lessons along the way.  He also had a massive life-changing experience that changed his approach to life and people and we discussed that in detail. So many amazing lessons in this episode. Do not miss it.  Video: https://w...

Mission DeFi - EP 53 - Gro Protocol's Hannes Graah 19.04.2022

Guest: Hannes Graah Project: Gro Protocol Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/groprotocol Project Website: https://www.gro.xyz/ One of the things I am most excited about in this space is integration into the real world and Gro is definitely on a path to that. - His background working for Spotify and Revolut and how that variety of experience helped in building Gro - How the idea came about to pro...

Mission: DeFi EP 52 - Jack Niewold - Researcher, influencer, & writer stirring up the DeFi space. 18.04.2022

My guest today is Jack Niewold of Crypto Pragmatist . Sath from Yunt Capital's rant about governance/voting. Paladin vote lending model Jack is bullish on Governance models. Gallion DAO $LUNA $UST and Do Kwon and are they a threat to crypto in general? We discussed this the day his tweet thread went out about the risks inherent in the protocol. $USDC and our ability to get away from it We discusse...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 119) - April 15, 2022 @CoinCenter @Valkenburgh SEC, @laurashin The Cryptopians, @Ronin_network / North Korea, Justin Sub / Twitter, @Wikipedia, @LidoFinance, @Rocket_Pool 15.04.2022

(3) ɥƃɹnquǝʞןɐΛ ⚖ on Twitter: "A new SEC proposal has a serious change hidden within its complex language. Bottom line: The proposal violates the First Amendment by requiring a license to speak—even of open source developers. It’s unconstitutional and they should change it. Coin Center is pushing back 👇 1/" / Twitter Read The Cryptopians by Laura Shin (4) Ronin on Twitter: "Today, the FBI attribu...

- DeFi Lunch (Ep 118) - April 14, 2022 - @Whalestats @elonmusk @coordinape @frax $FPIS $FPI $ETH Merge Delay, @Tesla $BTC mining, @Jack NFT resale 15.04.2022

Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter: Live Updates - The New York Times DAOs and their management Coordinape DAOs Power Node Analysis of the top FTM wallets | WhaleStats Ethereum Merge No Longer Expected in June Blockstream partners with Tesla to build a solar-powered BTC facility | Currency.com Guy that bought Jack Dorsey's first tweet as an NFT for $2.9 tired to see it for $48 million after he got ou...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 117) - April 13, 2022 - @rentmynft #P2E #Guilds, @AxieInfinity / @Ronin_Network hack, @CelestiaOrg / @Delphi_Digital, @CelsiusNetwork = accredited only, @0xPolygon carbon neutral 13.04.2022

Rent NFT Once and Earn Forever | RentMyNFT.xyz - Interesting platform targeting play to earn guilds for NFT startup. Twitter - (1) rentmynft (@rentmynft) / Twitter Crypto Mixers and their scrutiny by regulators - Crypto mixers’ relevance wanes as regulators take aim What happened to the money after the hack of Ronin / Axie Infinity - The aftermath of Axie Infinity’s $650M Ronin Bridge hack Virgil...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 116) - April 12, 2022 @twister_cash on @FraxFinance, @BofA_News says crypto will soar, Awesome web3 resource @useWeb3, @iearnfinance #ERC4626, #NFT Lending, @epsylon_finance on $FTM 12.04.2022

New privacy mixer for $FRAX - https://twistercash.xyz/ Bank of America says economy could crash and crypto will soar - US Banking Giant Issues Dire Economic Warning, Says Shock Wave Could Send Crypto and Commodities Soaring: Report - The Daily Hodl Amazing set of Web3 resources - useWeb3.xyz · Learn Web3 development Yearn backing ERC-4626 standard - DeFi Giant Yearn Leads the Way on ERC-4626 Token...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 115) - April 8, 2022 Mint a luxurious surfing condo in El Salvador, #ERC4626, @Wonderland_Fi, Looking for @lopp, 09.04.2022

An in depth look at the first NFT property ever and it is being launched in El Salvador. Beautiful and luxurious condos at the premier surf beach in the world.   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 consi...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 114) - April 7, 2022 - @thedefiedge on #tokenomics, @Valkenburgh, @SenToomney, @Coincenter - donate, @bobanetwork raise #AI #ML, @BribeProtocol 07.04.2022

@thedefiedge on tokenomics models - A primer - https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1511737802655903744?s=28&t=SFzft-SJuur1ycg9Ba7c0A $MTA / $ETH yields on balancer . MStable is a stablecoin backed token / platform. 4 digit APY - via Coindix $AVAX / $BRIBE pair on Pangolin paying 900% + APY @BribeProtocol @Valkenburgh of @Coincenter analyzes the new Stablecoin TRUST Act via @SenToomney in a...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 113) - April 6, 2022 - Covered @SecretsOfCrypto entire epic investing thread. Must see how-to. Jamie Dimon, UK Passes US in DeFi Regs, @Ronin_Network, @AxieInfinity, VPNs, 06.04.2022

@Ronin_Network, @AxieInfinity,  raises $150 million to get out of bind from exploit Turned out to be social engineering Covered @SecretsOfCrypto entire epic crypto investing thread. A must see how-to.  Jamie Dimon,  UK Passes US in DeFi Regs,  VPNs, Jamie Dimon talking about crypto being real "Inevitability When the politicians are arguing over how, not if, you’re almost there....

DeFi Lunch (Ep 112) - April 5, 2022 @Convex Finance @OpenZeppelin @Coinbase @Bancor $WAVES $USDN 06.04.2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 115) - April 8, 2022 @Convex Finance @OpenZeppelin @Coinbase @Bancor $WAVES $USDN Brad getting a Mac Studio Waves saga continues with USDN losing the peg Lending was not the reason that it regained part of peg - per @GuyStewart @CryptoCondom tweet on @Convex Finance exploit @OpenZeppelin audit on behalf of @Coinbase Poorly worded summary of what happened led to thinking Open Zeppeli...

Mission: DeFi EP 51 - Justin Bebis of Reaper / @Reaper_Farm & Byte Masons / @ByteMasons is taking a proactive approach to a better & safer ecosystem. 05.04.2022

From a terrorizing bug that locked up $2 million Justin Bebis went even deeper into security and safety and is building an org founded on those principles and more. We always hear about the scams and the exploits, but it is important to understand the people that are taking a holistic approach to building a better DeFi. That is the goal of Justin Bebis and Byte Masons as they work to train new peo...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 111) - April 4, 2022 - $WAVES / $USDN mess @WAVESProtocol, @MetisDAO CMO in prison, @PolynomialFi, @SphereDeFi, @TheTweetDao, @chainbinders, @dokidokinft, @CryptoHayes on ETH 04.04.2022

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.   Sphere Finance | The S&P 500 of Crypto - @SphereDeFi @TheTweetDao Polynomial.fi - https://twitter.com/PolynomialFi $WAVES https://twitter.com/sasha35625/status/1510589946926673920 https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/15106532617112...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 110) - April 1, 2022 04.04.2022

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 109) - March 31, 2022 @AxieInfinity, @Ronin_Network, @cartesiproject, @opera, @terra_money / $BTC, @AstarNetwork, @AstarNetwork, 01.04.2022

Cartesi Project - BlockchainOS - Layer 2 @opera - Integrates 8 blockchains DeFi TVL up Terra buys more BTC AstarNetwork 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 opinio...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 108) - March 30, 2022 01.04.2022

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 107) - March 29, 2022 - @WavesProtocol, @revestfinance exploit, @Ronin_network (@AxieInfinity) hit for $650 million, @NEARProtocol lending, @beefyfinance, @autofarmnetwork 29.03.2022

Waves Protocol: On March 10th Brad thought it was a good play and didn't buy and today it is up 111% since then . One of our favorite projects Revest was hit with a $2 million exploit. We discussed the impact, but also how powerful the model is for it.  @Ronin_Network, the @AxieInfinity blockchain has been hit with a $650 million dollar breach . Pretty brutal. NEAR Protocol is growing in the...

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