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

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missiondefi.com

Latest episode

Jul 27, 2023

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Episodes

DeFi Lunch (Ep 189) - Sept. 6, 2022 - @BradSherman loses / Euro energy crises = crypto pump?!? / #UK elects crypto friendly PM / Trump grift $DWAC to dissolve / @Binance consolidates to $BUSD / More 07.09.2022

Does the macro picture with a European energy crises mean a massive pump in crypto? - https://twitter.com/fejau_inc/status/1566657314429382659 Point of no return: crunch time as China tries to fend off property crash | Chinese economy | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/28/crunch-time-china-tries-to-fend-off-property-crash-global-economy UK elects crypto-friendly Liz Tru...

Mission DeFi EP 69 - Paladin II - Better Bribes For Projects & Users - Figue and Alejandro 06.09.2022

Project founders are consumed with managing liquidity and the bribes required to make it real. From the beginning Paladin has built projects to make that better and easier and their new product Quest takes it to a whole new level by making it easier and better for projects and users. Learn how it works and learn how it can benefit you or a project in this episode of Mission: DeFi.  Project Pr...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 188) - Sept. 2, 2022 - @LTP_Liquidity combines CEX & DEX / @zama_fhe - quantum proof manipulative encryption / @KyleWRoche's demise / 03.09.2022

Former blockchain skeptic David Rubenstein discloses investments in crypto companies - https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-blockchain-skeptic-david-rubenstein-discloses-investments-in-crypto-companies?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social Product Introduction - LTP - https://ltp.gitbook.io/ltp/v/english/ - https://www.liquiditytech.com/ Catalog - Buy and Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more trus...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 187) - Sept. 1, 2022 - @justinsuntron's many scams / @cryptocom sends millions to woman & forgets / @SeiNetwork raise / @DogeChainFamily too risky? & more 02.09.2022

The many scams of Justin Sun - Market manipulation, theft from customers, etc. - https://www.theverge.com/c/22947663/justin-sun-tron-cryptocurrency-poloniex More audacious than his reputation, Sun has an even riskier approach to U.S. and Chinese financial regulations — and is often trying to evade them. Will his rule bending and dangerous behavior finally catch up to him? Or will he get away once...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 186) - August 31, 2022 - @BabylonFinance shuts down / @helium moves to @solana? / @dapperlabs doesn't get it / @CompoundFinance Lock / 01.09.2022

The sad circumstances of market forces that caused the shutdown of Babylon Finance - https://twitter.com/ramonrecuero/status/1564994728436719616 Why would Helium move to Solana if stability is a concern? https://twitter.com/rawrmaan/status/1564718174112727040 Brad's list of non-crypto podcasts that can help you - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1564963525423874048?s=20&t=yuIHAZiBXNpImbsaF...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 185) - August 30, 2022 - 40% of Gamefi users are bots - @useJigger / @DeFiLlama / @LlamaPay / Secret @Superformxyz / $LUNC Pumps / 30.08.2022

Brad gets his own Cantoe - https://twitter.com/CanToeNFT/status/1564336469908529152?s=20&t=ONO01IpctKhuS0LlUveAZA Secret ERC-4626 multi-yield protocol - https://twitter.com/superformxyz / https://www.superform.xyz/ / https://erc4626.info/ Use Jigger helps games block bots in their protocols. 40% of Gamefi users are bots https://jigger.notion.site/Jigger-the-web3-anti-bot-2430cfd4c6e24a27a6357d...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 184) - August 29, 2022 - @Avalanche / @Cryptoleaks 30.08.2022

Cryptocurrency Class 2022 - https://cryptocurrencyclass.github.io/ Brad breaks down the Avalanche mess - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1564052923012759557 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...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 183) - August 26, 2022 - FooBar to talk Canto, Merge, & More 27.08.2022

Judge approves retention bonuses for Voyager team in order to help creditors that opposed the bonuses - https://www.theblock.co/post/165783/voyager-approved-to-pay-up-to-1-9-million-in-bonuses-to-retain-employees Jordi Alexander on why Ethereum will not run post merge - https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/is-the-merge-overhyped?triedSigningIn=true Hetzner is cutting off anything crypto related inc...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 182) - August 25, 2022 - He's back! Daniele Sesta & more! 26.08.2022

Daniele Sesta is in trouble with his own DAO at Wonderland - https://www.wonderlandforum.xyz/t/formal-inquiry-of-daniele-sestagalli-main/19282 https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1562635624246419456?s=20&t=nmPLvsEQ4Q1OFhmdVOXfNw John McAfee is alive? - https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/24/john-mcafees-ex-girlfriend-claims-he-faked-his-death-with-pretend-suicide-17234526/ Forbes says - Gary Gensler:...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 181) - August 24, 2022 26.08.2022

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 180) - 08/22/22 - @Telegram #NFTs on $TON / @SushiSwap Head Chef Plan is bad / @InvestVoyager users clueless / @SamKazemian Goes off! / @CelsiusNetwork digs out with mining? 24.08.2022

TON getting a Telegram Username NFT marketplace - https://ton.org/?utm_source=dropstab ETH Staking Accelerates Ahead of The Merge, Will It Help ETH Recover? - https://www.binance.com/en/news/top/7181170?utm_source=infoHub Sushi Head Chef Deal is all about short term incentives - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1561678718308913152?s=20&t=7JmLQTCK0TaGEerpT7Wiqw Ronin hackers used Bitcoin mi...

Mission DeFi EP 68 - Users & Projects Win Big Just For Sending & Receiving With Fluidity - Shahmeer Explains This Powerful Protocol 22.08.2022

What if most of the time that users sent, received, staked, swapped, or did anything else that in DeFi, they could win back crypto up to 100s, 1000s, and even millions of dollars?  Now, what if protocols could get off the liquidity battle hamster wheel and blow out their governance token incentives and dramatically grow their userbase and keep them loyal?  Fluidity makes that possible.&n...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 179) - August 19, 2022 21.08.2022

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 178) - August 18, 2022 - @Coinbase answers big question / @AlchemixFi vault moves / Jump to fix Solana? / Chinese collapse / @Coingecko tokenomics meh / 19.08.2022

Brad teases amazing upcoming Mission: DeFi episodes Coinbase says it will pull out of staking if regulators force censorship - Alchemix launches vault moves - https://twitter.com/AlchemixFi/status/1559180815703080964 Federal Reserve to finalize guidelines on crypto access to master account - https://cryptoslate.com/federal-reserve-to-finalize-guidelines-on-crypto-access-to-master-account/ Not a jo...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 177) - August 17, 2022 - 18.08.2022

Hey folks, going to try to get time stamps added, but have to do it while we are recording, because definitely don't have time to listen again every day. Will try to start tomorrow. 🤞 Brad's forever vacation plans Kids and college Big discussion of the macro economic picture and potential impact on crypto Discussion about Paladin SEC Sues Dragonchain for $16.5 Million Dragon Token ICO - Decrypt -...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 176) - August 16, 2022 @CantoPublic is Live / @Coinenter with the killer analysis on OCAF vs Tornado Cash / @nansen_ai Portfolio Launches / Alphabet is top crypto investor 16.08.2022

Coin Center does amazing analysis of the OFAC Sanctions against Tornado Cash - Analysis: What is and what is not a sanctionable entity in the Tornado Cash case - https://www.coincenter.org/analysis-what-is-and-what-is-not-a-sanctionable-entity-in-the-tornado-cash-case/ Canto is Live on Mainnet: Details on Canto genesis & token distribution for the Canto network - https://twitter.com/CantoPubli...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 175) - August 15, 2022 - @TornadoCash is a crises / @TheEylon $ETH POS Sanctions Adherents Control 66% of staking? / @SpiritSwap V2 is hot / @BinanceLabs invests in @ANKR 16.08.2022

US Treasury sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash - https://www.theblock.co/post/162105/us-treasury-sanctions-cryptocurrency-mixer-tornado-cash?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social List of Tornado Cash resources that were banned - https://twitter.com/TornadoCash/status/1557048526986780677 Tornado Cash community fund multisignature wallet disbands amid sanctions - https://cointelegraph.co...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 174) - August 5, 2022 15.08.2022

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 173) - August 4, 2022 04.08.2022

If you enjoy our show, please take just a few minutes to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. It can make a huge difference on our reach in the space. Just click here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mission-defi/id1574134305 Video here: https://youtu.be/twBY08hXLjg Market talk Arthur Hayes on the macro scene, energy, EURO, and Asian markets - https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/a-samura...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 172) - August 3, 2022 - Solana Hack / Cooperatives for DAOs / Brazil Crypto Law 04.08.2022

Status of the market Solana Hack https://twitter.com/SolanaStatus/status/1554817790091182080 https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1554627762807349249 Why cooperatives are a better opportunity for DAOs - https://www.missiondefi.com/daos-as-cooperatives/ Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-62381682 Brazil Might Approve Its Cryptocurrency Law T...

Mission DeFi EP 67 - Is your DAO safe from regulators? - Yev Muchnik & Jacqueline Radebaugh discuss forming DAOs as cooperatives 03.08.2022

Video version of this show is available at https://www.missiondefi.com/daos-as-cooperatives Did you form a DAO without registering an entity? You are likely personally liable if you did.  Even if you registered an entity like an LLC for your DAO, you very likely are going to face regulatory compliance issues if you haven't had legal help to navigate. The regulatory picture in the US for DAOs...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 171) - August 2, 2022 - @Nomad Hack/Looting / @debtdao / Reaper Hack / ETHPoW vs ETH2 & how to make $ / Craig Wright / Miners don't plan ahead / @BinanceUS Delists / 03.08.2022

Explaining the Nomad bridge hack - https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1554269047176548353?s=20&t=pt8xXXCRW9xSW1UXt_pTWg Reaper Farm Hack - https://twitter.com/PeckShieldAlert/status/1554423041232629761 ETHPoW vs ETH2 clever trading hacks - https://blog.bitmex.com/ethpow-vs-eth2/ Miners should have planned in advance - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1554454192927957001?s=20&t=m8ZAWKs...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 170) - August 1, 2022 - @XBT3D expects more down from here and explains the data that leads him to that conclusion. 02.08.2022

Awesome episode where XBT3D (Sean) explains in great detail how we probably aren't done with downward pressure on price and backs it up with market data and analysis. Do not miss the wisdom. 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...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 169) - July 29, 2022 30.07.2022

$ETH & $BTC still toying with a move up, but voices of doom are expecting a massive crash to $300 or $400 for ETH This is a really big deal... @getswype launches fiat integration with @GnosisSafe. DAOs can now initiate wire/ACH payments on chain via governance through an insured virtual account. This solves a huge problem. https://twitter.com/getswype/status/1552404322947944448 @FantomFDN kill...

DeFi Lunch (Ep 168) - July 28, 2022 - @AndrewYang @Fwd_Party @GovCTW @Lobby3_DAO / #ETH Blowing up / @PeterMcCormack @udiWertheimer @WhatBitcoinDid / @FantomFDN fund vote / @forefront__'s Terminal 28.07.2022

$ETH is blowing up. Outpacing $BTC in price growth. Merge 7 Days: 13.77% 30 Days: 45.18%          @AndrewYang announced the merger of @Fwd_Party with 2 other ind parties & co-chairing with @GovCWT. Forward was already pro-crypto and this bodes well, since 62% of Americans want another party choice. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-former-republ...

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