The blocmates Podcast

Vladimir from Algebra Protocol joins the podcast to discuss the liquidity DEX engine you've never heard of but probably used daily as it powers a number of popular DEXes. We discuss the comparison against UniSwap, why it's a threat, and how Algebra Plug-Ins differ and compete against UniSwap V4 Hooks. We also dig deep into Integral. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...

Today Jedi sits down with API3 DAO member, Ugur Merin to discuss the great blockchain-API unlock. Ugur explains the potential for API3, getting buy-in from Web2 clients, business developments, API3 Perp DEX integration, and much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Introducing Beramates! Today is a special, special episode, as we kick off the first episode of our new series Beramates. Today we’re joined by none other than Smokey The Bera to dive deep on the Berachain ecosystem. Grant and Smokey jump straight into the Berachain ecosystem and bespoke design principles, before discussing application vs chain value accrual, their tri-token model, liquidity mecha...

Jedi had the opportunity to meet with Dion, the CEO of Term Labs to discuss the importance of having fixed interest rates on loans in DeFi. Term is a decentralized non-custodial lending protocol where users can borrow or lend on a fixed rate basis by participating in weekly (Term) auctions. Potential borrowers submit their bids and potential lenders submit their ask prices to Term, and then the Te...

Grant sat down with Andy from The RollUp to chat about his thoughts on the modular blockchain thesis, interesting layer2s and rollups that are coming to the market plus some additional crypto infrastructure plays you might want to keep an eye on. In this episode, we will cover the expansion of modular blockchains and their use of data availability solutions such as Celestia, EigenDA and Avail. ---...

This clip was taken from our recent live stream, which solely covered ERC404 projects. In this clip, you will learn about the new ERC404 token standard that has taken the crypto industry by storm this week. You will also learn what the top ERC404 projects are, how to buy them and what to do with your ERC404 NFTs. Full episode - https://youtube.com/live/F5XO8SyMBnI --- Send in a voice message: http...

Rich Rines joins Jedi to discuss Core as a layer 1 blockchain that utilizes and supports Bitcoin miners on an EVM-compatible chain to potentially finally solve the blockchain trilemma. This is all made possible thanks to their unique two-way consensus mechanism dubbed ‘Satoshi Plus’. They dive into all the challenges and benefits of how Bitcoin security can be combined with smart contract capabili...

Grant and 563 cover their favourite crypto projects that are coming to market in Q1 2024. Trying to find the best altcoins of 2024 is pretty tricky. Now, we aren't moonboys; these are our favourites for more reasons than number-go-up. These are the projects we found the most interesting from a crypto narrative perspective, and we will be paying close attention to their upcoming launches. ---...

Jedi and Justin Bebis talk about building in DeFi and the journey that OATH Foundation and the Byte Masons have been on the last few years. This one's an insightful and informative take on what it takes to build sustainable projects in DeFi. Byte Masons is driven by a vision to create financial inclusion across different frontiers such as protocols, networks, yield farmers, hedge funds, and e...

Dan is back on the mic and joins Tushar and Mikhill from Persistence Labs, the team behind the LST-Fi Cosmo App Chain Persistence Once. Cosmos has been heating up recently with the airdrop hype, and the LST-Fi/LRT-Fi hype is only just beginning, with EigenLayer's launch coming soon. We dig into what Persistence is, what they are building and how they are going to be bringing $BTC over to the...

Grant was joined by Jack Melnick, the head of DeFi at Polygon Labs. The Polygon ecosystem is heating up with the Polygon 2.0 rollout, which includes important upgrades to the Polygon PoS chain and, more importantly, the zk-EVM. Jack takes Grant through all the infrastructure upgrades that Polygon has been shipping throughout the bear market, leading into what we believe is the beginning of the nex...

Jedi sat down with Nick and Bossimp from Perfect Swap to discuss a new Decentralized Exchange (DEX) launching on Arbitrum in mid-January. Perfect Swap is combining some bits of the ve(3,3) incentive model with the best parts of Camelot, Uniswap, and other DEXs to bring a more efficient liquidity layer on Arbitrum to the market. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/b...

Grant was joined by Gunny from Hxro Labs to discuss the upcoming airdrops, point systems, TGEs and LBPs that will happen on Solana and in particular, the Hxro Network. Hxro Network is a liquidity layer on Solana that enables protocols to build derivatives products such as perps, futures, options, gambling products and anything you can think of! In Q4 2024, there will be a series of projects launch...

Jedi and Chiel discuss how Florence Finance acts as a bridge between cryptocurrency lenders and real-world borrowers, allowing them to interact in a transparent and mutually beneficial fashion. Real World Assets (RWA) will be a huge narrative going forward, not only for 2024 but for the evolution of crypto for the next 10 years. How do we empower the blockchain to make things easier for us? --- Se...

Grant sat down with long-time (in crypto terms) friend Huf to chat about everything they are building over at Pear Protocol. They spoke about the best pair trades that have existed in 2023 and what trades that people could be on the lookout for in 2024 in the crypto markets. Pear Protocol is a one-stop shop pair trading perps DEX that also acts as an aggregator for on-chain trading. The team are s...

Grant sat down with Hamzah who is the ex-head of growth at Polygon and now he has co-founded his own liquid crypto fund. This episode covers why 3poch Labs decided to be a liquid crypto fund over seed investments, the top altcoins of 2024 (in their opinion) and their trading strategy going into the new bull market and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocm...

Grant and 563 sat down once more to chat about an emerging trend happening in the crypto space - Intents... Intents are pretty standard across the traditional finance world. RFQ or request for quote is a standard order type in finance, now people are beginning to take notice that the automated market maker AMM design for decentralized exchanges may not be great for the user or the liquidity provid...

Grant chats with Chef Icy, aka "BD Bunny," about his journey into the DeFi and arrival at PancakeSwap. The two discuss the current mindsets of those shaping the DeFi space and explore the grassroots movement driving its growth. PancakeSwap, a pivotal player in DeFi's transformation, has evolved from its early native-only DEX roots on Binance Chain to embracing new paradigms with its...

The blocmates Founder and CEO Grant rattles through 13 of the best learnings he's taken from multiple cycles in the crypto market. With coins moving and liquidity increasing, the signs look good for a 2024 crypto bull run. But how do set yourself up for success? If you're new to the market, or trading in general, Grant runs through some of the things he wishes he knew earlier and offers...

Grant and 563 are back. This time they both took turns to go through some unreleased crypto projects that are set to either go live or launch their project token in the coming months. Funnily enough, a lot of these revolved around the DEX landscape with the odd curve ball there. Both Grant and 563 are full-time researchers in DeFi so naturally, all these projects fall under that category. --- Send...

Luca Netz joins Dan for a catch up on all-things Pudgy Penguins and how the brand is revolutionising the way retail views NFTs and the blockchain. The two chat about the brilliant marketing move to use toys as a trojan horse for blockchain technology and crypto, by simplifying the UI experience for the public. Scan a QR code and enter the world of blockchain, without even knowing. Genius. Also cov...

Grant and 563 sat down to go through a brief history of blockchains and how their purpose and use cases have changed over the years. From a standard peer-to-peer electronic cash system which is Bitcoin, to Ethereum and the EVM, smart contracts and DeFi. Now we are entering the next paradigm shift in how blockchain technology reaches the masses. Is this through a hyper-scalable blockchain with ultr...

Jedi speaks to Darius on the journey less travelled from the Terra Luna crash and how Vertex had to dig deep to arrive at Arbitrum and now a year later they will be launching their token off the back of a very successful year of building. A perps DEX that is poised to take on the biggest and the best on-chain. They are now looking to reward their loyal community with a token that incentivises and...

And we are back on the blocmates podcast and this time Dan is joined by PintSwap Max, the Co-Founder of PintSwap, an OTC platform for small to midcap cryptocurrency tokens. In today's interview, we talk about Max's origin stories into crypto, how he survived the darkest crypto winter ever and go in-depth into the whats, whys and hows of the PintSwap protocol. --- Send in a voice message:...

Grant, Mike and Alex round up the week in crypto, including the big news that the SEC's window for approving all Bitcoin ETFs is now in motion. Over the next seven days, all applications will likely be approved. We chat about what this means for the industry and why it's net positive for the space, despite being almost counterintuitive to what Bitcoin was created for. Our pal Gary Gensle...