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01/18/24 • 39 min
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss a roundup of the current crypto market post-ETF approval, the potential for a revenge rally from original alternative layer-1 chains, possible attention shift from underlying fundamentals toward growth, the chance of Ethereum ETFs taking longer than expected, how the stablecoin market could amass to $200 billion by year-end, why enterprise adoption of public blockchains could accelerate in 2024, whether a ‘D Everything’ market will occur this year, and more.
05/31/24 • 44 min
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Molly Mackinlay, Head of Engineering, Product, & Research Development at Protocol Labs. Listen in as they discuss Molly’s journey from working at Google to in Web3, Filecoin’s origin and where it stands today, core reasons why projects are using it, the provenance of data within artificial intelligence models, the structure of data DAOs and how they work, some consumer use cases, the importance of Filecoin Virtual Machine and its future, and more!
10/06/21 • 31 min
On this epside of DeFi Decoded, in light of the Facebook outage, Alex and Andrew dig into the promise and peril of Web3 - Can it actually solve these problems, or does it threaten to create a system that's just as fragile but more fragmented and thus harder to control.
For ten perilous (or blissful, depending on who you ask) hours on Monday October 4th, Facebook and all the Facebook branded apps went offline, exposing the centralized and surprisingly fragile nature of the Web.Despite the broadly positive innovations of the internet, we still rely on middlemen to perform many essential functions, such as maintaining internet infrastructure, moving, and storing value and data, verifying identities, and performing basic business logic like databasing, contracting and so forth.
This is problematic for several reasons. Intermediaries are vulnerable to hacking or failure (as we saw with Facebook). Banks, social media companies and other intermediaries are gatekeepers that exclude many people. They also capture all the data and much of the value created online. That’s bad because it could violate our privacy but also because we don’t get to fully participate in what we create online.
Blockchain promises a new era of the internet, dubbed Web3, which could solve many of these problems by giving us a way to move and store assets digitally and peer to peer. Blockchain gives us the tools, incentives and mechanisms to create value and organize capability though DAOs or decentralized autonomous organizations, rather than centralized companies.
Web3 promises a fairer, more resilient, more transparent, more private, and more decentralized internet, financial services industry, and economy.
DeFi Decoded - Web3 Gaming. A powerful idea whose time has come…again! With Rebecca Liao of Saga
DeFi Decoded
02/16/24 • 42 min
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Rebecca Liao, Co-Founder and CEO at Saga. Listen in as they discuss an update of the past year for Saga, their upcoming $SAGA community genesis airdrop to five different ecosystems, thoughts on crypto loyalty ‘points’ with projects like Blur, the thesis behind modular blockchains and its relevance to Saga, their recent $6.5 million raise plans for the year ahead, if the space is finally ready for consumer crypto applications, and more!
DeFi Decoded - Enterprise Blockchain is Dead. Long Live Public Blockchains for the Enterprise!
DeFi Decoded
10/16/23 • 21 min
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss an update on the FTX trial after week one in court, the influx of VC funding toward AI-based businesses, a macroeconomic crypto market analysis and potential upcoming catalysts, current enterprise interest and sentiment surrounding public blockchains, which chains these businesses are opting to build upon and why, impressive best seller accolades for Alex’s new Web3 book, a news headline roundup, and more!
10/18/24 • 35 min
Alex and Andrew discuss the recent surge in the crypto market, particularly in Bitcoin, and how it could be attributed to a shift in market sentiment and more favorable regulatory conditions. Trump's improved election odds and Kamala Harris's interest in crypto are also seen as positive influences. The FTX bankruptcy case concluded with a favorable outcome for users, with creditors set to receive 118% of their funds. The introduction of options on ETFs early next year is expected to boost investor interest and demand for crypto. Although a bull run is anticipated, cautious sentiment remains due to previous market cycles, and experts recommend setting preset sell prices to avoid potential losses. The market may see a rise in alternative layer twos, Solana competitors, meme coins, decentralized AI, and DeFi projects, while Bitcoin and Ethereum are expected to underperform mid-cycle but recover towards the end. This recovery could be a warning sign of market dynamics shifting, especially with the growing competition from meme coins drawing attention away from projects with strong fundamentals.
04/04/24 • 37 min
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. Listen in as they discuss a crypto market recap, which phase of the cycle we’re likely in, whether the recent multi-month memecoin madness could finally be coming to an end, where investors may rotate into next, the series of big raises by crypto VC firms in past weeks, the state of Ethereum post-Dencun upgrade and its sustainability compared to other chains, Coinbase’s layer 2 Base and valuing the network, Ethena Labs’ new ENA token, and more!
09/22/21 • 24 min
On today's episode we review the key transformations and ask what's next? As Robert Leshner co-founder of Compound Labs says, DeFi is not going to be called DeFi in the next 5 years. It's just going to be called finance. And all finance is going to run on blockchains; most assets will make their way onto a blockchain."
Financial services is more than an industry—it is the cardiovascular system of the global economy, the lifeline of all other industries. DeFi is reimagining its anatomy and physiology from banking and trading to risk management and more.
Through the first few weeks of DeFi decoded, we have covered all the key functions of the financial service industry and how it's being disrupted. They are:
- Storing value: DAO treasuries for institutions, cryptoasset/token wallets for individuals. These are the new crypto-native bank accounts
- Moving value: Stablecoins such as USDC and MakerDAO’s DAI route around banks
- Lending value: Pooled lending such as Compound and AAVE augment savings accounts at banks and other financial intermediaries and have better yields to boot.
- Funding and investing: Investment aggregators such as YFI and Rari could ultimately disintermediate investment advisors, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and robo-advisors.
- Exchanging value: Decentralized exchanges such as Uniswap, Sushiswap, and QuickSwap could replace or enhance stock exchanges and centralized cryptoasset exchanges
- Insuring value and managing risk (i.e., derivatives): On-chain insurance such as NexusMutual and derivatives platforms such as SX, Perpetual protocol, and dYdX could supplement or replace insurance policies and over-the-counter derivatives.
- Analyzing value: Contract auditors such as Zeppelin and DeFi Score could augment or perhaps even perform the work of the Big Five accounting firms.
- Accounting for value: Block explorers such as Etherscan and PolygonScan track asset movements in real time; perhaps eventually eliminating periodic audits by accounting firms.
- Authenticating identity: Formal verification is no longer required to access open-source DeFi protocols. Pseudonymous or anonymous identities are common.
Mastering DeFi without learning how to code: An introduction to the DeFi Decoded Podcast
DeFi Decoded
07/07/21 • 17 min
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they discuss the fundamentals of Decentralized Finance and how this bleeding edge technology enables individuals and institutions to transact, and create value, without the need for traditional financial intermediaries.
10/10/24 • 33 min
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss a crypto market roundup, major catalysts that could ignite the next leg of the bull market, potential risks that could counter these catalysts, the actual impact the U.S. election outcome will have on the industry, the memecoin supercycle thesis, and more.
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How many episodes does DeFi Decoded have?
DeFi Decoded currently has 168 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Investing, Podcasts, Technology and Business.
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What is the average episode length on DeFi Decoded?
The average episode length on DeFi Decoded is 35 minutes.
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Episodes of DeFi Decoded are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of DeFi Decoded?
The first episode of DeFi Decoded was released on Jul 7, 2021.
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