DeFi Sparks Podcast

The DeFi Sparks podcast, hosted by Nick Drakon, involves long form conversations with
the sharpest minds in DeFi.
In this inaugural episode we talk to Daniel & Mr Kind from the Beethoven X protocol on Fantom. We discuss a wide range of topics which you can see a summary of in the chapters section. Both Daniel & Mr Kind demonstrate a depth of understanding around operational excellence that is rare in the space.
Beethoven X is a leading DEX on the Fantom $FTM. Beethoven X is in partnership with the Balancer protocol on Ethereum, and uses cutting edge technology that allows for multi asset liquidity pools. This technology is a more efficient way of facilitating swaps and results in better price execution for users. They have recently announced, in partnership with Balancer, an expansion onto the Optimism blockchain.
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Beethoven X Video 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P84DYOiTfIM
Beethoven X App 👉 https://beets.fi/
Beethoven X Discord 👉 https://discord.gg/beethovenx
Beethoven X Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/beethoven_x

Souvlaki is the Head of Financial Reporting at BeethovenX, a decentralized exchange that runs on both Fantom and Optimism. Before moving to DeFi, Souvlaki spent a decade working at two of the Big Four auditing firms, and another five years at one of the largest TradFi investment banks in the world.
Souvlaki's experience makes him the perfect individual to provide insights regarding Tether in the context of the ongoing controversy that surrounds them and their stablecoin, USDT, with respect to the recent issues of financial disclosures or lack thereof. In today's episode, Souvlaki and I dive in to uncover some the following topics:
► Souvlaki's experience and misconceptions around auditing
► Tether's background and the USDT controversy
► Tether's disclosures and reports
► How to digest information from these reports with respect to the landscape post-FTX collapse
► Our thoughts on Proof-of-Reserves and the other disclosures investors need
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Souvlaki Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/0xSouvlaki
Tether Reports 👉 https://tether.to/en/transparency/#reports
Beethoven X Video 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P84DYOiTfIM
Beethoven X App 👉 https://beets.fi/
Beethoven X Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/beethoven_x
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📜 Disclaimer 📜
This video is for informational purposes only. Nothing contained shall be construed to be financial legal or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speaker who is not a licensed financial adviser or registered investment adviser. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss.
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Join Nick Drakon and Darren Camas, CEO of IPOR Labs, as they discuss interest rates in DeFi and explore the history and importance of LIBOR, the cost of capital, and the role of trust in finance. Learn about the potential for DeFi to disrupt traditional finance and the future of interest rates in a decentralized world.
IPOR Labs has developed and launched the IPOR Indexes, which benchmark the cost of capital that is interest rates in DeFi. Using that foundation they've started to build products and services on top of that in the form of interest rate derivatives and swaps. These are very useful in DeFi and interest free, and we're going to go into that in this video. We delve into the role of trust in centralized finance and the potential for DeFi to offer a decentralized alternative. We also explore the future of interest rates in a DeFi-dominated world and the potential impact on traditional finance.
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IPOR Labs Discord 👉 https://discord.gg/EtDnK6GTY2
IPOR Labs Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/ipor_io
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📜 Disclaimer 📜
This video is for informational purposes only. Nothing contained shall be construed to be financial legal or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speaker who is not a licensed financial adviser or registered investment adviser. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss.
#NickDrakon #ReveloIntel #DeFiSparks #IPORLabs #DEFI #InterestRates #LIBOR #Crypto #CentralBanking #Finance

As we move into 2023 Nick Drakon predicts we are going to operate in a multichain world and that the infrastructure required to facilitate the transfer of value and information between these chains is going to be a huge business.
In this episode, Nick and Atlas, CEO of Cryptolink, discuss the value of interoperability and the impact it has on infrastructure in DeFi. Cryptolink is a project that helps users and assets move from chain to chain, and operates in this lucrative space of interoperability and attempts to capture market share, providing a vertically integrated offering with products for both the B2B and B2C markets, trying to clip the ticket from a revenue standpoint. There is a significant market opportunity in the field of interoperability and the discussion that unfolds is informative and exciting.

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Cryptolink.Tech Discord 👉 https://discord.com/invite/CryptoLink
Cryptolink.Tech Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/CryptoLink_Tech
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📜 Disclaimer 📜
This video is for informational purposes only. Nothing contained shall be construed to be financial legal or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speaker who is not a licensed financial adviser or registered investment adviser. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss.
#NickDrakon #ReveloIntel #DeFiSparks #Cryptolink #DEFI #Interoperability #TBaaS #Crypto #TrustlessBridging #Finance

Today I will be talking with "Safe Ratios" who operates the cross chain DeFi protocol called Growth Defi. They are active on Fantom $FTM, Binance Smart Chain $BSC & Avalanche $AVAX.
Growth Defi issues an over collateralized stable coin called MOR using the CDP design.They are also innovating with products and solutions that allow users to earn the benefits from locking tokens, without sacrificing liquidity in the process.
I came across his work due to the partnership Growth Defi has developed with Liquid Driver on Fantom and was extremely impressed by his depth of knowledge and the systems he has designed.
Specifically, his knowledge on stable coins intrigued me. In light of recent events on the Terra blockchain with UST collapsing, I thought it would be a good idea to have an in depth discussion on the topic of stable coin mechanics with someone who actually knows what he is talking about.
We go back to 1st principles around why stable coins exist and what problems they are trying to solve. We then dive into the different types of stable coins with a focus on the various business models of each system, in an attempt to understand how profitable these businesses are.
By understanding the flow of value we can begin to understand how risks develop and why. We diagnose the UST collapse while discussing what they were trying to do and zoom in on the signals to look for when trying to assess such systems for vulnerabilities.
We spend some time discussing the UST collapse, why it happened and what to look for in the future.
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Nick Drakon Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/NickDrakon
Safe Ratios Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/SafeRatios
Growth DeFi 👉 https://mor.growthdefi.com/
Growth DeFi Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/GrowthDefi
Video on cLQDR👉 https://youtu.be/9vbMnlEIaok