BlockTalk | Web3 | Crypto | DeFi

Chaim started learning about blockchain in his early university years, where his curiosity and vision led to opportunities from internships to academic discussions. The combination of economics and tech opened doors to work with banks. After seeing the DeFi summer and recognizing some of its pain points, he had the idea of bringing credit and investments to a sustainable and impactful level by using overcollateralized real-world assets, and with a stable yield.

Time Stamps
00:00 - 05:18: Who’s Chaim
05:19 - 08:48: Aha Moment
08:49 - 16:13: Credix Finance
16:14 - 18:13: Brazil and World
18:14 - 24:17: Dealing with Traditional Companies
24:18 - 26:38: USDC
26:39 - 28:36: What’s Next?
28:37 - 30:12: Focused On
30:13 - 32:18: Is the World Ready?
32:19 - 35:08: Keeping Track of the Loan
35:09 - 36:57: Its everything going to be on-chain?
36:58 - 38:29: Crypto Community on Brazil
38:30 - 42:35: Rounding Off

Guest Socials

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaim_fes
Credix Twitter: https://twitter.com/credix_finance
Website: https://credix.finance/

Glossary

KYC: KYC stands for Know Your Customer, which refers to the process of verifying the identity of customers to prevent money laundering, fraud, and other financial crimes.

DeFi: DeFi stands for Decentralized Finance, which refers to a system of financial applications built on blockchain technology that aims to provide open and permissionless access to financial services, such as lending, borrowing, and trading, without intermediaries like banks or other traditional financial institutions.

APY: APY stands for Annual Percentage Yield, which is a measure of the return on investment over a year, taking into account compound interest.

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Gary saw an opportunity in web3 to facilitate, optimize, and build bridges between founders and product/market fits. Superlayer is a venture studio that differs from VCs and accelerators by committing to co-founding and shaping great ideas that will define web3 from end to end.

Time Stamps
00:00 to 08:33 - Who’s Gary
08:33 to 12:45 - Venture Studio
12:45 to 19:42 - The Sweet Spot its in the Middle
19:42 to 25:57 - Hotline
25:58 to 29:06 - Creators Are Who Brings People Back
29:06 to 34:45 - Market Makers and Ponzenomics
34:45 to 36:47 - What to Look For
36:47 to 40:07 - Profiling
40:07 to 43:51 - Raising Flow
43:51 to 45:26 - Romanticizing Web3
45:26 to 50:35 - Web3 Future
50:35 to 53:55 - Web3 as a Means to an End
53:55 to 56:23 - New Industries for the Short-Term
56:23 to 59:42 - Creating Solutions for Problems that Doesn’t Exist
59:58 to 1:00:57 - Golden Tip
1:00:57 to 1:04:17 - Rounding Off

Guest Socials
Twitter: https://twitter.com/c00v
Superlayer Twitter: https://twitter.com/superlayerio
Website: https://www.superlayer.io/

Useful Links Based On Conversation
Forte Gaming: https://www.forte.io/
Hotline: https://www.gethotline.xyz/
Samsung Next: https://www.samsungnext.com/
NBA Topshot: https://nbatopshot.com/
Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/

Glossary

VCs: A VC (venture capitalist) is a person or firm that invests money in startup companies that are believed to have long-term growth potential, in exchange for equity ownership in the company.

Incubators: Incubators are organizations that support the development of new businesses by providing resources such as office space, funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities. They help startups grow and succeed during their early stages.

Accelerator: An accelerator is a program that provides startups with mentorship, resources, and funding over a fixed period of time, typically several months. The goal is to help these companies grow and scale quickly, often culminating in a demo day or pitch event.

Pre-Seed: Pre-Seed typically refers to the very early stage of a startup, when the founding team is working on validating their idea, building a prototype, and getting initial traction. At this stage, startups typically have little to no revenue, and are often seeking initial funding from angel investors, friends and family, or pre-seed venture capital firms.

A-Round: In startup financing, a Series A round is typically the first significant round of investment that a startup will receive from venture capital firms or angel investors, after seed capital. This funding round is usually used to help the company scale up and grow its business.

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Marina is a computer scientist with a passion for technology. While she was learning her way through web3, she found a place as Product Manager at DexGuru. DexGuru is an aggregator exchange with real-time data that provides market insights for better trading decisions.

Time Stamps
00:00 to 10:02 - Who’s Marina
10:02 to 12:28 - DexGuru
12:28 to 14:24 - User Perspective
14:24 to 19:04 - Aggregating Other Exchanges
19:04 to 19:46 - Friendly UI
19:46 to 23:42 - Key Features
23:42 to 26:34 - Upcoming Features
26:34 to 36:28 - Industry View
36:28 to 38:20 - Product View
38:20 to 47:48 - Marina DeFi Experience
47:48 to 50:33 - Anonimity
50:34 to 57:29 - Technology
57:29 to 1:02:00 - Rounding Off

Guest Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/trutita
DexGuru Twitter: https://twitter.com/dexguru
Website: https://dex.guru
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/dPW8fzwzz9

Useful Links Based On Conversation

1. Kucoin: https://www.kucoin.com/
2. Pancakeswap: https://pancakeswap.finance/
3. Github: https://github.com/
4. Sushiswap: https://app.sushi.com/
5. Robinhood: https://www.robinhood.com/

Glossary
zk proof: Zero-knowledge proofs (zk proofs) are a cryptographic technique that allows one party to prove to another party that they know a certain piece of information, without revealing the information itself.

Tron: Tron is a blockchain platform that is designed for building decentralized applications and content sharing.

Impermanent loss: Impermanent loss is a concept in automated market maker (AMM) protocols, where liquidity providers can experience a loss in value due to fluctuations in the price of the assets they have provided liquidity for. The loss is considered "impermanent" because it disappears when the assets are withdrawn from the pool.

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Tommy plunged into web3 by joining Nifty Gateway in its early days, even though he didn't fully understand the technology at first. Onboarding many artists to their first NFT collection he realized not only the power of the tech, but the potential for building bridges. Taking another leap of faith, he then became Head of Partnerships at Manifold, the disruptive platform that is now empowering artists to curate their own on-chain collections.

Time Stamps 

0:00 to 06:30 - Who’s Tommy
06:30 to 11:00 - Open Edition Metas
11:00 to 14:00 - Manifold and Empowering Artist
14:00 to 17:30 - Thinking Tokens Differently
17:30 to 19:30 - ERC Tokens and Burning Mechanics
19:30 to 22:42 - Community Commitment
22:43 to 25:50 - Will there be Charts?
25:50 to 27:32 - Inspiring Creativity
27:33 to 29:03 - What’s Around the Corner
29:04 to 30:40 - Pitching an Idea
30:41 to 35:03 - Are there plans for Music?
35:04 to 38:52 - Manifold Revenue Model
38:53 to 41:15 - Volume
41:16 to 42:45 - Cool Stories
42:45 to 44:10 - Manifold and Numbering Collections
44:10 to 45:44 - Manifold X Ordinals
45:44 to 48:58 - Team
48:58 to 52:38 - Security
52:38 to 55:18 - Verification
55:18 to 56:00 - Cross Burn
56:00 to 1:00:33 - Royalty Splits on Mint
1:00:33 to 1:02:24 - Onboarding Tips
1:02:24 to 1:04:26 - Rounding Off

Guest Socials 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tommyk_eth 

Website: https://manifold.xyz/ 

Manifold Twitter: https://twitter.com/manifoldxyz  

Useful Links Based On Conversation 

• Nifty Gateway: https://www.niftygateway.com/
• Foundation: http://foundation.app
• VincentVanDough: https://opensea.io/VincentVanDough
• Shepard Fairey: https://obeygiant.com/

Glossary 

Open Editions: Open Editions are NFTs that have an unlimited number of copies available for purchase. Unlike limited editions that have a fixed number of copies, open editions can be minted continuously. This means that anyone can purchase an open edition NFT at any time, and the number of copies in circulation can continue to increase indefinitely. 

ERC1155: ERC-1155 is a standard for creating fungible and non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. It allows for the creation of multiple types of tokens within a single smart contract, making it more efficient and cost-effective. 

ERC721: ERC-721 is a standard for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain. Each ERC-721 token is unique and can represent a digital asset such as artwork, collectibles, or in-game items. They are used to verify ownership and provenance of these assets and can be bought, sold, or traded on various NFT marketplaces. 

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Kris is a professional photographer who saw in web3 a new space to connect, share, and create his art. With a different vision not only on how to approach the blockchain but how to network and collab with other artist, Kris manage to spread his art among other hands, in a powerful cross-collab of his work “By Way of Water”.

Time Stamps

• 0:00 to 05:54 - Who’s Kris
• 05:55 to 09:10 - Photographers Transitioning
• 09:11 to 15:02 - Putting Stuff Out
• 15:03 to 22:33 - Experimenting with Tech
• 22:34 to 26:22 - Art
• 26:323 to 35:24 - Collabs
• 35:25 to 40:45 - Collabs + Algo = Awareness
• 40:46 to 48:29 - Next Season Predict
• 48:30 to 53:14 - Onboarding and Security
• 53:15 to 58:19 - What’s Next for Kris
• 58:20 to 1:03:45 - Photography Hot Take
• 1:03:46 to 1:06:26 - Rounding Off

Guest Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kristophershinn
Link.tree: https://linktr.ee/kristophershinn

Useful Links Based On Conversation
Oncyber: https://oncyber.io/
Exchange: https://exchange.art/
Fellowship: https://fellowship.xyz/
SuperRare: https://superrare.com/
Foundation: http://foundation.app
Manifold: https://manifold.xyz/
Nifty Gateway: https://www.niftygateway.com/

Glossary

Open Editions: Open Editions are NFTs that have an unlimited number of copies available for purchase. Unlike limited editions that have a fixed number of copies, open editions can be minted continuously. This means that anyone can purchase an open edition NFT at any time, and the number of copies in circulation can continue to increase indefinitely.

Airdrop: An airdrop is a marketing strategy used in the cryptocurrency industry where free tokens or coins are distributed to holders of a specific blockchain or cryptocurrency. Airdrops are usually used to increase awareness and adoption of new tokens, reward existing holders, or as a way to distribute tokens in a fair and decentralized manner. Airdrops can be one-time events or ongoing campaigns.

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Nick is a software engineer and a true crypto OG doing his first iterations since 2010. But was after having his first contact with a subjective consensus protocol that a new path unfold. That was the birth of Upshot, a protocol that today gives deep insight and appraisals into NFT markets for DeFi, a new intersection of possibilities. 

Time Stamps

00:00 - 5:39: Who’s Nick
5:40 - 10:14: Upshot
10:15 - 13:05: Subjective Consensus into NFTs
13:06 - 19:19: Appraising more than FP
19:20 - 25:00: Walkthrough from User
25:01 - 28:40: Future of DeFi w/ NFTs
28:41 - 35:44: GMI
35:45 -  41:47: Current State
41:48 - 47:05: New Metrics Features
47:06 - 47:22: Team
47:23 - 51:07: Manifold and OE
51:08 - : Tracking and GMI
56:06 - 1:01:37: Gaming Space
1:01:38 - 1:03:17: Rounding Off

Guest Socials

Twitter: https://twitter.com/UpshotHQ
Website https://upshot.xyz
Discord https://discord.com/invite/upshot

Useful Links Based On Conversation

BenDAO: https://www.benddao.xyz/
Phunks: https://opensea.io/collection/crypto-phunks
nftX: https://nftx.io/
Uniswap: https://uniswap.org/
Manifold: https://manifold.xyz/

Glossary

Impermanent Loss - Impermanent loss is a risk that liquidity providers in automated market maker (AMM) systems face due to changes in the price ratio of the tokens they provide. If the ratio of tokens changes too much, the liquidity provider may end up with fewer assets than they originally provided, resulting in losses. 
Longs - In finance, a "long" position refers to the act of buying an asset in the hopes that it will increase in value over time, enabling the investor to sell it at a profit.

Shorts - In finance, shorting refers to borrowing and selling an asset in the hopes of repurchasing it at a lower price to make a profit. It's essentially betting against the asset's price, with the goal of making money if the asset's price falls.

Liquidity Pool - A liquidity pool is a collection of funds in a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that is locked in a smart contract. These funds are used to facilitate trading, and users can earn rewards for providing liquidity to the pool. Liquidity pools help to ensure that there is enough liquidity available to facilitate trades in DeFi protocols.

Open Editions - Open Editions are NFTs that have an unlimited number of copies available for purchase. Unlike limited editions that have a fixed number of copies, open editions can be minted continuously. This means that anyone can purchase an open edition NFT at any time, and the number of copies in circulation can continue to increase indefinitely.

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Jason is a computer scientist and musician who bumped into blockchain while searching for an honors project, resonating with Ethereum ethos immediately. As he learned more about protocols, DeFi stood out from him, where after hard lessons he decided to start and co-found an interesting and bold endeavor: a protocol to leverage without liquidations called Float.

Time Stamps
0:00 - 7:08: Who’s Jason
7:09 - 14:30: What is Float?
14:30 - 18:19: Smart-Contract Audits
18:20 - 26:54: Impermanent Loss
26:55 - 30:14: Floating Pool
30:15 - 34:04: Liquidity Decay
34:05 - 43:16: Oracle
43:17 - 50:24: Flash Loans
50:25 - 55:14: Miners
55:15 - 59:34: NFTs
59:35 - 1:08:29: Charity and Taxes
1:08:30 - 1:12:00: Rounding Off

Guest Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/float_shipping

Website: https://float.capital/

Glossary

Oracle - In blockchain, oracles are trusted sources that provide off-chain data to smart contracts. They allow decentralized applications to interact with external data in a secure and reliable manner, enabling blockchain to be used for a wider range of use cases beyond just cryptocurrency.

Volatility Decay - Volatility decay refers to the phenomenon where the value of a derivative product (such as options or futures contracts) decreases over time due to the diminishing time left until the expiration date, as well as the decreasing implied volatility of the underlying asset.

Zero-Knowledge Proof - A zero-knowledge proof is a way of proving the validity of a statement without revealing the statement itself.

Flash Loans - Flash loans are a type of uncollateralized loan that can be obtained within a single transaction on a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. These loans allow users to borrow large sums of cryptocurrency instantly without requiring any collateral but must be paid back within the same transaction or they will be canceled. 

Impermanent Loss - Impermanent loss is a risk that liquidity providers in automated market maker (AMM) systems face due to changes in the price ratio of the tokens they provide. If the ratio of tokens changes too much, the liquidity provider may end up with fewer assets than they originally provided, resulting in losses. 

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Joe made a huge leap of faith, quitting his job to attend a networking party he was invited to due to his Crypto Twitter presence as an enthusiast and P2E gamer. Having the “Degen Hero Arc” as he called it, he not only met his co-founder for Forum3, but also crossed paths with Adam Brotman, CDO of Starbucks at the time, where it began the plan to bring the major loyalty program in the world to web3.

Time Stamps

0:00 - 12:17: Who’s Joe
12:18 - 15:54: Starbucks & Forum3
15:55 - 24:00: Why Do You Need the Blockchain?
24:00 - 29:28: How Starbucks Odyssey Works
29:29 - 33:00: Completing the Journey and Earning NFTs
33:01 - 35:50: Impressions
35:51 - 41:00: Intangible Brand Value and Community
41:00 - 44:03: Web3 = Online Identity
44:04 - 48:08: Data-Driven Marketing
48:09 - 57:26: User Experience
57:27 - 1:11:15: Future of Loyalty
1:11:16 - 1:17:45: Rounding Off

Guest Socials:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BunchuBets

Website: https://www.forum3.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forum3-com/about/

Useful Links Based On Conversation

The Hundreds: https://thehundreds.com/collections/collections

REKT Podcast: https://twitter.com/REKT_Podcast

Nifty Gateway: https://www.niftygateway.com/

Axie Infinity: https://axieinfinity.com/

NBA Top Shot: https://nbatopshot.com/

dGEN Network: https://dgen.network/

Glossary

CRM: Customer Relationship Management is a software that helps businesses manage their interactions and relationships with customers. It provides tools for organizing, automating, and synchronizing sales, marketing, customer service, and technical support.

Metadata: Metadata refers to data that describes other data. It provides information about a particular set of data, such as the content, context, and structure of that data.

Metamask: MetaMask is a browser extension that allows users to interact with the Ethereum blockchain and access decentralized applications (dApps). It serves as a digital wallet for storing and managing cryptocurrencies and enables users to participate in Web3 applications securely.

Polygon: Polygon is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, which aims to improve the network's scalability and transaction throughput while reducing costs. It is an open-source, decentralized blockchain platform that allows for faster and cheaper transactions compared to the main Ethereum network.

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Leonidas is a degen that understood the inherent value of historical NFTs even though we are early. Quitting his previous job to dive deep into web3 he curates and educates about NFTs, recently covering all the importance of the Ordinals protocol.

Time Stamps

0:00 - 6:30 - Who is Leonidas?
6:30 - 11:00 - What is Historic NFTs
11:01 - 19:53 - Ordinals Gold Rush
19:53 - 25:35 - Bitcoin Punks and IP
25:36 - 27:55 - Bitcoin Decentralization Ethos
27:57 - 36:20 - Rare Pepes, Spell of Genesis, and Sarutobi
36:21 - 37:58 - Is Time Enough Value?
37:58 - 44:00 - Can a Line Be Drawn?
44:01 - 51:24 - Ordinals being Tradable
51:25 - 1:01:03 - Where is More Valuable?
1:01:04 - 1:06:57 - Rounding Off

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT

Website: https://gallery.so/leonidas

Crypto Kitties: https://www.cryptokitties.co/

Ordinals: https://docs.ordinals.com/

Checks: https://opensea.io/collection/vv-checks

Counterparty: https://counterparty.io/

Spell of Genesis: https://spellsofgenesis.com/

Punks: https://opensea.io/collection/cryptopunks

Emblem Vault: https://emblem.finance/

Ordinals.Market: https://ordinals.market/

Scarce.City: https://scarce.city/

Magic The Gathering: https://magic.wizards.com/en


Glossary

IPFS: (InterPlanetary File System) is a decentralized, peer-to-peer file storage and sharing system. It allows for the storage and sharing of large files and data across a distributed network of nodes, making it more resistant to censorship and more efficient than traditional centralized file storage systems.

Historical NFTs: The act of documenting early NFTs and keeping a record of them based on community consensus.

ERC-721: ERC-721 is a technical standard used for creating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain. It allows for unique digital assets, such as artwork or collectibles, to be created and verified as one-of-a-kind, with ownership easily transferred between users.

CC0: CC0 stands for Creative Commons Zero, it's a public domain license that allows creators to waive their copyright and put their works into the public domain. This means that anyone can use, modify, and distribute the work without permission or credit to the original creator.

Ordinals: Information inscribed on satoshi - similar to the ERC-721 standard on Bitcoin.

ChatGPT: ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI. It uses deep learning algorithms to generate human-like responses to natural language input.

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

Despite traditional education telling Camol he wouldn't excel in marketing, he trusted on his unique personality and community-focused vision to succeed in Web3. He eventually caught the attention of the Sappy Seals team and worked his way up to become the Director of Partnerships and Marketing Co-Lead at both Sappy Seals and Pixel Labs.

Time Stamps
00:00 - 24:43 Who’s Camol, From Flipping to Working on Web3, and Partnerships
24:43 - 52:48 Pixlverse, What the Seals Been Up To?, and Communities in 2023

Useful Links Based On Conversation

Sappy Seals: https://www.sappyseals.io/
Pixleverse: https://www.thepixlverse.com/
Nifty Gateway: https://www.niftygateway.com/
NBA TopShot: https://nbatopshot.com/
Bit Bones: https://opensea.io/collection/thefearface-bitbone
Winter Bears: https://opensea.io/collection/winterbears
St. Jude: https://www.stjude.org/

Glossary

CRM: CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management, a strategy for managing interactions with customers and clients. It uses technology to organize, automate, and synchronize sales, marketing, customer service, and technical support processes.

CC0: CC0 stands for Creative Commons Zero, it's a public domain license that allows creators to waive their copyright and put their works into the public domain. This means that anyone can use, modify, and distribute the work without permission or credit to the original creator.

POAP: POAP is a Non-fungible token platform for unique digital assets.

Podcast Host: Bunzy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy

BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop

Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw
Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY