Into the Ether

Alexis Gauba and Aparna Krishnan, co-founder of Opyn, join the podcast to discuss their DeFi platform. Opyn allows users to hedge ETH (and other token) risks by buying or selling call/put options on chain. By leveraging this technology, those who deposit assets in DeFi can also use it to take out insurance on those deposits. Alexis and Aparna give a great overview of how Opyn works and speak to some of the very interesting use cases that it could be leveraged for in the future.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the progress of the Altona Eth2 testnet, 0x launched Matcha dex aggregator, Omen prediction market from dxDAO goes live, Graph Protocol raises $5mn, Axie Infinity is launching a sidechain called Ronin, Gelato Network brings IFTTT functionality to Ethereum and a discussion on the DeFi liquidity vortex.

ETHGlobal recently ran a monthly long virtual hackathon with a focus on DeFi (decentralized finance). Many great projects were built and we wanted to give an overview of the finalists. In this video, we walk through the 10 finalists.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the EIP-1559 community fund on Gitcoin, PlusToken ponzi ETH is on the move, eth2 updates including a new testnet, Balancer launched their BAL token for liquidity mining, ArchiveNode goes live, the DeFi risk appetite spectrum and 5 contrarian takes on the crypto space.

Fernando Martinelli, CEO and co-founder of Balancer, joins the podcast to talk about the recent launch of their product. Balancer allows users to pool ETH or ERC20s into balancer pools which are then used for exchanges on the product. Fernando explains the differences in Balancer versus Uniswap, most importantly that you can providing liquidity on up to 8 tokens and have unique allocation percentages on each. He then talks about the current liquidity mining for BAL token taking place and future plans for smart pools.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the latest yield farming craze, DeFi token valuations, ETH’s 3 pillar value prop, EPNS introduced to bring notifications to Ethereum apps, ConsenSys announced their staking service, Reddit launches a scaling competition and Matter Labs brings zk rollups to payments on mainnet.

Will Harborne, CEO of DeversiFi, joins the podcast to talk about their recent product launch. DeversiFi brings scale and deep liquidity to Ethereum by leveraging StarkDex technology. Will walks us through the technology used that allows feeless trading and up to 9000 TPS. He talks about how DeversiFi accomplishing deep liquidity by hooking into order books of centralized exchanges and then tells us of exciting new features they are considering for the future.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss Gitcoin’s new grants matching round, Prysmatic Labs launches a new eth2 testnet, StarkWare introduces Volition for data availability, Coinbase is looking at adding new assets, DeFi tokens are picking up momentum and a nice analysis of EIP-1559.

Matt Finestone of Loopring joins the show to discuss how they are bringing scale to trading and payments on Ethereum. Loopring leverages zkRollup technology and Matt gives a great overview of what this is and how it's leveraged. We talk about the tradeoffs between different rollup flavors out there and why Loopring favors security and self custody over anything else. He then talks about the recently announcement of Loopring Pay which enables instant and free transfers of ETH and ERC20s.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss Coinbase’s blockchain analysis software that can trace you, DeversiFi launches 9000 TPS exchange with the help of StarkDex, Loopring Pay goes live for scalable transfers, Turbo Geth’s launch is imminent and how fees on Ethereum have started to flip Bitcoin.