Mission: DeFi

By Brad NickelTechnology

Mission: DeFi episodes

October 31, 2022DeFi Lunch (Ep 227) - Oct. 31, 2022 - @hansolar21 parking $100k / Bitcoin accelerator / Decentralized Uber protocol / $DOGE again / @vfat_io portfolio manager /
Asset management firm Stone Ridge launches Bitcoin-focused accelerator program | TechCrunch - https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/26/asset-management-firm-stone-ridge-launches-bitcoin-focused-accelerator-program/?guccounter=1

Twitter puts Craig Wright in his place - https://nitter.it/pic/orig/enc/bWVkaWEvRmdTTHJhRVhvQUVua3UtLmpwZw==

14 years since the Bitcoin white paper: Why it matters - https://cointelegraph.com/news/14-years-since-the-bitcoin-white-paper-why-it-matters

a "Double Housing Crash". Where there's a simultaneous collapse in Buyer AND Renter Demand - https://twitter.com/nickgerli1/status/1585974076002029570?s=20&t=p0fb-h80FA5ryawAbgvAUw

Aim : find a safe stable yield farm to park $100k - https://twitter.com/hansolar21/status/1585880202902896640?s=20&t=Vq-o5pd1E3MafkLsX5ejrQ

Teleport Creators Raise $9M to Build Decentralized Uber Rival on Solana - Decrypt - https://decrypt.co/112957/teleport-creators-raise-9m-build-decentralized-uber-rival-solana?amp=1

Why Dogecoin Price Exploded 80% Today - The 'Elon Musk Effect' Again? - https://bitcoinist.com/why-dogecoin-price-exploded-80-today/

General Motors suspends ads on Twitter following Musk takeover | The Hill - https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3710824-general-motors-suspends-ads-on-twitter-following-musk-takeover/

vfat.io - Portfolio Manager - https://vfat.io/

Argo Blockchain is at risk of closing if it fails further financing - https://cointelegraph.com/news/argo-blockchain-is-at-risk-of-closing-if-it-fails-further-financing
Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.
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October 31, 2022 DeFi Lunch (Ep 226) - Oct. 28, 2022
Not for Americans - Telegram launches marketplace to auction rare username handles - https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-launches-marketplace-to-auction-rare-username-handles?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social

Twitter Will Allow Users to Buy and Sell NFTs Through Tweets - Decrypt - https://decrypt.co/113007/twitter-buy-sell-nfts-tweets-magic-eden-dapper-rarible
Meta's value has plunged by $700 billion. Wall Street calls it a "train wreck." - CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-stock-down-earnings-700-billion-in-lost-value/

Google Launches Blockchain Node Engine, Says 'Ethereum Will Be the First Blockchain Supported' – Bitcoin News - https://news.bitcoin.com/google-launches-blockchain-node-engine-says-ethereum-will-be-the-first-blockchain-supported/
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure-modernization/introducing-blockchain-node-engine
The leading rollups Optimism and Arbitrum – while impressive/important – are still WAY more centralized than people realize. - https://twitter.com/skesslr/status/1585679965034512392?s=52&t=6xv9nNU74nHSMPb8WsqgOQ
Anata - https://twitter.com/anatanft?s=11&t=RxFNwE_103-0NhNH8auAeg
BTC Miners are dying - Core Scientific reveals financial distress in SEC filing, says its end may be near - https://cointelegraph.com/news/core-scientific-reveals-financial-distress-in-sec-filing-says-its-end-may-be-near?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social
THORChain network halted following software bug - https://cointelegraph.com/news/thorchain-network-halted-following-software-bug?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social
CFTC commissioner compares crypto contagion risk to 2008 financial crisis - https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-commissioner-compares-crypto-contagion-risk-to-2008-financial-crisis?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social
Twitter’s top brass gutted as Elon Musk’s takeover begins - https://cointelegraph.com/news/twitter-s-top-brass-gutted-as-elon-musk-s-takeover-begins?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you d
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October 28, 2022Mission: DeFi EP 81 - Notional Finance - Terry Woodward
Project Name: Notional Finance
Project URL: https://www.notional.finance/
Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotionalFinance
Guest Name: Teddy Woodward
Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/teddywoodward
Came from the interest rate swaps industry and was unhappy in his role.

Felt like crypto was exciting and had great options for him from a career perspective.

Discuss many of the lessons learned starting a project

The amazing fate like circumstances that led to him meeting his co-founder that also had the same idea

How Notional works and why it is important

The makeup of their customers/users

Insights into big investors and treasuries in Notional

Where they are taking the protocol

How they approached marketing and launching a startup when they didn't have experience in startups

How each of their expertise worked well together.

Why a mixed team is so important

How their seed round was incredibly difficult, but their next round was a breeze and why

Building for crypto natives
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.
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October 27, 2022DeFi Lunch (Ep 225) - Oct. 27, 2022 - @WhosDaveStanton Play To Die / Meta bomb / @Binance Oracles
Binance Oracle Network Is the New Challenger to Chainlink - https://coingape.com/binance-unveils-oracle-network-will-it-compete-with-chainlink/

The Block: Gensler: SEC sees 'centralization' in crypto markets - https://www.theblock.co/post/179459/gensler-sec-sees-centralization-in-crypto-markets

Redditer wants NFT refund - https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1585371009380941824?s=20&t=dD5eGY7Tn4WkPPGl_Pb7SA

Origami | Helping build the most valuable DAOs of tomorrow. - https://joinorigami.com/

Play to Die - https://twitter.com/whosdavestanton/status/1584328951908167680https://davestanton.substack.com/p/new-nftcrypto-game-model-play-to?sd=pf

Meta's big waste of money - https://twitter.com/NischalShetty/status/1585491835287486464
Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.
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October 27, 2022 DeFi Lunch (Ep 224) - Oct. 26, 2022 - @0xSifu in @Chickenbonds... big / @matt_levine goes crypto epic / Predator
Sifu has $4 million in Chicken Bonds from @Liquity - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1584751974980800512He owns 20% - https://debank.com/projects/chickenbonds
https://www.chickenbonds.org/
The Only Crypto Story You Need, by Matt Levine - https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-the-crypto-story/
Predators going to be predators - Western Union may be planning to expand its digital offerings far beyond remittances - https://cointelegraph.com/news/western-union-may-be-planning-to-expand-its-digital-offerings-far-beyond-remittances

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.
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October 26, 2022DeFi Lunch (Ep 223) - Oct. 25, 2022 - @polkadot UX is horrendous / @CantoPublic Killing & @Cardano humiliated / @clv_org / $ETH 6% Yield / @Reddit #NFTs / @klaytn_official
Join our community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/
@Polkadot - what a train wreck of a user experience - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1584746506221154307?s=20&t=Hfgc1C7fXAtvtJBGw_x3SA

CLV - Cross-chain DeFi Interoperability - https://clv.org/

Huckleberry | a community driven AMM crosschain DEX built on Moonriver and Clover-P. - https://clover.huckleberry.finance/#/add/CLV

That’s embarrassing @IOHK_Charles - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1584881377841119234?s=52&t=WMZC5PeXOwoRJakS2Pg83w

CLV | by Clover - https://twitter.com/clv_org

Apple Restricts Using NFTs to Unlock Content, Features in Apps - Decrypt - https://decrypt.co/112804/apple-clarifies-app-store-rules-barring-nft-utility-external-purchase-links

at current run rate ETH is yielding close to 6% real yield - https://twitter.com/NorthRockLP/status/1584690369060810752?s=20&t=Hfgc1C7fXAtvtJBGw_x3SA

Gold vs BTC correlation signals Bitcoin becoming safe haven: BofA - https://cointelegraph.com/news/gold-vs-btc-correlation-signals-bitcoin-becoming-safe-haven-bofa

Reddit NFT trading volume hits all-time high as wallet holders near 3 million - https://cointelegraph.com/news/reddit-nft-trading-volume-hits-all-time-high-as-wallet-holders-near-3-million?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social

Klaytn Foundation | The metaverse blockchain for all - https://www.klaytn.foundation/
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.
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October 25, 2022DeFi Lunch (Ep 222) - Oct. 24, 2022 - 1300 @ycombinator alums start @OrangeDAOxyz / @BinanceUS hires scary guy / UK PM Love Crypto / Ripple gets Hinman docs / $LINK / China /
Join our community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/
Binance.US taps ‘most feared man on Wall Street’ for new investigations unit - https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-us-taps-most-feared-man-on-wall-street-for-new-investigations-unit

Crypto-friendly Rishi Sunak to Become UK Prime Minister - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/10/24/crypto-friendly-rishi-sunak-to-become-uk-prime-minister-following-truss-exit/

Y Combinator alumni DAO unveils web3 fellowship program: Exclusive - https://www.theblock.co/post/178888/y-combinator-alumni-dao-unveils-web3-fellowship-program-exclusive

Ripple lawyer says ‘worth the fight’ as SEC hands over Hinman files in court case - https://www.yahoo.com/video/ripple-lawyer-says-worth-fight-021012190.html?guccounter=1

The universal staking-API - https://www.figment.io/stakingapi?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share&utm_term=44838&utm_content=&utm_campaign=evergreen

Ante - https://www.ante.finance/

Brad diving more into ChainlInk

What Is the Blockchain Oracle Problem? Why Can’t Blockchains Solve It? - https://blog.chain.link/what-is-the-blockchain-oracle-problem/

His mouth is a black hole that crushes the truth into dust." - https://twitter.com/fatmanterra/status/1584525262334500873?s=12&t=1_bfsFyyLGwpZwpnGxdvCA

How TSMC and US-China Tensions May Dictate Fate of Global Economy - https://www.businessinsider.com/tsmc-us-china-tensions-may-dictate-fate-of-global-economy-2022-10

Opinion | Biden Just Clobbered China’s Chip Industry - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/opinion/biden-china-semiconductor-chip.html

Richard Heart is a clown - https://twitter.com/basedkarbon/status/1584317178802675712

Why I think an invasion of Taiwan probably means WW3 - https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/why-i-think-an-invasion-of-taiwan?sd=pf
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.
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October 23, 2022DeFi Lunch (Ep 221) - Oct. 21, 2022 - @opyn_ / @hodlonaut beats Wright / @DefiOrg Twitter tool / @Plaid Web3 / #SilkRoad Sleuths / @Solana Embassy / @PanckaeSwap on @AptosFoundation
Join our community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/
Opyn's 'Crab Strategy' Generates 14% Return - https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/10/21/defi-options-platform-opyns-crab-strategy-generates-14-return-in-comatose-ether-market/

Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Craig Wright - https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/hodlonaut-wins-norwegian-lawsuit-against-134311067.html?guccounter=1

Twitter sentiment tool - Twitter DeFi Trends | by defi.org - https://twitter.defi.org/

Plaid launches its first web3 product - https://www.theblock.co/post/178561/fintech-firm-plaid-launches-its-first-web3-product?utm_source=telegram1&utm_medium=social

https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1583251284920270848?s=20&t=SvopTvyuUBuD7YvuHWpehA

Electric Cars Hitting Tipping Points for Global Mass Adoption - https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-clean-energy-electric-cars-tipping-points/?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-climate&sref=xuVirdpv&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=climate&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&leadSource=uverify%20wall

Rolls-Royce unveils its Spectre EV - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rolls-royce-unveils-its-350000-spectre-luxury-ev-122114678.html

Silk Road sleuths new crypto investigation firm | Fortune - https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/10/20/silk-road-sleuths-launch-naxo-a-firm-dedicated-to-the-cutting-edge-of-crypto-tracking/

Hong Kong wants to legalize crypto trading - https://cointelegraph.com/news/not-like-china-hong-kong-reportedly-wants-to-legalize-crypto-trading
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.
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October 21, 2022 Mission: DeFi EP 80 - Learn from @NickDrakon - Trading strategies, multiple Passports, Poker to Crypto, the market now, & @ReveloIntel his #DeFi media startup for investors
Today, you are going to learn a lot about trading strategies, market conditions, and how Nick learns to learn.
Nick Drakon has built a reputation as someone that understands the crypto markets, has built powerful trading strategies, and understands how to build successful businesses.
Learn how and why we decided to get multiple passports and multiple bank accounts around the world.
Learn all about his new business Revelo Intel and how it will help you be a better trader and investor.
The skills learned in poker that helped him build powerful strategies for trading in equities and crypto.
Where he is in the market with the current conditions and what he expects to see in the near future.
How he sees markets in general.
How he has learned new skills to jump into new worlds and roles.
and much much more.
Guest Name: Nick Drakon
Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickDrakon
Guest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/NickDrakon
Project Name: Revelo Intel
Project URL: https://www.revelointel.com/
Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReveloIntel
Discuss Nick, the markets, trading strategies, feedback about the show or anything else that is on your mind on our subreddit - https://reddit.com/r/missiondefi
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

1 hr 2 min
October 21, 2022DeFi Lunch (Ep 220) - Oct. 20, 2022 - How Brad & Joe Met / @avalabsofficial CORE / @SBF_FTX is embarrassing / Incentive Delays / Truss Out
If you enjoy DeFi Lunch, please take a moment to review us on Apple Podcasts.
To discuss this episode, join our community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/
The story of how Brad and Joe met

(1) Emin Gün Sirer🔺 (@el33th4xor) / Twitter - https://twitter.com/el33th4xor/status/1582775421531086852

More delays for Fantom incentives - https://twitter.com/gitcoin/status/1582123300351709184?s=52&t=Y-25sl34-CAHLYjrBRX-zw

Fantom incentive program delayed - https://twitter.com/gitcoin/status/1582123300351709184?s=52&t=Y-25sl34-CAHLYjrBRX-zw

SBF looking out for SBF - https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1582835426116575235

Liz Truss Steps Down as UK Prime Minister - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/10/20/liz-truss-steps-down-as-uk-prime-minister/
Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.
This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.
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