Mission: DeFi

Mission: DeFi

By Brad NickelTechnology
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Mission: DeFi episodes

  • DeFi Lunch (Ep 180) - 08/22/22 - @Telegram #NFTs on $TON / @SushiSwap Head Chef Plan is bad / @InvestVoyager users clueless / @SamKazemian Goes off! / @CelsiusNetwork digs out with mining?
    • TON getting a Telegram Username NFT marketplace - https://ton.org/?utm_source=dropstab
    • ETH Staking Accelerates Ahead of The Merge, Will It Help ETH Recover? - https://www.binance.com/en/news/top/7181170?utm_source=infoHub
    • Sushi Head Chef Deal is all about short term incentives - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1561678718308913152?s=20&t=7JmLQTCK0TaGEerpT7Wiqw
    • Ronin hackers used Bitcoin mixer instead of Tornado - https://cointelegraph.com/news/ronin-hackers-transferred-stolen-funds-from-eth-to-btc-and-used-sanctioned-mixers
    • Idiots - Voyager Customers Say No to 'Retention' Bonuses for Employees of Bankrupt Crypto Lender - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/08/20/voyager-customers-say-no-to-employee-retention-bonus-bid/
    • Celsius Spent $40 Million on Crypto Mining in First Two Weeks of Bankruptcy - https://finance.yahoo.com/m/b0aba2e6-ffe5-3634-aa66-154f917266b4/celsius-spent-40-million-on.html
    • China's real estate market makes 2008 look like a Walmart sale - https://twitter.com/mkt_sentiment/status/1561340945341325314
    • Sam Kazemian goes off on FEI Protocol reimbursement plan - https://twitter.com/samkazemian/status/1560922661387001856?s=20&t=UEOkjQvlJrRoI40FRzQ4tg

      • 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.


      1 hr 14 min
    • Mission DeFi EP 68 - Users & Projects Win Big Just For Sending & Receiving With Fluidity - Shahmeer Explains This Powerful Protocol

      What if most of the time that users sent, received, staked, swapped, or did anything else that in DeFi, they could win back crypto up to 100s, 1000s, and even millions of dollars? 

      Now, what if protocols could get off the liquidity battle hamster wheel and blow out their governance token incentives and dramatically grow their userbase and keep them loyal? 

      Fluidity makes that possible. 

      This is an epic interview with founder Shahmeer and we get into how his very successful gaming background and an awesome team made it possible for them to unleash the power of dopamine to grow wealth for users, users for protocols, and the entire DeFI ecosystem with their new primitive. 

      Do not miss this episode profiling a literal game changing platform. 

      Project Name: Fluidity

      Project URL: https://fluidity.money/

      Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/fluiditymoney

      Project Discord: https://discord.gg/CNvpJk4HpC

      Guest Name: Shahmeer

      Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/shahmeerx

      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 could lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

      1 hr 36 min
    • DeFi Lunch (Ep 179) - August 19, 2022

      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.

      57 min
    • DeFi Lunch (Ep 178) - August 18, 2022 - @Coinbase answers big question / @AlchemixFi vault moves / Jump to fix Solana? / Chinese collapse / @Coingecko tokenomics meh /
      • Brad teases amazing upcoming Mission: DeFi episodes
      • Coinbase says it will pull out of staking if regulators force censorship -
      • Alchemix launches vault moves - https://twitter.com/AlchemixFi/status/1559180815703080964
      • Federal Reserve to finalize guidelines on crypto access to master account - https://cryptoslate.com/federal-reserve-to-finalize-guidelines-on-crypto-access-to-master-account/
      • Not a joke: Jump Crypto Picked to Revamp Solana to Make Blockchain More Reliable - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/16/jump-crypto-picked-to-revamp-solana-to-make-blockchain-more-reliable/
      • They Lost Crypto in the Crash. They’re Trying to Get It Back - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/technology/crypto-crash-investments.html
      • Great DeFi Tools: https://twitter.com/sgallardo_9/status/1559505675151183872https://token.unlocks.app/
        • OpenBB - https://openbb.co/
      • CoinGecko announces tokenomics tab - underwhelming - https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/polkadot/tokenomics
      • Etehreum Foundation published a page debunking 8 Ethereum Merge-related myths - https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1559854891123761153
      • The Chinese economy is experiencing a near-complete collapse - https://twitter.com/GrahamStephan/status/1559878464114724865

        • 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.

        58 min
      • DeFi Lunch (Ep 177) - August 17, 2022 -
        • Hey folks, going to try to get time stamps added, but have to do it while we are recording, because definitely don't have time to listen again every day. Will try to start tomorrow. 🤞
        • Brad's forever vacation plans
        • Kids and college
        • Big discussion of the macro economic picture and potential impact on crypto
        • Discussion about Paladin
        • SEC Sues Dragonchain for $16.5 Million Dragon Token ICO - Decrypt - https://decrypt.co/107567/securities-and-exchange-commission-sues-dragonchain-for-16-5-million-ico
        • ETHPoW continues to show what idiots and shitty humans they arehttps://twitter.com/EthereumPoW/status/1559680141344665601
          • https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereumpow-team-plans-to-freeze-selected-contracts-community-pushes-back
        • Chandler Guo is the chief piece of shit leading the way - https://twitter.com/ChandlerGuo/status/757191880740184064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E757191880740184064%7Ctwgr%5Ea3d7f03f7a9c97edef99fb4140cf17bcbbc203cd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fnews%2Fethereumpow-team-plans-to-freeze-selected-contracts-community-pushes-back
        • Celsius CEO Seized Control of Trading Operations Months Before Bankruptcy: Report - https://cryptoadventure.com/celsius-ceo-seized-control-of-trading-operations-months-before-bankruptcy-report/
        • NTU, Algorand to roll out center for blockchain research - https://www.techinasia.com/ntu-algorand-roll-center-blockchain-research

          • 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.

          1 hr
        • DeFi Lunch (Ep 176) - August 16, 2022 @CantoPublic is Live / @Coinenter with the killer analysis on OCAF vs Tornado Cash / @nansen_ai Portfolio Launches / Alphabet is top crypto investor
          • Coin Center does amazing analysis of the OFAC Sanctions against Tornado Cash - Analysis: What is and what is not a sanctionable entity in the Tornado Cash case - https://www.coincenter.org/analysis-what-is-and-what-is-not-a-sanctionable-entity-in-the-tornado-cash-case/
          • Canto is Live on Mainnet: Details on Canto genesis & token distribution for the Canto network - https://twitter.com/CantoPublic/status/1559311693653483520
            • https://canto.io/
            • Nansen launches their portfolio tool based on Ape Board - https://portfolio.nansen.ai/dashboard
            • The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars - Everyone trusted the two guys at Three Arrows Capital. They knew what they were doing — right? - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/three-arrows-capital-kyle-davies-su-zhu-crash.html?utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=nym&utm_medium=s1
            • USDT market cap up by $2 billion following Tornado Cash debacle - https://cointelegraph.com/news/usdt-market-cap-up-by-2-billion-following-tornado-cash-debacle?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social
            • Alphabet is the world’s top blockchain-friendly investor pumping $1.5 billion into the sector - https://finbold.com/alphabet-is-the-worlds-top-blockchain-friendly-investor-pumping-1-5-billion-into-the-sector/

              • 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.

              49 min
            • DeFi Lunch (Ep 175) - August 15, 2022 - @TornadoCash is a crises / @TheEylon $ETH POS Sanctions Adherents Control 66% of staking? / @SpiritSwap V2 is hot / @BinanceLabs invests in @ANKR
              • US Treasury sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash - https://www.theblock.co/post/162105/us-treasury-sanctions-cryptocurrency-mixer-tornado-cash?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
              • List of Tornado Cash resources that were banned - https://twitter.com/TornadoCash/status/1557048526986780677
              • Tornado Cash community fund multisignature wallet disbands amid sanctions - https://cointelegraph.com/news/tornado-cash-community-fund-multi-signature-wallet-disbands-amid-sanctions
              • An Alleged Tornado Cash Developer Was Arrested. Are You Next? - https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/08/12/an-alleged-tornado-cash-developer-was-arrested-are-you-next/
              • PRIVACY.SEXY - Enforce privacy & security on Windows and macOS -https://privacy.sexy/
              • SpiritSwap V2 is Hot - https://beta.spiritswap.finance/
              • Mark Cuban accused of defrauding investors with $5 billion crypto 'Ponzi scheme' - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/mark-cuban-accused-of-defrauding-investors-with-245-billion-crypto-ponzi-scheme/ar-AA10BisP
              • Bitcoin Will Have to be A Part of Any Portfolio: Ex-President of NYSE - https://beincrypto.com/bitcoin-portfolio-ex-president-nyse/
              • Polkadot-Powered Stablecoin Tanks As Hackers Mint 1.3B Tokens - https://blockworks.co/polkadot-powered-stablecoin-tanks-as-hackers-mint-1-3b-tokens/
              • Galaxy Digital terminates its acquisition of BitGo due to no audited financials - https://www.theblock.co/post/163540/galaxy-digital-terminates-its-acquisition-of-bitgo?utm_source=twitter
              • The EU is on the verge of creating a new AML regulator that will oversee crypto - https://www.theblock.co/post/163556/the-eu-is-on-the-verge-of-creating-a-new-aml-regulator-that-will-oversee-crypto
              • Binance Labs Invests in Cross-Chain Staking Protocol Ankr After $500 Million Web3 Fund - https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/binance-labs-invests-staking-ankr/
              • FraxLend is Coming - https://twitter.com/DrakeEvansV1/status/1558193677763284992
              • Proposed Ethereum PoW Fork Token Loses Half Its Market Value in Less Than 6 Days - https://news.bitcoin.com/proposed-ethereum-pow-fork-token-loses-half-its-market-value-in-less-than-6-days/
              • Currently it looks like over 66% of the beacon chain validators will adhere to OFAC regulations - https://twitter.com/TheEylon/status/1558911348255461378?s=20&t=eR8EaAwQXtAp7IqdfkkwgQ

                • Joe Cawley a

                56 min
              • DeFi Lunch (Ep 174) - August 5, 2022


                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.

                44 min
              • DeFi Lunch (Ep 173) - August 4, 2022

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                  • Video here: https://youtu.be/twBY08hXLjg

                  Market talk

                  Arthur Hayes on the macro scene, energy, EURO, and Asian markets - https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/a-samurai-a-knight-and-a-yankee-211bf975a31d

                  Energy usage and POWBill Gates on Netflix about nuclear plants - https://www.enkrypt.com/
                  Senate bill puts control of crypto into CFTC - https://www.coincenter.org/a-new-senate-bill-focuses-on-cryptocurrency-exchanges-heres-what-developers-and-users-should-keep-an-eye-on/
                  MyEtherWallet launches browser extension wallet - https://www.enkrypt.com/
                  USDC is gaining hard on USDT's marketcap, but is coming up short in other areas - https://cryptopumpnews.com/trading/metadoro-usdc-is-gaining-strength-to-outpace/
                  Starbucks going in hard on Web3 - What is means for DeFi and the markets - https://decrypt.co/106707/starbucks-teases-web3-strategy-for-its-popular-rewards-program
                  Galoy Brings U.S. Dollars To Bitcoin’s Lightning Network - https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/galoy-brings-u.s.-dollars-to-bitcoins-lightning-network
                  Sam Kazemian proposes that Frax kill $FRAX on EthPOW - https://www.theblock.co/post/161429/frax-finance-proposes-rejection-of-any-ethereum-proof-of-work-fork?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social


                  53 min
                • DeFi Lunch (Ep 172) - August 3, 2022 - Solana Hack / Cooperatives for DAOs / Brazil Crypto Law
                  • Status of the market
                  • Solana Hack
                  • https://twitter.com/SolanaStatus/status/1554817790091182080
                  • https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1554627762807349249
                  • Why cooperatives are a better opportunity for DAOs - https://www.missiondefi.com/daos-as-cooperatives/
                  • Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-62381682
                  • Brazil Might Approve Its Cryptocurrency Law This Week - https://news.bitcoin.com/brazil-might-approve-its-cryptocurrency-law-this-week/

                    • 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.

                    55 min

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                  Mission DeFi showcases innovation in the DeFi ecosystem. Our mission is to advance the cause of freedom that decentralized finance & cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and many others represent.