PoolTogether Community Podcast

In today's episode of the PoolTogether Community podcast, we have Gabe Frank, the Founder and CEO of Arcade, joining us from The House of Muse.

We had a very exciting conversation on how he first got into Crypto, the concept of NFT Lending, and how it all ties into his background as heir to his family’s pawn shop.

I enjoyed my time with Gabe in that fancy cavernous SOHO townhouse, and we touched on many topics from his favorite NFTs to the future of Arcade.xyz

Next up: Dispatch

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IT’S HERE! IT FINALLY HAPPENED!

Aave Founder and CEO Stani Kulechov joins us this week on the PoolTogether Community Podcast with a lot of information about the power and vision of the Lens Protocol. PoolTogether cofounder Leighton and OG Pooler Richard join hot mike for this wonderful conversation. Just wonderful!

We spoke about the importance of Digital Identity, Ownership, Decentralization, and the infamous rAAVE networking party.

Stani was a pleasure to chat with and we asked him for his input on the PoolTogether Community and Protocol which he gladly gave, while also sharing a few insights on the current state of crypto.

You really don’t want to miss out on this one!

Next up: Arcade.xyz

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From the humble beginnings of the Stanford Bitcoin group to Co-founding Coinlist,

Andy joins the PoolTogether Community to talk about Eco.

We chatted about Eco’s inception, appealing to mainstream users vs the crypto savvy, and the flaws in traditional rewards programs.

Andy's a great guy with an interesting outlook on crypto.

It was fun hearing about the Eco Community and their plan to build a new type of economy from the ground up.

P.S. He even shares a little secret Eco website Easter egg 

Next up: Stani from Aave!

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Back-to-back episodes of the PoolTogether Podcast? You better believe it!

The Granary is a decentralized, user-driven borrowing and lending liquidity market inspired by AAVE. I, hot mike, spoke with Community Manager Sweet Cheeks about the awesomeness of The Granary.

We talk about yield, decentralization, regulation, NFTs, and ways that PoolTogether and The Granary can work together in the future. I had a great time talking to Sweet Cheeks and I hope you enjoy listening to the discussion.

Next Up: Arcade.xyz

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If you’re a Mainnet maxi, you might want to skip this one and listen to Vitalik because, well… apparently Layer 2s are the fuuuuuture.

And Exo and Weston from Layer2DAO are here on today’s pod to tell us the future of Layer 2s and how to invest in them through Layer2DAO.

From the website: “Layer2DAO is expanding the Ethereum L2 ecosystem and investing in L2 ecosystem projects. The DAO uses its treasury to invest into high-impact L2 protocols and ecosystem plays, serving as a diversified venture fund for investors looking to gain exposure to the L2 ecosystem growth.”

Plus they’re just dang wholesome folks. We have a great time talking all things Layer 2s and how Ethereum will be the rails for the global financial system. It’s quite the vision.

Also, through this very podcast, we’ve established a Layer2 merch store. Like right there on the podcast they said they wanted merch and Noxe built them a freaking merch store. So good!

Noxe also made the PoolTogether merch store!

Next Up: Sweet Cheeks (seriously) from Granary Finance

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From music NFTs to the premier NFT marketplace on Optimism, Mark and Dre join the PoolTogether Community to talk about Quix.

We talk NFT Bridging, the importance of Layer 2s, and Quix’s Optimism Quest. I even pressed them both to tell me their favorite NFT projects right now, and they told me! They’re both total chads and I had a great time talking about the future of NFTs and how they can help abstract away a lot of the friction in web3.

Also, don’t forget to complete the PoolTogether Optimism Quest too!

Next Up: Layer2Dao

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Guild provides automated membership management for the platforms your community already uses. Discord, Twitter, Google Drive, GitHub, and the blockchain make sweet melodies together as you manage your community with Guild.

Co-founder Raz shares his origin story, the thinking behind Guild, and how community is crypto’s killer app.

The real alpha here is how relationships are so powerful in the web3 space. Raz talks about how DAOs are a great investment of time and energy, and his zinger of zingers is that protocols must have a token to be truly decentralized. So good!

Next Week: Quix

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It’s here! The day is here! I get to sit down with my favorite neobank, Juno, about their origin story, future plans, and ways they’re onboarding the next generation into crypto.

Sid and Pratik take us through product generation, customer service, user rewards, and ways that PoolTogether and Juno can and will partner together to get all of our moms into crypto.

If you live in the US, you’ve got to give Juno a try!

Next Week: Guild

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Are you a freelancer or a startup building looking for a business card that lets you spend your crypto? Check out Rain!

Rain is secure spend management from your decentralized wallet – no exchange or bank account required. And your very own hot mike sits down with co-founders Farooq and Charles to discuss how Rain came into being, why it’s important, and… if you’re a Pooler: how to skip the waitlist!

Next Week: Juno

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The characters we got on this pod! Suds, Captain of Lonely Alien Space Club, joins us to talk all things NFT. The laughing. The crying. The acquiring.

Once a premiere NFT Project, LASC fell on some hard times. Suds, a lover and holder of the project, decided to take the spaceship into his own hands, and the project became his (and the communities!).

In this warm and heartfelt conversation, hotmike.eth and Suds discuss what it’s like to right the ship, and how things are going. Spoiler: They’re going really well.

They’ve got aliens. They’ve got planets. They’ve got coffee mugs and ray guns. You guys, these aliens are really going places!

Check out the pod, then check out the project.

Next Week: raincards.xyz (sign up and say PoolTogether sent you!)

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