By Chris Blec
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The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.
Chris Blec is joined by Nick Fett of Tellor to discuss the critical role that oracles play in DeFi.
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If you want to learn about oracles in DeFi and get a better understanding of how they work and what their risks are, then you'll find this conversation very useful.
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Chris Blec is joined by Bartek Kiepuszewski, Co-Founder of L2Beat to discuss the security risks & trust requirements that come along with popular Ethereum Layer 2s.
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If you are curious about Ethereum L2s and want to get a clear understanding of how they work and what their risks are, you definitely will want to listen in on this conversation.
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Arbitrum's Security Considerations & Gotchas: https://developer.offchainlabs.com/docs/security_considerations
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Chris Blec chats with Darren Langers, General Manager of Rocket Pool about the Ethereum staking scene.
Some of the topics covered:
How Rocket Pool tries to address ETH2 staking in a decentralized way; the dangers presented by Lido's more centralized staking solution; how Ethereum staking actually works; the difference between liquid staking (rETH) vs. running a validator via Rocket Pool; and much more!
If you are curious about ETH staking, or are already using stETH or rETH, you definitely will want to listen in on this conversation.
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Chris Blec engages in a high intensity chat about DeFi multisigs with Mudit Gupta, Chief Information Security Officer of Polygon.
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Carolyn Reckhow of Thesis, the developer of the new Tally Ho Ethereum wallet, joins Chris Blec for an honest chat about the new community-backed wallet project and how it can serve as an alternative to MetaMask.
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Zac Williamson, CEO of Aztec Network, joins Chris Blec for a blunt chat about the challenges & benefits of building a privacy-focused Layer 2 on Ethereum.
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Marc Boiron, General Counsel for dYdX & Committee Member for DeFi Education Fund, joins Chris Blec for a refreshingly honest chat about the influence that venture capital and corporations may or may not have over DeFi regulation.
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LINKS MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST:
dYdX: https://dydx.exchange
Blockchain Association: https://theblockchainassociation.org/
AOPP Group: https://aopp.group/
Initial questions for DeFi Education Fund: https://defiwatch.net/inquiry-into-uniswaps-defi-defense-fund-proposal/
DeFi Education Fund website: https://www.defieducationfund.org/
Fight for the Future grant: https://medium.com/@defieducationfund/grant-fight-for-the-future-f9b8c22b205a
Fight for the Future Director racist tweet examples: 1) https://twitter.com/evan_greer/status/1461765906552561672 2) https://twitter.com/ChrisBlec/status/1461865601622810634
SW, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, joins Chris Blec for an honest chat about running one of the most popular Bitcoin privacy wallets available.
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LINKS MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST:
https://medium.com/samourai-wallet/diving-head-first-into-whirlpool-anonymity-sets-4156a54b0bc7
https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy
https://twitter.com/techloreistaken
On this episode, Chris Blec is joined by Kolten of Liquity to discuss the stablecoin project in detail and better understand how decentralized it really is. The conversation dives deep into how Liquity works, how it's different from competitors like MakerDAO and USDC, how the use of oracles affects the project's decentralization, why Liquity chose not to have an official front-end, and much more.
A great way to support this podcast! Watch the video version of this podcast along with other member-exclusive DeFi videos at https://chrisblec.com
Learn more about DXdao at https://liquity.org.
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Twitter links:
Kolten - https://twitter.com/0xKolten
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On this episode, Chris Blec digs deep into the question "What is a DAO?" with John, Chris and Augusto of the DeFi-building DAO, DXdao. The conversation explores whether or not the term "DAO" should have a strict definition, what different forms a DAO can take, and explores the recent ConstitutionDAO phenomenon and whether it was good or bad for the decentralization movement.
A great way to support this podcast! Watch the video version of this podcast along with other member-exclusive DeFi videos at https://chrisblec.com
Learn more about DXdao at https://dxdao.eth.link.
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Twitter links:
John Kelleher - https://twitter.com/jpkcambridge
Chris Powers - https://twitter.com/powers_chris
Augusto L - https://twitter.com/augustolemble
Chris Blec - https://twitter.com/chrisblec
The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.