The Runebase Podcast

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This week, I had the pleasure of chatting with Emile Dubié, Co-Founder of XDEFI Wallet.

You can think of XDEFI as a multi-chain Metamask - a browser extension crypto wallet that supports crypto assets across 5 different blockchains today (with more to come).

In this conversation, we discussed:

- Emile's background and how he got involved in Crypto

- The THORChain ecosystem, and the events that took place over the past few weeks

- XDEFI Wallet, where it is today, what's coming soon, and what to look forward to down the road

- Trends to watch in the larger wallet and Defi ecosystem

- Closed with a fun conversation about Emile's passion for NFTs

We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it!

⚡ 0xNguyen

PS - In case you missed it, we released our two-part series about the most recent THORChain attacks, which you can check out below:

- Inside the THORChain Attacks, Part 1: Recap

- Inside the THORChain Attacks, Part 2: The Response

Stay tuned, as we have some exciting podcasts lined up in the coming weeks including interviews with Ryan Watkins from Messari Crypto, and Mitchell Amador, CEO of Immunefi!

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Listen to episode one: Inside the THORChain Exploits Part 1

This is the second episode in a 2-part series on the recent THORChain attacks. In the first episode, I was joined by Chris from GrassRoots Crypto and RUNEBase's own Tratium, and we discussed what happened over the past few weeks as the THORChain network underwent a series of exploits and attacks.

In today's episode, we got together again to discuss the team and community response in the wake of the attacks, and all of the good things that have come about as a result.

We discuss:

-THORChain's "5 Prong Recover Plan": Auditing, Bounty Programs, Ongoing "Red Teams", Protocol & Code Updates, and Protocol Insurance

-The consequences of the attack that need to be understood and worked through

-The programs being put in place to make the protocol and community stronger than ever

-The inspiring community response

The response has truly been incredible, and we now have a new sense of momentum, optimism, and positive energy around the THORChain ecosystem.

It was a blast working with Chris and Tratium to bring these updates to you. We hope you enjoy 😘

-0xN

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July was a pretty wild time for the THORChain ecosystem.

THORChain suffered a series of exploits throughout July, and it really shook the community and took us all by surprise.

During that time, there was a lot of uncertainty and fear around what was going on.

Now that things have calmed down, we wanted to take some time to take a deep dive into what happened so that you are up to date.

So today, in part one of our two-part series, we will be talking to two great guests that really know their shit.

We will be talking to Chris from GrassRoots Crypto, and RUNEBase's own Tratium. The three of us will explain exactly what went down in the series of exploits that took place over the course of the last 3-4 weeks:

-Exploit 1 - Whitehat ERC-777

-Exploit 2 - Router Wrapping Exploit. ETH deposit transactions. Caused ETH out of pool.

-Post-Exploit Error - Premature network restart before ETH pool balanced. Arbs made pool insolvent.

-Exploit 3 - Tricking Bifrost. ERC20's drained for $7.7M of ERC20s including $4.xM XRUNE. Dumped on Sushi.

-Bonus - UNIH ERC20 expliot

THORChain will come out of this stronger than ever and is working towards a brighter future, and we want to thank our community for sticking by us and continuing to grow THORChain with us.

Stay tuned for part two, which will be out later today or tomorrow.

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This week's podcast guest is one of the most recognizable & authoritative squirrels in the THORChain community, @TehSlaw (aka "Cole").

Drawing from a deep well of insights and experiences from his decades-long career in traditional finance - first as a research analyst on Wall St., to later starting his own investment bank - Cole consistently provides the deepest, most insightful takes on THORChain and developments in its surrounding ecosystem.

In this conversation, we discuss:

The conversation was a blast - and we have plenty more to come! Stay tuned for upcoming interviews with LP University's Baloney Bones, Archon & Runemir from Qi Capital, Emile from Xdefi Wallet, and more to follow :)

Read the full summary on RUNEBase.org: RUBEBASE.org/rbp003-tehcoleslaw-rune-is-the-settlement-currency-for-all-of-crypto

We're back with the next installment of the RUNEBase podcast - this week featuring Lukas Goetz, the Co-Founder, and CEO of Brokkr Finance:

In this episode we covered:  

- Lukas's backstory, how he got involved in crypto and came to start Brokkr. 

- How Brokkr Finance is bringing THORFi investing to the masses. 

- What are THORSynths, how they work, and how they enable a better user experience for THORChain users. 

- How interest-bearing synths will enable yields with single-asset exposure. 

- What's to come on Brokkr Finance's roadmap. 

- An exclusive first-look into the upcoming $BRO token.

What is THORStarter? 

- What is an IDO launchpad? What is a liquidity relayer? 

- Why can't THORChain accommodate long-tail assets on it's own?

- Community questions on platform/token mechanics, project selection, governance 

- $XRUNE IDO presale structure, mechanics, and timeline.   ...and more.  

Learn more about THORStarter: https://thorstarter.org __   RUNEBase provides guides, updates, and resources on decentralized finance, the THORChain decentralized exchange protocol, and the RUNE token.  Learn more: https://runebase.org