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The blocmates Podcast

The weekly podcast from the blocmates camp with Alex, Grant and Gazz, covering all the news that we"ve found the most worthwhile to talk about from the past week in crypto.Rate us FIVE STARS or please do one.

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00:52:59

Top NEW Crypto Projects of Q1 2024 - blocmates Watchlist

The blocmates Podcast ·

2024/02/08

Grant and 563 cover their favourite crypto projects that are coming to market in Q1 2024. Trying to find the best altcoins of 2024 is pretty tricky. Now, we aren't moonboys; these are our favourites for more reasons than number-go-up. These are the projects we found the most interesting from a crypto narrative perspective, and we will be paying close attention to their upcoming launches. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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01:04:50

How To Build In DeFi: An Interview with Byte Masons

The blocmates Podcast ·

2024/02/06

Jedi and Justin Bebis talk about building in DeFi and the journey that OATH Foundation and the Byte Masons have been on the last few years. This one's an insightful and informative take on what it takes to build sustainable projects in DeFi. Byte Masons is driven by a vision to create financial inclusion across different frontiers such as protocols, networks, yield farmers, hedge funds, and even institutional players under one umbrella. The ecosystem is guided by predefined values such as

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00:55:27

Persistence One | The home of LST-Fi on Cosmos?!

The blocmates Podcast ·

2024/01/29

Dan is back on the mic and joins Tushar and Mikhill from Persistence Labs, the team behind the LST-Fi Cosmo App Chain Persistence Once. Cosmos has been heating up recently with the airdrop hype, and the LST-Fi/LRT-Fi hype is only just beginning, with EigenLayer's launch coming soon. We dig into what Persistence is, what they are building and how they are going to be bringing $BTC over to the Cosmos using Babylon to give Bitcoin a greater use case. --- Send in a voice message:

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00:56:02

Polygon DeFi Head Discusses The Next Catalysts for...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2024/01/16

Grant was joined by Jack Melnick, the head of DeFi at Polygon Labs. The Polygon ecosystem is heating up with the Polygon 2.0 rollout, which includes important upgrades to the Polygon PoS chain and, more importantly, the zk-EVM. Jack takes Grant through all the infrastructure upgrades that Polygon has been shipping throughout the bear market, leading into what we believe is the beginning of the next crypto cycle. Here, we will discuss Polygon zk-EVM, Polygon's two zk teams that are building

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00:46:15

The 'Perfect' Storm Coming to Arbitrum - A DEX Built...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2024/01/09

Jedi sat down with Nick and Bossimp from Perfect Swap to discuss a new Decentralized Exchange (DEX) launching on Arbitrum in mid-January. Perfect Swap is combining some bits of the ve(3,3) incentive model with the best parts of Camelot, Uniswap, and other DEXs to bring a more efficient liquidity layer on Arbitrum to the market. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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00:53:14

Solana Projects That Are About to Change the Game...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2024/01/04

Grant was joined by Gunny from Hxro Labs to discuss the upcoming airdrops, point systems, TGEs and LBPs that will happen on Solana and in particular, the Hxro Network. Hxro Network is a liquidity layer on Solana that enables protocols to build derivatives products such as perps, futures, options, gambling products and anything you can think of! In Q4 2024, there will be a series of projects launching with their products and tokens, and in this interview, Gunny takes Grant through how these

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01:04:29

Florence Finance: Connecting DeFi to Real-World Lending

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/12/19

Jedi and Chiel discuss how Florence Finance acts as a bridge between cryptocurrency lenders and real-world borrowers, allowing them to interact in a transparent and mutually beneficial fashion. Real World Assets (RWA) will be a huge narrative going forward, not only for 2024 but for the evolution of crypto for the next 10 years. How do we empower the blockchain to make things easier for us? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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00:45:25

Everything You Need to Know About Pear Protocol |...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/12/12

Grant sat down with long-time (in crypto terms) friend Huf to chat about everything they are building over at Pear Protocol. They spoke about the best pair trades that have existed in 2023 and what trades that people could be on the lookout for in 2024 in the crypto markets. Pear Protocol is a one-stop shop pair trading perps DEX that also acts as an aggregator for on-chain trading. The team are set to launch in early 2024 and if you tuned into the DYOR episode you will have noticed Grant and 563

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00:57:45

Ex-Polygon Head Starts His Own Fund. Here's What They...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/12/11

Grant sat down with Hamzah who is the ex-head of growth at Polygon and now he has co-founded his own liquid crypto fund. This episode covers why 3poch Labs decided to be a liquid crypto fund over seed investments, the top altcoins of 2024 (in their opinion) and their trading strategy going into the new bull market and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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00:49:39

What Are Intents? Are Decentralized Exchanges About...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/12/05

Grant and 563 sat down once more to chat about an emerging trend happening in the crypto space - Intents... Intents are pretty standard across the traditional finance world. RFQ or request for quote is a standard order type in finance, now people are beginning to take notice that the automated market maker AMM design for decentralized exchanges may not be great for the user or the liquidity provider. Intents have been operation in the spot markets with protocols such as CoW Swap, 1Inch Fusion,

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00:42:16

How PancakeSwap Is Shaping Its Own Cross-chain Future

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/30

Grant chats with Chef Icy, aka "BD Bunny," about his journey into the DeFi and arrival at PancakeSwap. The two discuss the current mindsets of those shaping the DeFi space and explore the grassroots movement driving its growth. PancakeSwap, a pivotal player in DeFi's transformation, has evolved from its early native-only DEX roots on Binance Chain to embracing new paradigms with its V3 model as a fully cross-chain DEX. Get insight on the significance of transitioning to $VeCake

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00:28:59

Top Portfolio Tips to Prepare for The Crypto Bull Market

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/28

The blocmates Founder and CEO Grant rattles through 13 of the best learnings he's taken from multiple cycles in the crypto market. With coins moving and liquidity increasing, the signs look good for a 2024 crypto bull run. But how do set yourself up for success? If you're new to the market, or trading in general, Grant runs through some of the things he wishes he knew earlier and offers insight you can potentially take note of. This is not financial advice and you should do your own

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01:00:59

Top Unreleased Crypto Projects of Q4 2023 Revealed -...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/16

Grant and 563 are back. This time they both took turns to go through some unreleased crypto projects that are set to either go live or launch their project token in the coming months. Funnily enough, a lot of these revolved around the DEX landscape with the odd curve ball there. Both Grant and 563 are full-time researchers in DeFi so naturally, all these projects fall under that category. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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00:28:46

Walmart & Smyths Embrace The Blockchain | Talking...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/15

Luca Netz joins Dan for a catch up on all-things Pudgy Penguins and how the brand is revolutionising the way retail views NFTs and the blockchain. The two chat about the brilliant marketing move to use toys as a trojan horse for blockchain technology and crypto, by simplifying the UI experience for the public. Scan a QR code and enter the world of blockchain, without even knowing. Genius. Also covered is the decision to use zkSync, the roll-ups and why Pudgy Penguins felt it was the right choice

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00:55:28

How Blockchains Are Evolving: Celestia, Solana,...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/14

Grant and 563 sat down to go through a brief history of blockchains and how their purpose and use cases have changed over the years. From a standard peer-to-peer electronic cash system which is Bitcoin, to Ethereum and the EVM, smart contracts and DeFi. Now we are entering the next paradigm shift in how blockchain technology reaches the masses. Is this through a hyper-scalable blockchain with ultra-high performance like Solana? Or, does something like a modular blockchain that uses Celestia for data

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00:39:45

Vertex Protocol: Everything You Need To Know About...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/13

Jedi speaks to Darius on the journey less travelled from the Terra Luna crash and how Vertex had to dig deep to arrive at Arbitrum and now a year later they will be launching their token off the back of a very successful year of building. A perps DEX that is poised to take on the biggest and the best on-chain. They are now looking to reward their loyal community with a token that incentivises and rewards. Vertex enables you to trade multiple different tokens with cross-margin all the while being

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00:33:02

Will This OTC Platform for Degens Explode? | An...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/10

And we are back on the blocmates podcast and this time Dan is joined by PintSwap Max, the Co-Founder of PintSwap, an OTC platform for small to midcap cryptocurrency tokens. In today's interview, we talk about Max's origin stories into crypto, how he survived the darkest crypto winter ever and go in-depth into the whats, whys and hows of the PintSwap protocol. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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00:41:47

What Does The BTC ETF Mean For Crypto? | Is FTX...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/10

Grant, Mike and Alex round up the week in crypto, including the big news that the SEC's window for approving all Bitcoin ETFs is now in motion. Over the next seven days, all applications will likely be approved. We chat about what this means for the industry and why it's net positive for the space, despite being almost counterintuitive to what Bitcoin was created for. Our pal Gary Gensler has been back at it, claiming FTX could be set for a revival, there's big news coming out of the

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00:30:41

Solana Manlets Rejoice | Family & Friends Ask About...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/11/03

After three weeks away, the team are back with plenty to discuss. The Bitcoin and overall market pump has been welcomed, with some other big winners such as Solana and the entire SOL ecosystem, as Grant has long predicted. Plus, all of our friends and family are now primed to be our exit liquidity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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01:03:12

Are You Earning the Best Returns Possible in DeFi?...

The blocmates Podcast ·

2023/10/31

Jedi invited Chris to discuss exactly why summer.fi really does bring the best of DeFi onto one app. Summer.fi has teamed up with a few protocols like Ajna, an “Oracle-less, Permissionless, zero-governance protocol, AAVE, MakerDAO, SparkDAO (a subDAO associated with MakerDAO), and more to come, to create a giant of a money market with the best interest rates you possibly could find across DeFi. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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