In Not Financial Advice (NFA), we aim to bring you the latest perspective on cryptocurrency markets. We cover everything from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and DeFi. From time to time we will cover special topics and invite guest speakers.
What really is crypto? What does it mean? Is it an asset class, a technology, a scammer paradise, or a way to overthrow governments around the world? Join Max and Karim to find out!
FTX has gone under and officially filed for bankruptcy. FU Sam. Welcome back to NFA; in this episode, Karim (Co-Founder) and Max (Head of Research) hopped on this episode to discuss how FTX reached this very unlikely scenario and how the market may move forward.
In this episode, Stan and our head of research Max speak with crypto investor Murad Mahmudov, who is now working on a DeFi/SocialFi initiative called STFX to speak about why crypto is so vital to our society. Intro 00:00 - 02:00 The bear market 02:00 - 09:50 Mainstream adoption 09:50 - 17:22 Is Ethereum a danger to Bitcoin? - 17:22 - 22:41 Bitcoin as a store of value - 17:22 - 28:54 Crypto regulations 28:54 - 37:09 Trading & STFX 37:09 - 47:49 Outro 47:49 - 52:32
In this episode of the NFA podcast, Stan and Karim are joined by Kain Warwick, Founder of Synthetix, to discuss the Real Yields narrative and whether revenue will be what kickstarts the next bull market. They also discuss the most recent developments in the Synthetix ecosystem and the Layer 2 ecosystem. 02:00 - 06:45 a summary of Synthetix's recent developments 06:45 10:44 How do SNX stakers benefit from protocols building on top of Synthetix? 10:51 20:34 Will the intrinsic value of DeFi's fees fuel the next bull market? 20:34- 24:08 What is the best way to share revenue as a protocol? 24:08 - 29:24 How does one value a base layer if high fees mean poor UX? 29:24 - 35:22 Growth in TVL of Optimism 35:22 - 38:58 How high will the price of SNX go 38:58 - 39:14 Outro
In this episode of Non-Financial Advice, our podcast host Stan and researcher Max speak with Uddhav, Co-Founder of Friktion. about how the project offers an automated portfolio manager (APM) to generate profits over the market cycles. We learn about the different strategies and how it plans to offer treasury management for DAOs
In this episode of Non-Financial Advice, our podcast host Stan and researcher Eugene talk with Pranay Mohan, founder of Nomad, a security-first cross-chain messaging protocol, about developments in cross-chain communications and how Nomad seeks to build more secure and scalable bridges.
In this episode of Non-Financial Advice our podcast host Stan and researcher Eugene talk to the team at Thorswap to find out why the project has been performing so well in, recent weeks, how the launch of THORSynths has affected the protocol, and what we can expect from them in the coming months. Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow THORSwap on Twitter? Click here
In this episode of Non-Financial Advice, our podcast host Stan and Solana researcher Bill speak with Durden the co-founder of the Lifinity Protocol about how the protocol has completely transformed the way a decentralized exchange performs and we dive into the NFTs they launched which offer some interesting utility. Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow Lifinity Protocol on Twitter? Click here
In this podcast from Non Financial Advice, our podcast host Stan and researcher Karim interview Synthetix founder Kain Warwick. We want to find out why he's so optimistic about the Layer 2 ecosystem, whether he admits he was wrong about the development of alternative L1s, and of course, find out where Synthetix is headed in the coming years. Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow Kain on Twitter? Click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan, along with Bill, talks with Walker, founder of Hello Moon, about how this new platform is designed to make on-chain activity on the Solana blockchain more readable and give you an edge in the DeFi and NFT market by allowing you to scan the prominent wallet address and view important data about NFT collections. Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow Hello Moon on Twitter? Click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks to two core members of Hundred Finance AcidBird & TerraBellus about how Hundred Finance wants to become a multi-chain lending protocol available on 100 different blockchains and why it decided to use the voting token model similar to the one developed by Curve Finance.
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan, along with one of our researchers, Maven, talks with two of the founders of Socean Finance, a stake pool for the Solana blockchain that aims to unlock the value of staked SOL for users of the Solana ecosystem. Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow Socean Finance on Twitter? Click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan joins Bill to talk about John Le, a 1:1 NFT artist on Solana. We talk about why John decided to dive into NFTs and how he managed to become a successful artist.
In this episode of the Cryptonary podcast, our host Stan, along with Bill, talks to the team of Message Party, a chat app that wants to enable Web3 expression by integrating things like your crypto wallet, NFTs, and basically your Web3 identity into a chat app similar to the current ones. Want to listen on Spotify or Apple podcasts? Want to listen on Spotify? Click Here Want to listen on Apple Podcasts? Click Here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan, along with Karim, talks to the founder of Katana, a yield generation protocol for Solana that won the top prize at the Ignition Hackathon and recently went live on mainnet. Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow Katana on Twitter? Click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks to the creators of FRAKT, the first generative NFT art collection on Solana. The art collection has evolved into an entire ecosystem, with the governance and utility token $FRKT, staking, art drops, and the ability to create, buy, and sell "fraktions" of NFTs.
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan joins our researcher Bill to speak with the co-founder of Jet Protocol, a Solana-based protocol for lending and borrowing crypto.
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks with our researchers Karim & Bill about the NFT space. How can you tell a good NFT project and how can you avoid the bad ones?
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan is joined by Karim to talk to the founders of Premia Finance about options trading and how they plan to revolutionise the sector with Premia's automated options market. Information Want to become a Cryptonary Pro Member? Click here Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow Premia Finance on Twitter? Click Here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan, along with our researcher Eugene, talks to the founders of DefiSpot about how they used to be Cryptonary Pro members, but then decided to build a decentralized trading platform on Thorchain with the goal of giving investors the Coinbase experience on a decentralized exchange. Information Want to become a Cryptonary Pro Member? Click here Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow DeFiSpot on Twitter? Click Here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks with Bill to A2K, one of the minds behind the new NFT marketplace on Solana Exchange.art. We learn how Exchange.art is different from the other exchanges on Solana and how they will innovate the NFT space. GenesysGo NFT giveaway details To participate, please review us on Trustpilot and Apple Podcast and submit the screenshots to the NFT giveaway channel in our discord. Winners will be selected on Monday the 15th of November. We will contact you to request your SPL address to send you your NFT! More information about GenesysGo: Click Here Social Media Want to follow Cryptonary on Twitter? Click here Want to follow A2KDeFi on Twitter? Click Here Want to learn more about crypto and become a Cryptonary Pro Member? Click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks with Spottie WiFi a rapper who thought his music career was over in 2012, but managed to make a living off his music thanks to the power of NFTs. We talk about why he turned his Cryptopunk in a rapper, His first NFT album drop, and when Spottie will be releasing new music. Want to follow Spottie WiFi on Twitter? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks with TropoFarmer, an NFT strategist and trader who has made a name for himself on Twitter by partnering with TraderDAO, advising NFT projects on their launch, and co-founding BLOOT. Want to follow TropoFarmer on Twitter? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here
In this episode of The Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan joins Bill to dive into the world of Fantasy sports on Solana by speaking with a core contributor of Phantasia. Want to learn more about Phantasia? Click Here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click Here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan, along with our researcher Eugene, talks to Emile from XDEFI Wallet about how they are looking to compete with other wallets in the crypto space and his view on NFTs and the Terra ecosystem. Want to learn more about XDEFI Wallet? Click Here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here Want to listen to the full version of the podcast released for pro members? Click Here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan, along with our researcher Bill, talks to Grace aka Ori about Orca's role in the Solana ecosystem and how Orca wants to be the most user-friendly DEX on Solana. Want to learn more about Orca? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan chats with Bill, and one of the core contributors of Grape Network called Whalesfriend, about Grape and the use cases of decentralized social networking on Solana. Want to learn more about Grape? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here
In this episode of The Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan joins Karim to speak with core contributor to ZetaMarkets Tristan to learn more about the use of options in the crypto space and ZetaMarkets itself. Want to learn more about ZetaMarkets? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here
In this episode of The Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan joins Karim and Bill to dive into the world of synthetic assets on Solana by speaking with the CEO of Synthetify Norbert Bodziony. Want to learn more about Synthetify? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here
In this episode of The Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan invites Alex Svanevik, the CO founder of Nansen Ai, to talk about the analytics platform, how he got into cryptocurrencies, and some interesting things Nansen Ai can be used for. Want to learn more about Nansen Ai or try out their $9 trial? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan invites Erick Snowfro, the founder of Art Blocks, to learn more about generative NFTs, the vision of Art Blocks, and "Powered by Art Blocks". Want to dive into the art that Art blocks offers? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here Interesting links: Art Blocks Factory Breathe you click here Fidenza by Tyler Hobbs click here Chromie Squiggle click here FlamingoDAO Click here Cryptovoxels click here
In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan invites Frank, Co-Founder of GenesysGo, to learn more about what it's like to be a validator on Solana. Stan is joined in this conversation by Bill from the Cryptonary research team. The full episode is available for pro members on our website. Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here More Information about GenesyGo: Website and Twitter