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As DeFi continues to evolve, the challenge of finding a balance between decentralization and protection from all manner of exploits persists. The founder of Infinex, Kain Warwick, joined the show to talk about: How crypto market makers have at times veered into “all-out crime” What market making looks like today Playing chart games with token allocations What Kain looks at when evaluating tokens Why Binance kicked a MOVE market maker off its platform The $JELLY attack on Hyperliquid and the problem of centralization in DeFi What problems in crypto Kain is attempting to solve with Infinex Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Bitwise Guest: Kain Warwick, founder of Infinex App and Synthetix Previous appearances on Unchained: 2025 Will Be a Year of Crypto Competition. Can Ethereum Make a Comeback? Links: Crypto Market Making Kain Warwick: Discussion about market makers Binance: What happened with MOVE on Binance Coindesk: Binance Offboards Market Maker That It Said Made $38M Profit on MOVE Listing Bloomberg: Citadel Securities Plots Jump Into Crypto Trading After Trump's Embrace Hyperliquid Unchained: Hyperliquid Saved Itself a $15 Million Loss, but Sparked Criticism Infinex The Block: Synthetix founder Kain Warwick launches Infinex The Block: Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests in Infinex's Patron NFT sale as total amount raised hits $67.7 million Timestamps:
As DeFi continues to evolve, the challenge of finding a balance between decentralization and protection from all manner of exploits persists. The founder of Infinex, Kain Warwick, joined the show to talk about: How crypto market makers have at times veered into “all-out crime” What market making looks like today Playing chart games with token allocations What Kain looks at when evaluating tokens Why Binance kicked a MOVE market maker off its platform The $JELLY attack on Hyperliquid and the problem of centralization in DeFi What problems in crypto Kain is attempting to solve with Infinex Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Bitwise Guest: Kain Warwick, founder of Infinex App and Synthetix Previous appearances on Unchained: 2025 Will Be a Year of Crypto Competition. Can Ethereum Make a Comeback? Links: Crypto Market Making Kain Warwick: Discussion about market makers Binance: What happened with MOVE on Binance Coindesk: Binance Offboards Market Maker That It Said Made $38M Profit on MOVE Listing Bloomberg: Citadel Securities Plots Jump Into Crypto Trading After Trump's Embrace Hyperliquid Unchained: Hyperliquid Saved Itself a $15 Million Loss, but Sparked Criticism Infinex The Block: Synthetix founder Kain Warwick launches Infinex The Block: Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests in Infinex's Patron NFT sale as total amount raised hits $67.7 million Timestamps:
For today's episode, we look to answer the question “Seriously. What happened to crypto?” alongside Kain.The landscape continues to evolve rapidly as underlying dynamics shift, narratives transform, capital redirects, and new market structures emerge.In today's episode, we sit down with Kain Warwick from Infinex to cover the state of the market and look at how low-float VC okens have declined, memes have gained massive popularity, and Solana has become a primary venue for speculative trading and, well crime.We uncover how the Ethereum and Solana social layers adapt to these changes, analyze persistent speculative activity, and identify what cyclical patterns indicate about market development looking ahead.This is one you won't want to miss.Join The Rollup Edge: https://members.therollup.coWebsite: https://therollup.co/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd..Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcastFollow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupcoFollow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollupFollow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandyJoin our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBhThe Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl
This week's Weekly Rollup, David and Kain Warwick dive into Argentine President Milei's LIBRA fiasco and Strategy's bold $2B Bitcoin play, while we check out the new Kaito airdrop making waves. We also explore Ethereum's biggest upgrade yet—Pectra—plus Monad's high‐speed L1 testnet launch. Finally, we dig into the SEC's fresh “CETU” cyber unit and what the brand‐new Infinex platform means for DeFi. Tune in for all the drama and alpha happening in the third week of February! ------
Kain Warwick is the Founder of Synthetix and Infinex.In this episode, we discuss how speculation drives the world of crypto, why it fuels innovation, and how it unites us and divides us. Applying this thinking, we break down Ethereum's narrative challenges this cycle, its misunderstood value prop, and why ETH should already be a trillion-dollar asset. We also dive into the disconnect between TradFi and The Ethereum Foundation, and why better communication and maybe a CMO could shift momentum for ETH, before covering the latest updates on the non-custodial crypto app, Infinex.------
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix and Infinex, discusses the evolution of DeFi and the trade-offs required to improve user experience while maintaining decentralization. He explains how Infinex aims to offer a more accessible, centralized exchange-like interface while remaining non-custodial, addressing long-standing UX challenges in DeFi. Warwick also reflects on Synthetix's recent governance restructuring, competition from Hyperliquid, and the potential shift back to a stablecoin-focused model. Looking ahead, he highlights the importance of regulatory clarity, improved infrastructure, and greater accessibility in driving the next phase of DeFi growth.Chapters00:00 - Introduction to Kain Warwick00:15 - Kain's history in DeFi01:26 - Motivation behind Infinex and staying in crypto02:21 - Challenges of bull and bear markets05:55 - The idea behind Infinex and UX innovation08:40 - Trade-offs in building a user-friendly DeFi platform17:05 - Passkeys and the seamless user experience24:26 - Adoption metrics and user growth26:51 - Future roadmap: Bitcoin, XRP, and Doge integration33:08 - The Patron NFT sale: Lessons learned37:19 - Synthetix updates: Governance and structural changes39:27 - The role of attention in crypto success47:50 - Synthetix's stablecoin pivot and liquidity strategy51:14 - Differentiating Synthetix's stablecoin from others54:03 - Avoiding the pitfalls of past algo stablecoins✨ Check out our new website ✨https://thedefiant.io/
In this episode, I sit down with Kain Warwick, co-founder and former CEO of Synthetix who's now building Infinex, the crypto everything app. After stepping away from Synthetix and overcoming his struggles with addiction, Kain shares raw insights about DeFi's broken incentives and his mission to fix crypto's biggest structural problems. This episode covers: • Traits of Successful Crypto Founders • Why Crypto's Market Structure is Broken • Celebrity Coins & Clout Chasing • Do NFTs Still Make Sense? • Fixing Crypto Market Incentives • Why Some Founders Quit • Is Freediving Worth the Risk? • Building Businesses Amid Addiction • Prediction for the Next 12 Months? & much more! __________________________________ PARTNERS
Ethereum, once the undisputed leader in the smart contract ecosystem, is facing intense competition from Solana, which has outpaced Ethereum on key metrics such as developer growth. Meanwhile, debates rage within Ethereum's community over governance, scalability, and the Ethereum Foundation's leadership. Adding to the disruption, AI agents are rapidly reshaping DeFi and token launches, reducing barriers to entry and creating new opportunities—and risks—for founders and investors. Is this the next big leap for crypto or just the latest bubble? In this episode, Marc Zeller of Aave Chan Initiative and Kain Warwick of Infinex discuss Ethereum's future, the role of AI in DeFi, and whether Solana's momentum will continue. They also share bold predictions for crypto in 2025 and debate whether Ethereum's fragmented ecosystem can still deliver on its promise. Show highlights: 03:35 Why 2024 became a turning point for the crypto ecosystem 07:02 How AI agents could reshape onchain innovation and public discourse in 2025 14:47 Whether AI agents might soon compete with VCs 22:10 Why fundamentals-driven crypto projects will gradually dominate the market, according to Marc 26:05 Whether Solana will continue to steal Ethereum's thunder 37:56 Is Base cannibalistic to Ethereum? Can Base or Ethereum compete with Solana? 42:53 Where the ETH ecosystem is headed and whether it can overcome issues of fragmentation, lack or interoperability, so many L2 tokens detracting from the ETH price 52:30 Whether Coinbase's deep commitment to Ethereum is causing it to discriminate against Solana 1:00:10 How Ethereum's reputation rises and falls with its price action, not its fundamentals, per Kain 1:08:43 What the purpose is of the Ethereum Foundation and whether it should change its approach 1:24:57 Why Kain doesn't think the native rollups proposal is tenable 1:31:12 Whether Ethena is depressing the price of ETH 1:34:00 What Kain and Marc think about crypto-specific phones, especially the Solana Seeker 1:42:07 Kain's and Marc's predictions for 2025 Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Stellar Build Better Robinhood & Arbitrum Kelp DAO Polkadot Guests: Marc Zeller, founder of Aave Chan Initiative Kain Warwick, founder of Infinex Links Unchained: Why Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting Big on Crypto and Stablecoins Unchained: 2024 Was Solana's Best Year Yet. Can It Sustain the Momentum in 2025? Unchained: What's the Best Way for Ethereum to Grow? Two Ethereans Debate The Block: Long-running Ethereum newsletter shutting down, cites lack of funding Unchained: How Solana Beat Out Ethereum to Nab New Crypto Developers in 2024 Evan Van Ness' tweet on the newsletter shutdown EF's Josh Stark's reply to Van Ness Unchained: Vitalik Has Gone 'Founder Mode.' Is This Just What Ethereum Needs? Marc's proposal about the EF 0xMawuko's tweet on ETH governance Unchained: Are Layer 2s Failing Ethereum? A New Proposal Advocates for Native L2s Ben Lilly's tweet on Ethena possibly suppressing the price of ETH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ethereum, once the undisputed leader in the smart contract ecosystem, is facing intense competition from Solana, which has outpaced Ethereum on key metrics such as developer growth. Meanwhile, debates rage within Ethereum's community over governance, scalability, and the Ethereum Foundation's leadership. Adding to the disruption, AI agents are rapidly reshaping DeFi and token launches, reducing barriers to entry and creating new opportunities—and risks—for founders and investors. Is this the next big leap for crypto or just the latest bubble? In this episode, Marc Zeller of Aave Chan Initiative and Kain Warwick of Infinex discuss Ethereum's future, the role of AI in DeFi, and whether Solana's momentum will continue. They also share bold predictions for crypto in 2025 and debate whether Ethereum's fragmented ecosystem can still deliver on its promise. Show highlights: 03:35 Why 2024 became a turning point for the crypto ecosystem 07:02 How AI agents could reshape onchain innovation and public discourse in 2025 14:47 Whether AI agents might soon compete with VCs 22:10 Why fundamentals-driven crypto projects will gradually dominate the market, according to Marc 26:05 Whether Solana will continue to steal Ethereum's thunder 37:56 Is Base cannibalistic to Ethereum? Can Base or Ethereum compete with Solana? 42:53 Where the ETH ecosystem is headed and whether it can overcome issues of fragmentation, lack or interoperability, so many L2 tokens detracting from the ETH price 52:30 Whether Coinbase's deep commitment to Ethereum is causing it to discriminate against Solana 1:00:10 How Ethereum's reputation rises and falls with its price action, not its fundamentals, per Kain 1:08:43 What the purpose is of the Ethereum Foundation and whether it should change its approach 1:24:57 Why Kain doesn't think the native rollups proposal is tenable 1:31:12 Whether Ethena is depressing the price of ETH 1:34:00 What Kain and Marc think about crypto-specific phones, especially the Solana Seeker 1:42:07 Kain's and Marc's predictions for 2025 Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Stellar Build Better Robinhood & Arbitrum Kelp DAO Polkadot Guests: Marc Zeller, founder of Aave Chan Initiative Kain Warwick, founder of Infinex Links Unchained: Why Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting Big on Crypto and Stablecoins Unchained: 2024 Was Solana's Best Year Yet. Can It Sustain the Momentum in 2025? Unchained: What's the Best Way for Ethereum to Grow? Two Ethereans Debate The Block: Long-running Ethereum newsletter shutting down, cites lack of funding Unchained: How Solana Beat Out Ethereum to Nab New Crypto Developers in 2024 Evan Van Ness' tweet on the newsletter shutdown EF's Josh Stark's reply to Van Ness Unchained: Vitalik Has Gone 'Founder Mode.' Is This Just What Ethereum Needs? Marc's proposal about the EF 0xMawuko's tweet on ETH governance Unchained: Are Layer 2s Failing Ethereum? A New Proposal Advocates for Native L2s Ben Lilly's tweet on Ethena possibly suppressing the price of ETH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today, we're exploring a project that has its sights set on making onchain DeFi just as approachable as traditional exchanges and brokerages. Infinex, led by Kain and Jed, brings a fresh take to the DeFi landscape by prioritizing user experience and easing the transition for those who are familiar with centralized platforms like Binance but hesitant to fully dive into DeFi due to the UX complexities. For context, Kain Warwick is an early DeFi adopter from his time with Synthetix, and Jed brings a deep technical background to Infinex as CTO. Together, they're focused on simplifying the complexities of onchain interactions—things like bridging, multi-chain transactions, and wallet compatibility—by wrapping these in an easy to use website. What's interesting here, is we believe Infinex is a really clear app idea which can illustrate the true power of chain abstracted onboarding and onchain experiences. Infinex's unique signup process, using face ID and passkeys is vital to the success of the app by non-onchain natives. With $65 million raised and a growing base of 40,000 patrons, Infinex is trying to pioneer an era of great onchain UX. Enjoy today's talk. Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd.. Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcast Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupco Follow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollup Follow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandy Join our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBh The Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl
DeFi tokens have lagged in this cycle. Is that trend over? Investors Arthur Cheong and Jordi Alexander say yes.DeFi tokens have faced significant challenges in recent years. However, are we now on the verge of a new bull market?Arthur Cheong, founder and CIO of DeFiance Capital, and Jordi Alexander, founder of Selini Capital and chief alchemist at Mantle, join the show to discuss why they believe DeFi is poised for growth. They dive into how DeFi's security and user experience have improved, the impact of Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum, and whether Ethereum or Solana will drive the next bull run. Plus, they discuss whether interest in memecoins takes attention from DeFi, and why sustainable tokenomics matters when it comes to valuing coins. Are DeFi tokens finally ready to shine again?Show highlights:Why they believe that DeFi is poised for a bull cycle How DeFi's security and UX have improvedWhether DeFi activity can be sustained in the long termWhy Jordi thinks that Layer 2s are not parasitic to ETH but Arthur thinks they areWhether the DeFi bull case is stronger on Ethereum, Solana or other chainsWhether the Ethereum Foundation and Vitalik Buterin should be more proactive in supporting DeFiHow memecoins reflect a broader societal problem The importance of tokens that don't have big unlocksHow the lack of solid frameworks for valuing tokens might be causing capital misallocation in cryptoWhether a liquid venture investing approach is better for cryptoWhy Jordi says that there's a lot of “potential to unlock” with the overlap of Bitcoin and DeFiVisit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.comThank you to our sponsors!PolkadotMantleGuests:Arthur Cheong, founder and CIO of DeFiance CapitalAave, the Core Pillar of Decentralized Finance and Onchain EconomyLiquid Venture Investing in CryptoJordi Alexander, Chief Alchemist at Mantle, Founder of Selini CapitalLinksPrevious coverage of Unchained on this cycle & DeFi: Has Decentralized Finance Hit Bottom?Kain Warwick's tweet on Vitalik being anti-DeFiCointelegraph: Vitalik Buterin responds to criticism that Ethereum ‘doesn't care' about DeFiThe great return of DeFi, by @tradetheflow_Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
DeFi tokens have faced significant challenges in recent years. However, are we now on the verge of a new bull market? Arthur Cheong, founder and CIO of DeFiance Capital, and Jordi Alexander, founder of Selini Capital and chief alchemist at Mantle, join the show to discuss why they believe DeFi is poised for growth. They dive into how DeFi's security and user experience have improved, the impact of Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum, and whether Ethereum or Solana will drive the next bull run. Plus, they discuss whether interest in memecoins takes attention from DeFi, and why sustainable tokenomics matters when it comes to valuing coins. Are DeFi tokens finally ready to shine again? Show highlights: Why they believe that DeFi is poised for a bull cycle How DeFi's security and UX have improved Whether DeFi activity can be sustained in the long term Why Jordi thinks that Layer 2s are not parasitic to ETH but Arthur thinks they are Whether the DeFi bull case is stronger on Ethereum, Solana or other chains Whether the Ethereum Foundation and Vitalik Buterin should be more proactive in supporting DeFi How memecoins reflect a broader societal problem The importance of tokens that don't have big unlocks How the lack of solid frameworks for valuing tokens might be causing capital misallocation in crypto Whether a liquid venture investing approach is better for crypto Why Jordi says that there's a lot of “potential to unlock” with the overlap of Bitcoin and DeFi Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Polkadot Mantle Guests: Arthur Cheong, founder and CIO of DeFiance Capital Aave, the Core Pillar of Decentralized Finance and Onchain Economy Liquid Venture Investing in Crypto Jordi Alexander, Chief Alchemist at Mantle, Founder of Selini Capital Links Previous coverage of Unchained on this cycle & DeFi :Has Decentralized Finance Hit Bottom? Kain Warwick's tweet on Vitalik being anti-DeFi Cointelegraph: Vitalik Buterin responds to criticism that Ethereum ‘doesn't care' about DeFi The great return of DeFi, by @tradetheflow Bitcoin DeFi Bitcoin Layer 2s Aim to Attract Ethereum-Like Dapps. Will They Succeed? Bitcoin Is Worth Over $1 Trillion. How Much Will Coinbase's New cbBTC Grab? L2s and ETH: ETH Is Down Bad, While Layer 2s Are Ripping. Are L2s Parasitic to Ethereum? Are L2s ‘Parasitic'? Analysis Shows Ethereum Only Gets a Tiny Percentage of Fees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DeFi tokens have faced significant challenges in recent years. However, are we now on the verge of a new bull market? Arthur Cheong, founder and CIO of DeFiance Capital, and Jordi Alexander, founder of Selini Capital and chief alchemist at Mantle, join the show to discuss why they believe DeFi is poised for growth. They dive into how DeFi's security and user experience have improved, the impact of Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum, and whether Ethereum or Solana will drive the next bull run. Plus, they discuss whether interest in memecoins takes attention from DeFi, and why sustainable tokenomics matters when it comes to valuing coins. Are DeFi tokens finally ready to shine again? Show highlights: Why they believe that DeFi is poised for a bull cycle How DeFi's security and UX have improved Whether DeFi activity can be sustained in the long term Why Jordi thinks that Layer 2s are not parasitic to ETH but Arthur thinks they are Whether the DeFi bull case is stronger on Ethereum, Solana or other chains Whether the Ethereum Foundation and Vitalik Buterin should be more proactive in supporting DeFi How memecoins reflect a broader societal problem The importance of tokens that don't have big unlocks How the lack of solid frameworks for valuing tokens might be causing capital misallocation in crypto Whether a liquid venture investing approach is better for crypto Why Jordi says that there's a lot of “potential to unlock” with the overlap of Bitcoin and DeFi Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Polkadot Mantle Guests: Arthur Cheong, founder and CIO of DeFiance Capital Aave, the Core Pillar of Decentralized Finance and Onchain Economy Liquid Venture Investing in Crypto Jordi Alexander, Chief Alchemist at Mantle, Founder of Selini Capital Links Previous coverage of Unchained on this cycle & DeFi :Has Decentralized Finance Hit Bottom? Kain Warwick's tweet on Vitalik being anti-DeFi Cointelegraph: Vitalik Buterin responds to criticism that Ethereum ‘doesn't care' about DeFi The great return of DeFi, by @tradetheflow Bitcoin DeFi Bitcoin Layer 2s Aim to Attract Ethereum-Like Dapps. Will They Succeed? Bitcoin Is Worth Over $1 Trillion. How Much Will Coinbase's New cbBTC Grab? L2s and ETH: ETH Is Down Bad, While Layer 2s Are Ripping. Are L2s Parasitic to Ethereum? Are L2s ‘Parasitic'? Analysis Shows Ethereum Only Gets a Tiny Percentage of Fees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Guy Young, Founder of Ethena Labs, and Kain Warwick, Founder of Infinex, joined us to discuss token design! Are tokens the product? When does it make sense to return capital to holders? Is regulatory scrutiny keeping founders out of the US? They answered all of these questions, and also dove into topics such as utility tokens vs pure plays, methods of returning value to holders, BNB's token design, and the impact regulations have on token design. Finally, they closed out the episode by giving their thoughts on token supply dynamics and how they impact price discovery. Thanks for tuning in! -- L2s and L3s are history. Supra Containers give you dedicated, customizable AppSpace on Supra's Layer-1 to rescue you from the costs, complexities, and fragmentation of L2s and L3s. Containers help you build with better customization and control than appchains at a fraction of the cost. Use your own token as the gas token, create local fee markets with custom gas amounts or just go gasless, and scale on demand whenever you need to. Supra Containers are secured by Supra's L1 nodes and get access to Supra's 500k TPS throughput, sub-second consensus latency, and all their built-in services like oracle price feeds and onchain randomness without any overhead. Supra is also MultiVM compatible so you can easily deploy your EVM, Move, and SVM smart contracts here. Get all the freedom, control, and tools you need to build super dApps and bring the world onchain. To learn more, visit www.supra.com/blockworks -- Index Coop's Leverage Suite provides streamlined access to leverage, with built-in liquidation protection and low fees. Non-US users can now trade 2x, 3x and inverse leverage tokens for ETH and BTC on Arbitrum, Base, and Ethereum Mainnet. Stop overpaying for leverage. Save up to 6x in fees compared to perps: https://indexcoop.com/blockworks-leverage -- Follow Kain: https://x.com/kaiynne Follow Guy: https://x.com/leptokurtic_ Follow Mike: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:26) Are Tokens the Product? (7:45) Utility Tokens vs Pure Plays (13:09) The Line Between Protocols and Apps (19:51) When Does it Make Sense to Return Capital to Holders? (27:26) Changing Token Supply (30:03) Supra Ad (31:00) Index Coop Ad (32:06) Methods of Returning Value to Holders (36:58) Regulations and Their Impact on Token Structures (43:47) Is Regulatory Scrutiny Keeping Founders Out of the US? (48:40) BNB's Token Design (55:39) Token Supply Dynamics (1:17:56) Apps vs Infrastructure -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Joining us today is Kain Warwick. Not to fight, but to talk about his exciting new project called Infinex. Infinex aims to replace crypto's centralized exchange experience and bring it all onchian. It's ambitious, but if it works, could change the way we think about DeFi and navigate across chains forever. ------
This Weekly Rollup was recorded IRL at Permissionless III. We discuss HBO revealing the identity of Bitcoin's creator, Uniswap's Unichain announcement, the new FBI token and David Hoffman vs. Kain Warwick upcoming fight. ------
In this episode, Mippo, Vance, and Michael discuss their reactions to the US Vice Presidential debate, and their views on meaningful crypto legislation. Additionally, they dive into the advancements in the crypto lending markets. They also unpack the current state of vesting schedules in crypto. Finally, they give their thoughts on the potential impact of Visa's recently announced tokenized asset platform, and the continued institutional adoption of crypto. Thanks for tuning in! -- L2s and L3s are history. Supra Containers give you dedicated, customizable AppSpace on Supra's Layer-1 to rescue you from the costs, complexities, and fragmentation of L2s and L3s. Containers help you build with better customization and control than appchains at a fraction of the cost. Use your own token as the gas token, create local fee markets with custom gas amounts or just go gasless, and scale on demand whenever you need to. Supra Containers are secured by Supra's L1 nodes and get access to Supra's 500k TPS throughput, sub-second consensus latency, and all their built-in services like oracle price feeds and onchain randomness without any overhead. Supra is also MultiVM compatible so you can easily deploy your EVM, Move, and SVM smart contracts here. Get all the freedom, control, and tools you need to build super dApps and bring the world onchain. To learn more, visit www.supra.com/blockworks -- Join us at Permissionless III. Use code BELL10 for a 10% discount: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iii -- Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/im_manderson Follow Vance: https://twitter.com/pythianism Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (3:04) Reactions to the Vice Presidential Debate (8:52) Meaningful Crypto Legislation (13:01) Advancements in Crypto Lending (15:47) Supra Ad (16:44) Vesting Schedules in Crypto (27:11) Visa Announces the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (42:25) Bitwise's Trendwise Bitcoin, Treasuries Rotation Strategy, and XRP ETFs (48:35) Gary Gensler's Strategy as SEC Chair (51:15) Kain Warwick vs David Hoffman at Permissionless -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.tt and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
For Episode 24 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Kain Warwick, founder of Infinex and Havven/Synthetix. He shares what it was like growing up with a father who was a professional athlete. He discusses his fascination with entrepreneurship and what led to the Havven (now SNX) ICO in 2017. He shares his "lunatic" stories as a founder and what his vision is for Infinex. At the end, he opens up about his drug addiction and what he learned after two full years being sober. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/kaiynne Check out Infinex: https://infinex.xyz/ PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. Timestamps: 0:00 Kain's Token2049 Experience 0:57 Kain's Childhood 8:17 Importance of Money & Circumstance 13:09 Playing in a Band for 5 Years 17:13 Foray into Tech Entrepreneurship 19:50 Finding Bitcoin & Ethereum 28:06 Raising $30M ICO for Havven (now SNX) 32:51 Surviving the 2018-19 Bear Market 38:01 Having a Chip on Your Shoulder 41:15 The State of DeFi 46:45 What Vitalik Gets Wrong 51:04 Advice to Younger Self 53:29 Taking down Binance 1:00:02 Walking Away from Crypto 1:02:19 Drug Addiction
In this episode of the Delphi podcast, co-host José Maria Macedo speaks with Kain Warwick, co-founder of Synthetix and Infinex. They discuss Kain's journey in the crypto space, the evolution of Synthetix, and the challenges faced by decentralized finance (DeFi). The conversation delves into user experience innovations, the competition in the DeFi space, and the importance of governance. Kane shares insights on the future of ICOs and the need for better governance models in the crypto ecosystem. Kain's Twitter: https://x.com/kaiynne Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Kain Warrick and Synthetix 03:23 Kain's Journey in the Crypto Space 06:59 The Evolution of Synthetix and Yield Farming 10:07 Understanding User Needs in DeFi 12:36 Infinex: Bridging Centralized and Decentralized Experiences 15:12 Challenges of Centralized Exchanges 17:53 User Experience Innovations in Infinex 20:19 Cross-Chain Integration and Aggregation 23:07 Building a Stateful Application for DeFi 26:26 Competition in the DeFi Space 29:12 Long Tail Opportunities in DeFi 34:54 The ETH vs. Solana Debate 37:56 Governance in DeFi: Challenges and Innovations 47:23 The Future of ICOs and Token Distribution 55:43 Governance Models and Their Evolution Disclosures This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.
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The Lads are joined this week by special guest, Kain Warwick, founder of Infinex and Synthetix! We chat about Vitalik's bull posting, and really break down if "Ethereum is Good". In Episode #57 we cover: 00:00 Coming Up on Steady Lads… 01:33 The Current Market 5:24 Ethereum Is Good 12:50 Why Stick with Ethereum? 15:34 Luxury Beliefs 22:44 Vitalik's Level of Control 25:08 Ethereum's Scaling Roadmap 32:08 Financial Nihilism 38:22 ETH's Moneyness 48:28 Kain's Fight Night 59:54 The Vision For Infinex 1:10:02 Pasta of the Week
Kain Warwick is the founder of Synthetix, an OG DeFi protocol which allows users to mint and trade a wide variety of synthetic assets, including cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, commodities, and stocks, providing liquidity and exposure without the need for traditional financial intermediaries. His latest project, Infinex, is focused on solving crypto's UX problems, aiming to make the user experience more intuitive and accessible for all. During EthCC[7], we had the opportunity to interview Kain to dive deeper into Infinex and the solutions they're planning to solve Crypto UX. 0:00 Synthetix and Infinex 4:05 Incentive Schemes 8:00 Crates 11:35 NFT Governance Token 15:21 Integrations 17:40 Infinex Vision 23:00 Passkeys 28:30 Infinex Business Model 36:46 Synthetix 38:35 DeFi Our sponsor https://stellar.org/soroban?utm_source=defiant&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=defiant_podcasthttps://zkverify.io/?utm_source=defiant&utm_medium=pd&utm_campaign=ad_1http://playfi.ai/ ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/
Gm! In this episode, we explore Infinex's mission to unlock DeFi by massively improving the onchain user experience. We discuss Kain's crypto journey to date, the impact fees have on UX, and Infinex's decision to integrate Solana. Finally, we cover the Craterun yield farming campaign, and how the current token meta could be broken. Enjoy! -- Follow Kain: https://x.com/kaiynne Follow Infinex: https://x.com/infinex_app Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq —- Get 15% off an indoor or outdoor Helium Mobile Hotspot using code LIGHTSPEEDHOTSPOT: https://hellohelium.com/hotspot Helium Mobile is a new phone service that uses the Helium Network – a decentralized wireless network built by people – AND the nation's largest 5G network. By creating coverage, you're helping to build a better network together, while earning MOBILE rewards. —- Access is the new way to support and consume content from your favorite creators. Over 140 subscriptions to select from, spanning from large crypto media to a long tail of talented independent researchers and artists. No paying for subscriptions. Simply stake, consume, and get rewarded. Claim your free subscription through this link. But be quick there is a limited number available! https://tiplink.io/f/2384-Bm5cmDzMievw#0e6OFJ_z6eTET8hNa73DgtrCELQonflRQSETWlfzdvE — Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ —-- (00:00) Introduction (02:02) Kain's Crypto Journey (06:03) What is DeFi Missing? (10:52) Helium Mobile Ad (11:31) Issues With Onchain UX (22:39) Infinex as a Portal Into DeFi (25:05) Solana Integration & The Impact of Fees on UX (36:45) Access Protocol Ad (38:04) Permissionless III Ad (39:07) What is Crate Run? (43:35) Breaking the Token Meta - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Dan and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Kain Warwick is the co-founder of the DeFi protocol Synthetix, and a partner at the crypto VC firm Bodhi Ventures. In this episode, Warwick discusses the brokenness of the traditional venture capital model and how it has led to the emergence of new fundraising mechanisms in the crypto space. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Warwick's Crypto Journey 02:37 Synthetix History 04:47 RWA Trends 11:42 Tokenized Commodities 15:15 Crypto VC Trends 25:19 Airdrop Mechanism Design 27:56 Points 31:12 Early-Stage Inefficiencies 40:49 Deal Flow This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Polkadot Polkadot is the blockspace ecosystem for boundless innovation. To discover more head to polkadot.network The Block Community The Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens on stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunity The Block Newsletters The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters
In this episode, Kain Warwick, the founder of Infinex, shares his lessons learned from building in crypto. He delves into the founder's dilemma of balancing innovation with simplicity, discussing the pitfalls of overcomplicating projects and the importance of iterative development. Kain also shares his experiences with token launches, incentive design, and regulatory challenges. To close out, Kain emphasizes the crucial role of empirical evidence in guiding decision-making and the need for founders to adapt to the ever-evolving crypto landscape. Thanks for tuning in! - - Follow Kain: https://x.com/kaiynne Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:36) Kain's OG Background (11:23) Founding in Crypto (22:04) Building in Crosschain DeFi (31:09) Managing Sybil Attacks (49:09) Private vs Liquid Tokens (01:01:17) Points Programs (01:05:14) Lessons Learned from Synthetix - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Kain Warwick is the Founder of Synthetix and Noah Litvin is a Core Contributor. In this episode, we explain Synthetix V3, including what's new vs V2, why it's deployed on Base, and how USDC as collateral impacts legacy SNX stakers. A candid conversation with one of the most respected founders in DeFi, Kain offers us countless lessons as crypto builders and investors. ------
In today's episode of Empire, Kane Warwick returns to unpack Synthetix V3, the design thinking behind Infinex, and the challenges of decentralized governance. We explore funding rates, arbitrage opportunities, and what it will take to bring the DeFi trading experience to parity with centralized exchanges. Kane also provides his philosophical views on building in public, the societal benefits of open source crypto, and the pressures of "decentralization theater." We hope you enjoy! - - Follow Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Planning to grant token awards for your team? Toku makes implementing global token compensation and incentive awards simple. With Toku, you get unmatched legal and tax support to grant and administer your global team's tokens. Toku navigates it across the lifecycle — from easy to use token grant award templates through tracking vesting to managing tax withholdings. Make it simple today, at https://www.toku.com/empire - - Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use EMPIRE20 to get 20% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Timestamps (01:20) The Infinex & Synthetix Experiment (03:23) Synthetix Post Luna & FTX (13:23) Matching the CEX Experience Onchain (24:19) Perps Mechanism Explained (34:46) DAS 2024 (36:00) Chronicle Ad (37:21) Fragmentation of Users on L2s (46:08) Revenue Model & DAO Governance (54:25) The Case for Decentralized Governance (01:06:22) Improving DAO Efficiency (01:13:56) Benefits of Building in Public - - Resources: Synthetix: A fork in the road. https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth/lVhI3TWwpzPHSsFwUvcRFTz_8IBhdrOYC0ojtkvLbNY - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix and Infinex, joins us to discuss how permissionless frontends are crypto's next battleground. Crypto has the infrastructure to support the next wave of users, but the user experience is lightyears behind Web2. What can solve this? Permissionless frontends. In this episode, we cover why Kain is building Infinex, the missing piece to get users onchain, crypto's new aggregators, Kain's multichain strategy, where DAOs fail to innovate and more. This might be my favorite episode yet! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (02:04) A Shift from Infrastructure to the User Experience (05:03) Why Synthetix Chose Optimism (09:11) The Missing Ingredient to Compete with Binance (11:53) L2 Liquidity Fragmentation (14:51) Should Projects Launch on Multiple Chains? (17:18) Why Synthetix Might Launch an Appchain (19:10) How to Build Brand Trust & Bring Users Onchain (32:57) Jito MidRoll Plug (34:02) Crypto's New Aggregators: Permissionless Frontends (43:06) Taking Speculation Too Far (51:16) L2 Centralization Vectors & Progressive Decentralization (57:06) Will L2s Have a Power Law Outcome? (59:54) Why Kain is Still in Crypto (01:05:26) Where DAOs Succeed and Fail (01:12:44) Rapid Fire - - Follow Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Jito https://www.jito.network/staking/?utm_source=lightspeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=lightspeed_Q323_1 Synthetix https://twitter.com/synthetix_io https://linktr.ee/synthetix Infinex https://twitter.com/infinex_app https://infinex.io/ Kain's Writings https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix and Infinex, joins us to discuss how permissionless frontends are crypto's next battleground. Crypto has the infrastructure to support the next wave of users, but the user experience is lightyears behind Web2. What can solve this? Permissionless frontends. In this episode, we cover why Kain is building Infinex, the missing piece to get users onchain, crypto's new aggregators, Kain's multichain strategy, where DAOs fail to innovate and more. This might be my favorite episode yet! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (02:04) A Shift from Infrastructure to the User Experience (05:03) Why Synthetix Chose Optimism (09:11) The Missing Ingredient to Compete with Binance (11:53) L2 Liquidity Fragmentation (14:51) Should Projects Launch on Multiple Chains? (17:18) Why Synthetix Might Launch an Appchain (19:10) How to Build Brand Trust & Bring Users Onchain (32:57) Jito MidRoll Plug (34:02) Crypto's New Aggregators: Permissionless Frontends (43:06) Taking Speculation Too Far (51:16) L2 Centralization Vectors & Progressive Decentralization (57:06) Will L2s Have a Power Law Outcome? (59:54) Why Kain is Still in Crypto (01:05:26) Where DAOs Succeed and Fail (01:12:44) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Synthetix https://twitter.com/synthetix_io https://linktr.ee/synthetix Infinex https://twitter.com/infinex_app https://infinex.io/ Kain's Writings https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In today's episode, we're exploring the frontier of the multi-chain Ethereum roadmap. Synthetix has been leading this charge as it pertains to the application layer of Ethereum. David is joined by Synthetix's Founder, Kain Warwick in person in David's Brooklyn studio. “Synthetix, A New Hope,” is a recent blog post Kain wrote and is a main focus for today's episode. ----- Check your wallet with our brand new tool: Claimables
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Despite its popularity among crypto fans, the DeFi experience remains a barrier to entry for many. Synthetix hopes to change that. The breakthrough that DeFi supporters hoped for in the wake of the FTX collapse didn't materialize for the most part. Kain Warwick, founder of on-chain liquidity and derivatives protocol Synthetix, is a DeFi pioneer who knows the issue lies with user experience. He joins Ash Bennington to discuss V3, a big upgrade coming to Syntethix; Infinex, a new project that hopes to simplify DEX user experience; and the wider DeFi space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we're joined by Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix – a derivatives liquidity protocol providing the backbone for derivatives trading in DeFi. Synthetix is built on Ethereum and OP Mainnnet. How it works is that synthetic assets, and associated products, are collateralized by stakers via the SNX token, which when locked in a staking contract enables the issuance of synthetic assets, called synths. This pooled collateral model allows users to perform conversions between synths directly with the smart contract, avoiding the need for counterparties. In this episode with Kain, we discuss the initial vision behind Synthetix and how V3 aims to fulfill this goal, we cover the lessons learned along the way, recap the fundamentals of Synthetix's economic model and discuss the state of revenues, inflation, SNX staking, and maintaining the general health of the protocol. We also speak about how Synthetix is currently positioned within the market and where they see the biggest opportunities, increasing demand for trading on Synthetix, how the current tech stack will scale, the core contributors behind the project, current drivers and challenges, and more. Synthetix's dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/synthetix Synthetix: Site: https://synthetix.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/synthetix_io Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions
Kain Warwick is the founder of Synthetix. Kain talks pivoting within crypto, building conviction, using bull markets to test assumptions, why we need better UX in crypto, and why centralization isn't always a bad thing. - - Follow Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Kain Warwick shares with us what its like being a builder in the trenches for the last half-decade, the lessons he learned, and what's to come in the future for Synthetix v3.~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Have ETH but don't know what to do with it? Swap it to FrxETH for the highest staking yields in crypto.https://app.frax.finance/frxeth/mint~~~~Want to up your IQ
In this episode of Empire, we are joined by Kain Warwick, founder of Synthethix and crypto OG. Kain explains the concept of centralized insanity and how crypto is finally ready for the next bull cycle. We cover Synthetix's evolution, Ethereum's outlook, crypto infrastructure, what will cause the shift to decentralized products, DeFi's most important metric and more! Kain is one guest you won't want to miss! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:18) DeFi Summer 2020 (05:29) The Synthetix Evolution (09:29) Ethereum's Outlook and Alt L1 Cycles (23:25) A Shift From Infra to Apps (27:47) Quicknode Ad (29:34) Synthetix Ad (31:13) Centralized vs Decentralized Trading (36:20) Regulators are Stuck in the Past (43:43) Future of Stablecoins (47:08) Centralized Insanity, Base and DeFi Summer 2.0 (52:43) A Focus on Revenue (01:01:30) Synthetix v3 and the Value of Composability (01:18:34) Fire Round - - Follow Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - This episode is brought to you by Quicknode. QuickNode is an end-to-end blockchain developer platform that makes building Web3 apps easy. Go to QuickNode.com and use code Empire for a free month on their feature-packed Build Plan! - - This episode is brought to you by Synthetix. Synthetix Perps is the most efficient decentralized perpetual futures engine, with 5/10 bp fees and up to 25x leverage. With a growing list of over 20 tradable markets, Synthetix Perps are available on Optimism via Kwenta.io and Polynomial.fi, with more coming soon! As a permissionless liquidity layer, Synthetix makes it easy for any protocol to integrate perps and earn 5%-10% of trade fees. - - Resources Synthetix https://synthetix.io/ https://twitter.com/synthetix_io - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
The Missing Link, a podcast by Nayms designed to uncover the crucial synergy between blockchain and insurance. Kain Warwick, Founder of Synthetix and blueshyft, joins this most recent edition to discuss the state of the market right now, decentralised governance, the future of insurance, and of course - his take on the missing link. Kain is seen as the “father of modern agriculture”, having pioneered yield farming and his stablecoin project was one of the limited 2017 Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to make it through the altcoin bear market that was to follow. A true visionary to have joining the Nayms team on the show.
Kieran Warwick is the Co-Founder of Illuvium and is a proven serial entrepreneur. Working alongside his brother Kain Warwick in e-commerce, Kieran was exposed to Bitcoin and Ethereum early on. His enthusiasm for the crypto space led to joining Blueshyft. While there, Kieran successfully onboarded major Australian Exchanges and started the world's first OTC cryptocurrency exchange.Additionally, Kieran helped The Burger Collective amass 100,000 unique reviews, 20,000 monthly web app users, and established a partnership with the global business, DoorDash. At the same time, DeFi was quickly growing, and Kieran and Kain (Synthetix.io) wanted to explore uncharted areas of opportunity. With his background and interest in trading penny stocks, Kieran wanted to pioneer a DeFi project that would be a game-changer (pun intended) for the industries it represented. With this in mind, he tapped his brother Aaron (Co-Founder/Game Designer) to develop what will be the first AAA gaming title on the Ethereum blockchain, and Illuvium was born.In this conversation, we discuss:- Building AAA blockchain games- The inception story of Illuvium- Illuvium building the first Interoperable Blockchain Game- Launch of Season One of Illuvium Zero- Importance of developing an IP in an industry full of subpar products- Long term vision for Illuvium and plans to get there- DAO voting against Kieran to bring on Zhu Su for an Illuvitar D1sk- Creating NFT communities- Gaming NFTs > PFP NFTsIlluviumWebsite: illuvium.ioTwitter: @illuviumioDiscord: discord.gg/illuviumKieran WarwickTwitter: @KieranWarwickLinkedIn: Kieran Warwick --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This podcast is brought to you by Undeads Metaverse!Get ready for the ultimate gaming experience with Undeads.A post-apocalyptic world with an above-the-ground city for humans and underground lairs for zombies, all powered by blockchain.This unique game is designed to blend top-level mechanics with play-to-earn rewards.Undeads Metaverse has over $5 million already invested and is making waves!The game is Led by Leo Kahn, former PayPal executive and Ash Hodgetts, former CMO of Animoca's Phantom Galaxies.Undeads has secured partnerships with top industry players such as Warner Bros. and Wabi Sabi Sound, with many more to come.Enjoy feature-rich gameplay, a VR experience, and a healthy and efficient game economy verified by Machinations.io.Join the conversation at undeads.com and sign up for the Whitelist now.
This week on The Defiant Podcast, Tegan Kline chats with Kain Warwick, crypto OG and founder of Synthetix. Synthetix is a new financial primitive enabling the creation of synthetic assets, offering unique derivatives and exposure to real-world assets on the blockchain. Today, we dive into what's next for Synthetix with the latest V3 launch, and what will cause the next big leg up in DeFi - what we're calling DeFi Summer 2. We go on to discuss the differentiation between different perpetual products that exist in crypto, and how Synthetix made the decision to launch on a Layer 2 so quickly and burn all bridges behind them. And it gets pretty spicy with some tea on FTX and 3AC. Before we dive into it, Kain tells us what he's been up to since we last spoke to him about what it takes to scale Ethereum.
DeFi is changing how we do banking. Though mainstream adoption of the technology has been slower than expected, DeFi has the potential to deliver seismic shifts in the global financial system through continued innovation and its user-centric banking system. Based in Sydney (Australia), Synthetix is building a new financial primitive that enables the creation of synthetic assets, offering unique derivatives and exposure to real-world assets on the blockchain. Synthetix is an open-source, DeFi protocol based on the Ethereum blockchain and powered by its SNX token. The project allows users to create their own “synthetic” assets. These assets act like derivatives; investors can gain exposure to assets like gold, Bitcoin, and Euros without having to actually own them. Join Synthetix Founder, Kain Warwick, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack's Founding Director Chris Tse on September 21, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will discuss Synthetix's DeFi protocol and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points: Synthetix and its vision What are ‘synthetic assets' and why do they matter? Why build a decentralized derivatives liquidity protocol against current banking models? Challenges in building a decentralized DeFi protocol Synthetix's vision for the Web3 ecosystem
I'm joined by Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix and DeFi Dad, a partner at 4RCapital.Our conversation goes into a wide range of topics. Including the Ethereum merge. A look at real metrics to evaluate protocols in DeFi such as real yield and fees earned by the protocol. There's no shortage of insights in this episode, and towards the end, we have a Q&A with our live audience on Twitter Spaces.I hope you enjoy the episode, you can subscribe to Web3 Frontier on most podcasting platforms such as Spotify, Apple, Amazon and Google.Contact Info:Host: Igor YuzoSpeakers: Kain Warwick, DeFi Dad
In this episode of Empire, Jason and Mike are joined by Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix. This is one of my favorite episodes where we discuss why protocol fees are the next meta, the value of liquidity mining and token incentives, Synthetix's roadmap, protocol-specific stablecoins and much more! - - (00:00) Introduction (02:06) Protocol Revenue KPIs (10:40) Do open-source protocols have moats? (19:55) Airdrops, liquidity mining and attempts to grow TVL (28:00) Framing the cost of liquidity mining: cash vs equity (31:43) B2B permissoned composability and Protocol M&A (37:56) Token supply caps & path dependency (49:35) Should protocols retain or distribute fees (52:10) Payment for order flow (54:36) Synthetix's End Game (1:00:16) Why DAOs will outcompete traditional organizations (1:04:38) Synthetix v3, Regulation and Liquidity-as-a-Service (1:12:46) Why Synthetix is removing inflation (1:16:04) Protocol-specific stablecoins & MakerDAO's USDC reliance - - Follow Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw - - Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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 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
Watch gmoney do a live investment on air with Muse Group https://www.musegroup.io/ Today we have Lucas Foertsch, the founder of Muse Group, a DAO aiming to bring the physical and digital worlds together in creative and collaborative ways. After realizing his career in finance wasn't fulfilling, he started INTO, the world's first organic social influencer platform. After a meeting with Kain Warwick in late 2022 the idea was born to take INTO and launch it as Social Muse… he hasn't looked back since. Lucas is here to discuss the roadmap and seed round funding for Muse Group ending July 28th. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Lucas's background from finance to entrepreneurship to web3 4:00 - His initial thoughts about NFTs 6:00 - What made you decide to operate on 10:35 - What is Muse and how it plans to scale 14:50 - Luxury experiences evolving in web3 19:09 - What crypto is getting wrong about IRL parties 20:23 - Getting inspiration from NYC NFT parties 25:15 - What is social muse, muse DAO 31:00 - What are the opportunities for someone that's not an influencer 39:30 - How you can get involved as an investor or a holder 42:28 - gmoney investing live in Muse Group 51:00 - Where you can find all things Muse Group #blockchain #nft #dao
Audio from the June 6, 2022 installment of “Polygon Alpha” with Kain Warwick - the Founder of Synthetix.Polygon Alpha Podcast - https://polygon.technology/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PolygonTVSpotify - Follow the show on Spotify!RSS feed for Apple Podcast - https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/863588.rssTranscript - Coming soon!Host: Justin Havins aka Crypto TexanAV Engineer: MalkaviaM This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit polygonalpha.substack.com
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, and Ben Jones, cofounder and chief scientist at Optimism Foundation, discuss the current state of Ethereum Layer 2s, Optimism's new governance structure, why Synthetix chose to build on Optimism, and more. Show topics: what Optimism and Synthetix are how zero-knowledge rollups differ from optimistic rollups why Synthetix decided to build on Optimism what makes L2s more enticing to build on than other L1s how Optimism's governance is going to change with the launch of the Optimism Collective and OP token what issues Synthetix has had with Discord governance and early token voting, and how they have now solved this by forcing users to consolidate wallet addresses what retroactive public goods funding is and how it could create a “flywheel” of development on Optimism why whales might be excluded from Optimism's token grant to Synthetix why Ben thinks the future is about the “superchain” rather than multi-chain what Kain and Ben think about bridging between L2s and Mainnet why Optimism is a staunch backer of EIP 4844 how the merge could affect Optimism and Synthetix Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 Coinchange: https://coinchange.io OnJuno: https://onjuno.com/ Episode Links Guests Ben Jones: https://twitter.com/ben_chain Kain Warwick: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Synthetix https://twitter.com/synthetix_io Optimism https://twitter.com/optimismPBC Optimism Collective https://optimism.mirror.xyz/gQWKlrDqHzdKPsB1iUnI-cVN3v0NvsWnazK7ajlt1fI Synthetix Launching on Optimism https://blog.synthetix.io/optimism-launch-announcement/ Synthetix Governance https://docs.synthetix.io/governance/ Kain's Blog https://blog.synthetix.io/author/kain/ Rollups What are the biggest risks to optimistic rollup chains? https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/01/05/rollup.html#:~:text=Anatomy%20of%20a%20fraud%20proof What is the difference between optimistic and ZK rollups? And why did Synthetix choose Optimism? https://blog.matter-labs.io/optimistic-vs-zk-rollup-deep-dive-ea141e71e075 EIP 4844 https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4844 https://www.eip4844.com/ The Merge https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-ethereums-merge-was-delayed-and-why-it-wont-reduce-gas-fees-much/ Kain's previous Unchained appearances Ethereum killers episode https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-solana-and-binance-smart-chain-could-take-ethereums-lead/ How Synthetix became the second-largest DeFi platform https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-synthetix-became-the-second-largest-defi-platform/ DeFi summer https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-comp-5xed-on-day-1-and-what-this-means-for-a-defi-bull-market/ Optimism's Bridging Solution https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1517548430297604096
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, and Ben Jones, cofounder and chief scientist at Optimism Foundation, discuss the current state of Ethereum Layer 2s, Optimism's new governance structure, why Synthetix chose to build on Optimism, and more. Show topics: what Optimism and Synthetix are how zero-knowledge rollups differ from optimistic rollups why Synthetix decided to build on Optimism what makes L2s more enticing to build on than other L1s how Optimism's governance is going to change with the launch of the Optimism Collective and OP token what issues Synthetix has had with Discord governance and early token voting, and how they have now solved this by forcing users to consolidate wallet addresses what retroactive public goods funding is and how it could create a “flywheel” of development on Optimism why whales might be excluded from Optimism's token grant to Synthetix why Ben thinks the future is about the “superchain” rather than multi-chain what Kain and Ben think about bridging between L2s and Mainnet why Optimism is a staunch backer of EIP 4844 how the merge could affect Optimism and Synthetix Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 Coinchange: https://coinchange.io OnJuno: https://onjuno.com/ Episode Links Guests Ben Jones: https://twitter.com/ben_chain Kain Warwick: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Synthetix https://twitter.com/synthetix_io Optimism https://twitter.com/optimismPBC Optimism Collective https://optimism.mirror.xyz/gQWKlrDqHzdKPsB1iUnI-cVN3v0NvsWnazK7ajlt1fI Synthetix Launching on Optimism https://blog.synthetix.io/optimism-launch-announcement/ Synthetix Governance https://docs.synthetix.io/governance/ Kain's Blog https://blog.synthetix.io/author/kain/ Rollups What are the biggest risks to optimistic rollup chains? https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/01/05/rollup.html#:~:text=Anatomy%20of%20a%20fraud%20proof What is the difference between optimistic and ZK rollups? And why did Synthetix choose Optimism? https://blog.matter-labs.io/optimistic-vs-zk-rollup-deep-dive-ea141e71e075 EIP 4844 https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4844 https://www.eip4844.com/ The Merge https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-ethereums-merge-was-delayed-and-why-it-wont-reduce-gas-fees-much/ Kain's previous Unchained appearances Ethereum killers episode https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-solana-and-binance-smart-chain-could-take-ethereums-lead/ How Synthetix became the second-largest DeFi platform https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-synthetix-became-the-second-largest-defi-platform/ DeFi summer https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-comp-5xed-on-day-1-and-what-this-means-for-a-defi-bull-market/ Optimism's Bridging Solution https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1517548430297604096
Host Robb LeCount and expert Jim Lecci are joined by the co-Founder of Illuvium, Keiran Warwick to discuss the beginnings of Illuvium and what impact its having on the blockchain gaming world. Kieran is a proven serial entrepreneur. Working alongside his brother Kain Warwick in e-commerce, Kieran was exposed to Bitcoin and Ethereum early on. His enthusiasm for the crypto space led to joining Blueshyft. While there, Kieran successfully onboarded major Australian Exchanges and started the world's first OTC cryptocurrency exchange. Additionally, Kieran helped The Burger Collective amass 100,000 unique reviews, 20,000 monthly web app users, and established a partnership with the global business, DoorDash. At the same time, DeFi was quickly growing, and Kieran and Kain (Synthetix.io) wanted to explore the uncharted areas of opportunity. With his background and interest in trading penny stocks, Kieran wanted to pioneer a DeFi project that would be a game-changer (pun intended) for the industries it represented. With this in mind, he tapped his brother Aaron (Co-Founder/Game Designer) to develop what will be the first AAA gaming title on the Ethereum blockchain, and Illuvium was born.
This House of Tech episode includes crypto pioneer, Kain Warwick, Founder of Synthetix and blueshyft.Kain describes his decisions from being a tennis coach to dropping out of uni to join the future of technology with Web3. Kain covers the growth of Ethereum and the importance of appropriate regulation for decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs).Kain also talks about his experiences with de-banking, and a balanced approach to taxation for DeFi.
In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Kain Warwick, Co-Founder and Council Member of Synthetix, Synthetix is a new financial primitive that enables the creation of synthetic assets in the form of derivatives which give you real-world asset exposure on the blockchain. Synthetix is an imperative building block within the decentralized finance ecosystem.We cover the power of narratives in crypto, in other words, the importance of conveying complex topics to collegial builders and investors. We discuss the opportunities that still exist around the infrastructure of fiat to crypto on-ramps. Kain talks about how the last 2 years of crypto adoption are different from the previous 10, in that there has been a more positive narrative adoption. We cover how DeFi, decentralized finance took off during May of 2020 leading into “DeFi Summer.” We dive deep into governance, the importance and difficulties of building out the proper governance rails to shepherd large remote groups of people with a common goal and vision. Kain sets his sights on the next megatrends that can unlock more value which sits at the crosshairs of DeFi and NFTs. There is no shortage of gems in this conversation. I hope you enjoy the episode, you can subscribe to Web3 Frontier where we release a Podcast every week.Contact Info:Igor YuzoTwitter @igoryuzoKain WarwickTwitter @kaiynne
Kain Warwick of Synthetix discusses AI, DeFi, Angel Investing, Ethereum, and more in our latest interview.
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 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
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This week, we sit with Kain Warwick, DeFi OG and founder of Synthetix. In some ways, last year wasn't a great one for the synthetic assets protocol. As many DeFi projects boomed, SNX's price and TVL dropped. Kain says he was too optimistic about how soon Synthetix would be able to scale with optimistic roll-ups. If he were to do things again, he would probably use Polygon first and move to Optimism once the solution was ready. But last year was also a time to build on a strong foundation. He's looking forward to the months to come, when all of that effort hopefully comes to light, with the protocol fully live on Optimism, with perpetual swaps expected to be launched too. He's a firm believer that Ethereum and its Layer 2 solutions will capture the most value being built in DeFi and web3. Thanking our podcast sponsors: Zerion Zerion is Mission Control for Web3: an intuitive DeFi portfolio manager, multichain tracking & trading and the best place to show off your NFT collection Matcha: Matcha makes sure you're getting the best possible price by routing orders across all the various DeFi exchanges, now with an integrated fiat on-ramp. Start trading at matcha.xyz/defiant Nexo.io: Nexo is a crypto lending and exchange platform where you can buy cryptocurrencies at the touch of a button and start earning double-digit annual interest that is paid out daily. Unstoppable Domains: Go to unstoppabledomains.com and replace your long, complex wallet address with YourName dot crypto, dot x, dot nft or a range of other endings for as low as $5.
0:00 Welcome 2:27 About Tyler 5:11 What Problem does BarnBridge solve? 17:39 Traction numbers 22:48 What's the advantage 32:59 Sources of Inspiration 35:57 Credit to Vitalik, Lubin, others 42:06 Kain Warwick's brothers
In this episode, I interview Kain Warwick the founder of Synthetix. TimeStamps 0:00 Welcome 1:49 Announcing Synthetix on Chainlink 7:23 Derivatives on Synthetix 8:35 DEX Volumes 9:21 SNX, Product or Protocol? 11:33 Decentralization Maximalism 13:49 Optimism and Roll-ups 16:29 Implementation of Optimism 17:40 Smart Contract Audits 20:25 DeFi Insurance 23:15 Mainstream Adoption 26:31 Governance 29:10 Coordination and Creativity 33:35 Vampiric Protocols 36:42 Weaponized Network Effects 39:44 "Defense against the Dark Arts" 41:21 Recombinant DeFi 44:00 Potentially apocalyptic events 47:03 Creative Destruction in DeFi
Announcement: I have a new show called “Crypto This Week.” It's a weekly, five-minute news comedy satire focused on the world of crypto. Check it out on YouTube here: Crypto This Week with Richard YanGuests:Kain Warwick (twitter.com/kaiynne)Edmund Schuster (twitter.com/Edmund_Schuster)Host:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today's motion is “DAOs are better than corporations.”Crudely speaking, DAOs are chat rooms with a joint bank account. More sophisticated DAOs code up treasury management decisions to be dictated by the outcomes of on-chain community voting. DAOs generally operate with a culture of maximal, real-time transparency. And there are very restrictive rules about what the governing body of DAOs can do.As DAOs gain popularity, we are increasingly seeing claims of how DAOs are superior to the corporate form. In the summer of 2021, the state of Wyoming even passed a DAO-related law that will provide liability protection for DAO members who organize as a Wyoming LLC.But are DAOs truly revolutionary forms of governance as they're made out to be? This remains up to debate.Our two guests today are the founder of a major DeFi protocol and a returning guest in the form of a law professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. It was a great debate, I hope you will enjoy it as much as I hosted it.If you're into crypto and like to hear two sides of the story, be sure to also check out our previous episodes. We've featured some of the best known thinkers in the crypto space.If you would like to debate or want to nominate someone, please DM me at @blockdebate on Twitter.Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice.Source of select items discussed in the debate (and supplemental material):DAOs related to Synthetix: https://decrypt.co/37011/synthetix-is-now-controlled-by-three-daosEdmund Schuster's paper on smart contracts: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3476678Wyoming DAO law: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/04/22/state-lawmaker-explains-wyomings-newly-passed-dao-llc-law/Guest bios:Kain Warwick is the founder of Synthetix, a protocol for trading synthetic tokens that wrap non-crypto assets such as currencies and stocks. Before Synthetix, Kain founded Blueshyft, a cash payment gateway for online services in Australia. In July, Kain published an article called “DAO First Capital Formation” where he advocated DAOs as a powerful mechanism for fundraising of new crypto startups.Edmund Schuster is an Associate Professor of corporate law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research focuses on corporate law, law and finance, takeover regulation, as well as the economic analysis of law. In October 2019, he published the paper “Cloud Crypto Land” that discusses inherent obstacles in the legal system that prevent blockchain systems and smart contracts from being truly useful. He is a self-declared no-coiner.
Today I break down what this DeFi Protocol called Synthetix is and how it ties into synthetic assets all while being built on the Ethereum blockchain. I'm talking about Synthetix and the SNX token. In this episode, I'll give you the breakdown of everything you need to know to understand and leverage Synthetix so you can trade across their decentralized exchange while harnessing synthetic assets such as crypto assets, stocks, currencies, precious metals, and other assets. As always this podcast is Not financial advice. Be sure to do your own due diligence.Let's dive in and get started!
Miko is a General Partner with Gumi Ventures, a US $30M investment fund focused early stage blockchain startups and a cofounder of crypto exchange Evercoin. Miko ignited his passion for open source software 25 years ago as chief Evangelist for the Java Language and Platform at Sun Microsystems. Since then he has been building open source software startups in Silicon Valley including raising over $50 million in venture capital for developer platform companies such as Gradle and financial infrastructure companies like Hazelcast and has participated in multiple exits including INFRAVIO, webMethods, and Db4O. He is an advisor in successful startups like Celsius (CeFi Lending), Idle Finance (DeFi Yield Aggregator), Pundi X (Payments), and KEYLESS (ID infrastructure). He has been an investor with Focus Ventures, a firm with over $800M under management, 9 IPOs and 44 exits and blockchain firm Pantera Capital. He holds an Master's degree in Neuroscience from Yale University where he worked on abstract computational neural networks. Miko's mission is to promote increased transparency, equality, inclusion, innovation and lower cost financial infrastructure through open source. Website: https://www.mikobits.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikoBits LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikomatsumura/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geeksofthevalley/support
DAOs are heating up. In 2021, the tools and infrastructure surrounding DAOs have taken off at an incredible pace. Digital organizations have the potential to fundamentally change the way we coordinate as a species. We bring on DAO experts Kain Warwick, Cooper Turley, and Tracheopteryx to provide insights into this budding movement. What is different about DAOs? Why are we excited about them? ------
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Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, and Kyle Samani, managing partner at Multicoin Capital, debate the merits of Ethereum, Solana, and Binance Smart Chain. In this episode, they discuss: why Ethereum is losing market share to Solana and BSC whether decentralization matters and at what point decentralization becomes redundant why they think Solana and Binance Smart Chain need to be taken seriously as competitors to EThereum whether BSC or Solana is the bigger long-term threat to Ethereum the biggest obstacle to Ethereum’s success (and it’s not gas fees) how Ethereum will navigate fragmented Layer 2 solutions Solana and its lack of developers what differentiates DeFi from CeFi why Solana has an edge on Ethereum in terms of composability how Ethereum will onboard new users why Kain is such an ardent backer of Ethereum why both Kyle and Kain think EIP 1559 and the potential for higher ETH prices is bad for Ethereum if Synthetix would ever consider launching a cross-chain product the viability of a multi-chain world why Kyle believes the future holds a winner-take-most blockchain ecosystem Thank you to our sponsors! E&Y: https://ey.com/globalblockchainsummit Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2 Kyber Network: Dmm.exchange Episode Links People Kyle Samani Twitter: https://twitter.com/KyleSamani Multicoin Capital: https://multicoin.capital/ Kain Warwick Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Synthetix: https://synthetix.io/ Content Kain’s tweet that instigated this pod: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1387266949302734852 Multicoin Blogs: New $100m fund focused on Solana https://multicoin.capital/2021/05/04/announcing-venture-fund-ii/ BNB Investment + valuation https://multicoin.capital/2019/02/19/binance-coin-analysis-and-valuation/ Investment in Solana https://multicoin.capital/2019/07/30/the-world-computer-should-be-logically-centralized/ Ethereum analysis https://multicoin.capital/2019/05/24/the-unbundling-of-ethereum/ Value Capture at Layers 1 and 2 https://multicoin.capital/2019/03/14/on-value-capture-at-layers-1-and-2/ Kain Warwick and Sam Bankman Fried podcast https://www.cryptonotes.org/2020/10/sbf-kain-blockcrunch-117/ Comparing AMMs on different blockchains https://www.coindesk.com/pancakeswap-uniswap-sushiswap-crypto-defi-exchange BSC and Solana NFT platforms https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/102959/binance-is-launching-its-own-nft-marketplace-in-june https://www.coindesk.com/banksy-burners-raise-3m-to-build-nft-platform-on-solana Overview of Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/scaling/layer-2-rollups/ Binance Smart Chain guide https://defiprime.com/binance-smart-chain Solana guide https://thedefiant.io/solana-defi-ecosystem-overview/
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, and Kyle Samani, managing partner at Multicoin Capital, debate the merits of Ethereum, Solana, and Binance Smart Chain. In this episode, they discuss: why Ethereum is losing market share to Solana and BSC whether decentralization matters and at what point decentralization becomes redundant why they think Solana and Binance Smart Chain need to be taken seriously as competitors to EThereum whether BSC or Solana is the bigger long-term threat to Ethereum the biggest obstacle to Ethereum's success (and it's not gas fees) how Ethereum will navigate fragmented Layer 2 solutions Solana and its lack of developers what differentiates DeFi from CeFi why Solana has an edge on Ethereum in terms of composability how Ethereum will onboard new users why Kain is such an ardent backer of Ethereum why both Kyle and Kain think EIP 1559 and the potential for higher ETH prices is bad for Ethereum if Synthetix would ever consider launching a cross-chain product the viability of a multi-chain world why Kyle believes the future holds a winner-take-most blockchain ecosystem Thank you to our sponsors! E&Y: https://ey.com/globalblockchainsummit Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2 Kyber Network: Dmm.exchange Episode Links People Kyle Samani Twitter: https://twitter.com/KyleSamani Multicoin Capital: https://multicoin.capital/ Kain Warwick Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Synthetix: https://synthetix.io/ Content Kain's tweet that instigated this pod: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1387266949302734852 Multicoin Blogs: New $100m fund focused on Solana https://multicoin.capital/2021/05/04/announcing-venture-fund-ii/ BNB Investment + valuation https://multicoin.capital/2019/02/19/binance-coin-analysis-and-valuation/ Investment in Solana https://multicoin.capital/2019/07/30/the-world-computer-should-be-logically-centralized/ Ethereum analysis https://multicoin.capital/2019/05/24/the-unbundling-of-ethereum/ Value Capture at Layers 1 and 2 https://multicoin.capital/2019/03/14/on-value-capture-at-layers-1-and-2/ Kain Warwick and Sam Bankman Fried podcast https://www.cryptonotes.org/2020/10/sbf-kain-blockcrunch-117/ Comparing AMMs on different blockchains https://www.coindesk.com/pancakeswap-uniswap-sushiswap-crypto-defi-exchange BSC and Solana NFT platforms https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/102959/binance-is-launching-its-own-nft-marketplace-in-june https://www.coindesk.com/banksy-burners-raise-3m-to-build-nft-platform-on-solana Overview of Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/scaling/layer-2-rollups/ Binance Smart Chain guide https://defiprime.com/binance-smart-chain Solana guide https://thedefiant.io/solana-defi-ecosystem-overview/
In this episode, Jonathon speaks with Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix (SNX) and blockchain evangelist.The interviews and discussions in this podcast are opinions only and not financial or investment advice. Listeners should obtain independent advice based on their own circumstances before making any financial decisions.
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Crypto is largely reliant on incentive mechanisms, and liquidity mining is one of the more recent cryptoeconomic incentive models to emerge. When decentralized exchanges need liquidity, they can leverage liquidity mining to incentivize users to provide it. In turn, the “miners” generate revenue, generally in the form of a native tokens, proportional to their share of liquidity in a pool. This summer saw a surge in activity surrounding this concept, with Synthetix a notable player.Kain Warwick is the founder of Synthetix, a company creating synthetic assets for DeFi, enabling exposure to fiat currencies, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. Hasu is a crypto researcher and writer with a focus on game theory and economics. They joined us to explain the key concepts behind liquidity mining, how and why it was created, and its increasingly important role in DeFi.Topics covered in this episode:Introductions by Kain and HasuHow and when liquidity mining was createdWhat they hoped to achieve with their liquidity mining programsHow liquidity mining works in SynthetixIncentive mechanismsYield Farming and 'getting rich'How Automated Market Makers (AMM) played a part in the success of liquidity miningHow Uniswap leverages liquidity miningProjects that don't currently have liquidity mining but would benefit from itUse cases in pre-blockchain systemsEpisode links: Synthetix websiteKain on Epicenter, Episode 325Uncommon CoreDeribit InsightsSynthetix on TwitterKain on TwitterHasu on TwitterSponsors: cPanel: cPanel's WordPress Toolkit is the all in one solution that makes hosting your website easier than it's ever been - https://epicenter.rocks/cpanelAlgorand: Learn more about Algorand and how it’s unique design makes it easy for developers to build sophisticated applications - https://algorand.com/epicenter1inch: Discover the best rates and most efficient swapping routes across leading DEXes. Optimize on gas cost and execute DeFi trades faster with 1inch V2 - https://epicenter.rocks/1inchThis episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst & Sunny Aggarwal. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/370
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix talks about their journey to becoming the biggest synthetic crypto assets platform, his view on incentives, as well as various game-changing improvements the team has been working on. Twitter Kain Warwick: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Twitter Synthetix: https://twitter.com/synthetix_io Facebook Synthetix: https://www.facebook.com/synthetix.io/ Website Synthetix: https://synthetix.io/
It's no news that DeFi needs to scale - but will it happen on layer 2, or will projects move to other layer 1s? Serum's Sam Bankman-Fried (@SBF_Alameda) and Synthetix's Kain Warwick (@kaiynne) join us in discussing their opposite views on scaling Serum vs. Synthetix Solana vs. Optimistic Rollups Is Layer 2 enough to scale all of DeFi? Composability concerns with layer 2 solutions Bootstrapping liquidity for a new layer 1 Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may hold some of the assets discussed. ****** Resources: Borrow and lend crypto at market-beating rates: Nexo.io Subscribe to my essays here: jasonchoi.substack.com ****** Musical credits: Intro track: Underground Stars by Loxbeats https://spoti.fi/34tPBBOCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/underground-stars Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vpJDMD2EzkA Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
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Join Layer1 as the team sits down w/ two DeFi TITANS. Stani Kulechov from Aave and Kain Warwick from Synthetix breakdown the latest from their own projects as well as their thoughts on the current and future state of the broader DeFi market.
Kain is the founder of Synthetix and the CEO of blueshyft. Synthetix is a synthetic asset platform, and blueshyft is a crypto on-ramp in Australia.https://twitter.com/kaiynneSynthetix is the backbone for derivatives trading in DeFi, allowing anyone, anywhere to gain on-chain exposure to a vast range of assets.https://www.synthetix.io/
Kain joins me on Base Layer for an amazing chat about Synthetix: a decentralised synthetic asset issuance protocol built on Ethereum. These synthetic assets are collateralized by the Synthetix Network Token (SNX) which when locked in the contract enables the issuance of synthetic assets (Synths). The creation of synthetic assets is not new in the world of finance but the way Kain and his team have forged ahead with the creation of synths leveraging decentralized architecture and governance is highly innovative. For one of the fastest growing projects in Digital Assets in 2020 we learn a lot about what's under the hood here. Must listen!
Synthetix came out of nowhere in 2019 and became one of the largest DeFi projects today. Founder Kain Warwick (@kaiynne @synthetix_io) joins us in discussing some of your burning questions: What triggered Synthetix's growth? Moat against dYdX and upcoming DeFi exchanges Kain's thoughts on Serum - the Solana based dex Thoughts on using layer 2 vs. building on another chain The next phase of Synthetix Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may hold some of the assets discussed. BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E ****** Resources: Borrow and lend crypto at market-beating rates: Nexo.io Subscribe to my essays here: jasonchoi.substack.com ****** Musical credits: Transition track: "BHANGER" by Phortissimo. Used with permission Outro track: "LEMMiNO - Infinity [Chill]" is released under a Creative Commons license (BY-SA) 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/uweorwa3q34 Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
This episode is the first in a series, Why Bitcoin Now, that takes a deeper dive into Bitcoin and the history of money in the macroeconomic environment of the coronavirus. Mike Novogratz, founder, CEO and chairman of Galaxy Digital, and Raoul Pal, founder and CEO of Global Macro Investor and Real Vision Group, tell us where they think Bitcoin is going amidst this macro uncertainty and the global crisis due to the coronavirus. We discuss: why Bitcoin’s price hasn't risen in price due to the global turmoil, and instead fell with the rest of the market on Black Thursday why quantitative easing is the catalyst for institutional investors to turn to Bitcoin, but why that takes time, and why registered investment advisors may be on the cusp why they think retail investors will continue to buy Bitcoin despite record unemployment why Bitcoin will benefit from social unrest why any particular country's success in dealing with the coronavirus won’t really lessen the economic impact there whether China's first-mover advantage with the DCEP and its comprehensive enterprise blockchain initiatives will undermine the global dominance of the US dollar why they believe there will ultimately be a dollar-based stablecoin why they believe Libra will be a strong player in the future of stablecoins how election outcomes, and in particular a potential movement to break up Big Tech, could affect Bitcoin and the vision for Web3 whether Ethereum, and staking, will see more adoption from institutional investors why they believe yield farming is ultimately not sustainable, but still profitable the impact the Bitcoin halving will have in this macroeconomic environment Unchained is hiring! Check out our job listing for a remote editorial assistant here! Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.com Kelman Law: https://crypto.law Stellar: https://www.stellar.org Episode links: Mike Novogratz: https://twitter.com/novogratz Galaxy Digital: https://www.galaxydigital.io Raoul Pal: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI Real Vision: https://www.realvision.com Unchained interview with Kyle Samani on what happened in the crypto markets on Black Thursday: https://unchainedpodcast.com/teetering-on-the-edge-how-black-thursday-exposed-the-flaws-in-the-crypto-markets/ Unconfirmed interview with Antoine Le Calvez on what happened on BitMEX during Black thursday: https://unchainedpodcast.com/what-happened-on-bitmex-during-black-thursday/ Unchained interview with Chamath Palihapitiya on Bitcoin: https://unchainedpodcast.com/chamath-palihapitiya-why-bitcoin-will-be-the-category-winner/ Brian Armstrong tweet about deposits to Coinbase the same size as the $1,200 stimulus check: https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1250907110730170370?s=20 China's DCEP and blockchain initiative: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-china-aims-to-replace-cash-with-the-digital-yuan/ Unchained interview on Libra: https://unchainedpodcast.com/a-libra-co-creator-on-how-facebook-will-make-money-from-calibra/ Unconfirmed interview with the Libra Association's Dante Disparte: https://unchainedpodcast.com/libras-dante-disparte-on-why-we-should-trust-a-financial-system-designed-by-facebook/ Unconfirmed interview with Michael Casey on why it would it would be good if Libra rivaled the USD: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-it-would-be-good-if-libra-rivaled-the-us-dollar/ Christopher Giancarlo's digital dollar project: https://unchainedpodcast.com/christopher-giancarlo-why-the-us-needs-to-have-a-digital-dollar/ Ethereum 2.0 staking: https://www.coindesk.com/3-ways-staking-will-upend-the-economics-of-ethereum Unconfirmed with Kain Warwick on COMP's launch: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-comp-5xed-on-day-1-and-what-this-means-for-a-defi-bull-market/ Unconfirmed interview with Tony Sheng on yield farming: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-you-can-double-your-money-or-lose-everything/
This episode is the first in a series, Why Bitcoin Now, that takes a deeper dive into Bitcoin and the history of money in the macroeconomic environment of the coronavirus. Mike Novogratz, founder, CEO and chairman of Galaxy Digital, and Raoul Pal, founder and CEO of Global Macro Investor and Real Vision Group, tell us where they think Bitcoin is going amidst this macro uncertainty and the global crisis due to the coronavirus. We discuss: why Bitcoin's price hasn't risen in price due to the global turmoil, and instead fell with the rest of the market on Black Thursday why quantitative easing is the catalyst for institutional investors to turn to Bitcoin, but why that takes time, and why registered investment advisors may be on the cusp why they think retail investors will continue to buy Bitcoin despite record unemployment why Bitcoin will benefit from social unrest why any particular country's success in dealing with the coronavirus won't really lessen the economic impact there whether China's first-mover advantage with the DCEP and its comprehensive enterprise blockchain initiatives will undermine the global dominance of the US dollar why they believe there will ultimately be a dollar-based stablecoin why they believe Libra will be a strong player in the future of stablecoins how election outcomes, and in particular a potential movement to break up Big Tech, could affect Bitcoin and the vision for Web3 whether Ethereum, and staking, will see more adoption from institutional investors why they believe yield farming is ultimately not sustainable, but still profitable the impact the Bitcoin halving will have in this macroeconomic environment Unchained is hiring! Check out our job listing for a remote editorial assistant here! Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.com Kelman Law: https://crypto.law Stellar: https://www.stellar.org Episode links: Mike Novogratz: https://twitter.com/novogratz Galaxy Digital: https://www.galaxydigital.io Raoul Pal: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI Real Vision: https://www.realvision.com Unchained interview with Kyle Samani on what happened in the crypto markets on Black Thursday: https://unchainedpodcast.com/teetering-on-the-edge-how-black-thursday-exposed-the-flaws-in-the-crypto-markets/ Unconfirmed interview with Antoine Le Calvez on what happened on BitMEX during Black thursday: https://unchainedpodcast.com/what-happened-on-bitmex-during-black-thursday/ Unchained interview with Chamath Palihapitiya on Bitcoin: https://unchainedpodcast.com/chamath-palihapitiya-why-bitcoin-will-be-the-category-winner/ Brian Armstrong tweet about deposits to Coinbase the same size as the $1,200 stimulus check: https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1250907110730170370?s=20 China's DCEP and blockchain initiative: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-china-aims-to-replace-cash-with-the-digital-yuan/ Unchained interview on Libra: https://unchainedpodcast.com/a-libra-co-creator-on-how-facebook-will-make-money-from-calibra/ Unconfirmed interview with the Libra Association's Dante Disparte: https://unchainedpodcast.com/libras-dante-disparte-on-why-we-should-trust-a-financial-system-designed-by-facebook/ Unconfirmed interview with Michael Casey on why it would it would be good if Libra rivaled the USD: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-it-would-be-good-if-libra-rivaled-the-us-dollar/ Christopher Giancarlo's digital dollar project: https://unchainedpodcast.com/christopher-giancarlo-why-the-us-needs-to-have-a-digital-dollar/ Ethereum 2.0 staking: https://www.coindesk.com/3-ways-staking-will-upend-the-economics-of-ethereum Unconfirmed with Kain Warwick on COMP's launch: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-comp-5xed-on-day-1-and-what-this-means-for-a-defi-bull-market/ Unconfirmed interview with Tony Sheng on yield farming: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-you-can-double-your-money-or-lose-everything/
Unconfirmed: Insights and Analysis From the Top Minds in Crypto
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, discusses the launch of the COMP token this week, including: why the price of COMP tokens popped how this now meant that the governance of the Compound protocol was now in the hands of the community whether liquidity mining in DeFi is similar to or different from transaction mining on centralized exchanges what the price jump in COMP on day 1 means for a future DeFi bull market why Kain believes he is already seeing Bitcoin flowing into alts and DeFi tokens what this means for VCs who invested in layer 1 projects Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.com Nexo: https://nexo.io DeversiFi: https://deversifi.com Episode links: Kain Warwick: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Synthetix: https://www.synthetix.io Tweet storm on what he got wrong about COMP: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1272875213319856129 Governance of Compound now in hands of the community: https://medium.com/compound-finance/compound-community-ownership-ee0ed1252cc3 Tushar Jain’s tweet: https://twitter.com/TusharJain_/status/1272696517258883072 Why Kain thinks COMP popping on its first day is a harbinger of a DeFi bull market: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1272723560260198402?s=20 DeFi Weekly: https://defiweekly.substack.com/p/comp-lessons-and-learnings-651 Deribit on how this can create network effects: https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/supercharging-network-effects-in-crypto/ Tweet storm on the BTC dominance cycle: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1269792683616120833?s=20 Tom Shaughnessy tweet on how there’s no more competition between layer 1s — it’s more about DeFi: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119/status/1272373784616542209 Similar thoughts by Spencer Noon: https://twitter.com/spencernoon/status/1273403731586023431?s=20 Links from news recap: https://unchainedpodcast.com/make-5x-on-day-1/
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The team sits down w/ MapleLeafCapital to talk how his experience in emerging markets led him to the cryptocurrency sector, why he believes China will wrestle superpower status from the US, what DeFi's potential actually is, and why he believes we need more fearless leadership (like Kain Warwick) in crypto. Maple Leaf Capital https://twitter.com/MapleLeafCap Anything in particular that you'd like to hear form us in the next episode of Layer 1? Let us know in the comments! Sutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/layer1pod Twitter - @SutlerVentures Telegram - @SutlerVentures ___________________________________________ All the songs, images, and graphics used in this video belong to their respective owners, Sutler Ventures nor this channel claim any right over them.
Kyle Samani, managing partner at Multicoin Capital, dissects Black Thursday, March 12, the day the crypto markets plunged twice amid the wider sell-off in the markets due to the coronavirus. He offers several theories for the first price drop that day, how that set off a series of liquidations on various exchanges, and then why liquidations stopped for about 12 hours before the next wave, which triggered the next price slump. He also describes why, at that point, the crypto market structure broke, as arbitrageurs attempted to move collateral from one exchange to another but could not because both the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains became congested, setting off a downward spiral particularly in Bitcoin, as miners began turning off equipment due to the falling BTC price. This led, ultimately, to there being $200 million worth of positions to liquidate on BitMEX, but only $20 million worth of bids on the entire BitMEX order book. Then we cover what happened next that ultimately saved the price of BTC dropping to $0 on BitMEXT. Next, we discuss the second fall in prices that day, and how that affected MakerDAO, with congestion on the Ethereum blockchain preventing keepers from being able to liquidate undercollateralized vaults. A clever keeper sent a bid to liquidate a vault with a higher gas price, but realizing that there was no competition, bid $0, walking away with $4.5 million, and a total of $8 million being won this way. We covered how the price of ETH fell to $88 but because oracles weren't properly updating, the last price of ETH on MakerDAO was at $101 — a dollar higher than the $100 where a bunch of liquidations would have occurred, which would have likely put more downward pressure on ETH, resulting in another downward spiral. Kyle also evaluates some of the technical options for preventing these issues in future times of volatility, why many of them aren't promising but what is. Thank you to our sponsors! CipherTrace: https://ciphertrace.com Crypto.com: https://crypto.com/ Kraken: https://www.kraken.com Episode links: https://multicoin.capital/2020/03/20/march-12-the-day-crypto-market-structure-broke-part-2/ Links from news recap: Kyle Samani: https://twitter.com/KyleSamani Multicoin Capital: https://multicoin.capital/ Multicoin blog part 1: https://multicoin.capital/2020/03/17/march-12-the-day-crypto-market-structure-broke/ Part 2: https://multicoin.capital/2020/03/20/march-12-the-day-crypto-market-structure-broke-part-2/ Theory that BitMEX's maintenance was to prevent a collapse in Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/SBF_Alameda/status/1238306306043162625 https://www.theblockcrypto.com/genesis/58918/money-2-0-stuff-free-price-auctions How traders took advantage of the roiling markets: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/59172/surfing-the-spread-crypto-market-turmoil-arbitrage More on the liquidations in MakerDAO: https://medium.com/@whiterabbit_hq/black-thursday-for-makerdao-8-32-million-was-liquidated-for-0-dai-36b83cac56b6 https://blog.makerdao.com/usdc-approved-by-maker-governance-as-the-third-collateral-type-of-the-maker-protocol/ MakerDAO weighs emergency shutdown: https://www.coindesk.com/defi-leader-makerdao-weighs-emergency-shutdown-following-eth-price-drop MakerDAO adds USDC as collateral: https://www.coindesk.com/makerdao-adds-usdc-as-defi-collateral-following-black-thursday-chaos Kain Warwick on USDC as Dai collateral: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1239795250882740225?s=20 Eva Beylin on USDC as Dai collateral: https://twitter.com/evabeylin/status/1240039492985085952?s=20 Huobi's derivatives platform introduces circuit breaker: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/59210/huobis-derivative-platform-now-includes-a-circuit-breaker-function Debate over circuit breakers in crypto: https://twitter.com/TusharJain_/status/1238311534767595520 https://www.coindesk.com/does-crypto-need-circuit-breakers-last-weeks-price-crash-ignites-a-debate
Kyle Samani, managing partner at Multicoin Capital, dissects Black Thursday, March 12, the day the crypto markets plunged twice amid the wider sell-off in the markets due to the coronavirus. He offers several theories for the first price drop that day, how that set off a series of liquidations on various exchanges, and then why liquidations stopped for about 12 hours before the next wave, which triggered the next price slump. He also describes why, at that point, the crypto market structure broke, as arbitrageurs attempted to move collateral from one exchange to another but could not because both the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains became congested, setting off a downward spiral particularly in Bitcoin, as miners began turning off equipment due to the falling BTC price. This led, ultimately, to there being $200 million worth of positions to liquidate on BitMEX, but only $20 million worth of bids on the entire BitMEX order book. Then we cover what happened next that ultimately saved the price of BTC dropping to $0 on BitMEXT. Next, we discuss the second fall in prices that day, and how that affected MakerDAO, with congestion on the Ethereum blockchain preventing keepers from being able to liquidate undercollateralized vaults. A clever keeper sent a bid to liquidate a vault with a higher gas price, but realizing that there was no competition, bid $0, walking away with $4.5 million, and a total of $8 million being won this way. We covered how the price of ETH fell to $88 but because oracles weren't properly updating, the last price of ETH on MakerDAO was at $101 — a dollar higher than the $100 where a bunch of liquidations would have occurred, which would have likely put more downward pressure on ETH, resulting in another downward spiral. Kyle also evaluates some of the technical options for preventing these issues in future times of volatility, why many of them aren't promising but what is. Thank you to our sponsors! CipherTrace: https://ciphertrace.com Crypto.com: https://crypto.com/ Kraken: https://www.kraken.com Episode links: https://multicoin.capital/2020/03/20/march-12-the-day-crypto-market-structure-broke-part-2/ Links from news recap: Kyle Samani: https://twitter.com/KyleSamani Multicoin Capital: https://multicoin.capital/ Multicoin blog part 1: https://multicoin.capital/2020/03/17/march-12-the-day-crypto-market-structure-broke/ Part 2: https://multicoin.capital/2020/03/20/march-12-the-day-crypto-market-structure-broke-part-2/ Theory that BitMEX’s maintenance was to prevent a collapse in Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/SBF_Alameda/status/1238306306043162625 https://www.theblockcrypto.com/genesis/58918/money-2-0-stuff-free-price-auctions How traders took advantage of the roiling markets: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/59172/surfing-the-spread-crypto-market-turmoil-arbitrage More on the liquidations in MakerDAO: https://medium.com/@whiterabbit_hq/black-thursday-for-makerdao-8-32-million-was-liquidated-for-0-dai-36b83cac56b6 https://blog.makerdao.com/usdc-approved-by-maker-governance-as-the-third-collateral-type-of-the-maker-protocol/ MakerDAO weighs emergency shutdown: https://www.coindesk.com/defi-leader-makerdao-weighs-emergency-shutdown-following-eth-price-drop MakerDAO adds USDC as collateral: https://www.coindesk.com/makerdao-adds-usdc-as-defi-collateral-following-black-thursday-chaos Kain Warwick on USDC as Dai collateral: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1239795250882740225?s=20 Eva Beylin on USDC as Dai collateral: https://twitter.com/evabeylin/status/1240039492985085952?s=20 Huobi’s derivatives platform introduces circuit breaker: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/59210/huobis-derivative-platform-now-includes-a-circuit-breaker-function Debate over circuit breakers in crypto: https://twitter.com/TusharJain_/status/1238311534767595520 https://www.coindesk.com/does-crypto-need-circuit-breakers-last-weeks-price-crash-ignites-a-debate
Kain Warwick joins End of the Chain with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss synthetic assets on Ethereum, the growth of Defi and the future of crypto assets.
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Like previous crypto winters, those actually building the ecosystem have been working diligently to create applications with industry-changing potential. The year 2020 may prove to be the year of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), with many exciting projects re-creating financial products common to the world of traditional finance, in the open and permissionless blockchain space. Synthetic assets enable exposure to the price action of an asset without actually holding the underlying asset. Kain Warick is the Founder of Synthetix, a company creating synthetic assets for DeFi, enabling exposure to fiat currencies, commodities (gold and silver), and cryptocurrencies. They have large aspirations to create synthetic assets for many more things, including traditional equities. Synthetic equities in DeFi is a massive opportunity that demands everyone's attention. Once traditional equities become accessible in DeFi, anyone in the world with internet access will be able to gain exposure to financial products currently only available to the privileged few with access to markets like the Nasdaq or NYSE.Topics covered in this episode:Kain’s eclectic background and his path to cryptoWhy the world needs synthetic assetsRetrospection on the Synthetix crowdsaleHow Synthetix worksThe SNX token and its governancePrice stability and the collateralization ratioThe price oracle, and a battle with front-running botsThe long-term vision of SynthetixHow Kain believes DEXs will compete with centralized exchanges in the futureEpisode links: Synthetix WebsiteSynthetix on TwitterThe Synthetix BlogSynthetix DashboardSynthetix on DiscordSynthetix on ViewBaseSynthetix 2020 RoadmapBending Metal on Amazon (Kain's sci-fi book)Sponsors: Nervos: If you’re a developer or project seeking funding for an innovative idea, check out the Nervos Grants Program today - https://www.nervos.org/grantsPepo: Meet the people shaping the crypto movement - https://pepo.com/epicenterStatus: A multi-purpose communication tool that combines a peer-to-peer messenger, secure crypto wallet, and web3 browser - https://status.im/This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/325
On this special interview episode, @nlw talks with Sergey Nazarov and Kain Warwick, the founders of Chainlink and Synthetix respectively about: The evolution and goals of Synthetix, a novel type of derivatives exchange where users can interact with any asset with a price feed. The challenge Synthetix faced around spinning up their own oracles around price feedsThe history of their collaboration and how Synthetix came to work with ChainlinkChainlink approach to building decentralized oracles for data such as price feedsChainlink’s announcement yesterday about the new published price reference data for 25 oracle networksThe state of the idea of decentralization, and how what was previously a concept is becoming operationalizedOne thing that gives them pause or scares them about DeFi and crypto and one thing that makes them excited for the future
Yesterday Chainlink released price reference data for 25 of its decentralized oracle networks which, together, power more than $100m in DeFi. On this special interview episode, @nlw talks with Sergey Nazarov and Kain Warwick, the founders of Chainlink and Synthetix respectively about: The evolution and goals of Synthetix, a novel type of derivatives exchange where users can interact with any asset with a price feed. The challenge Synthetix faced around spinning up their own oracles around price feeds The history of their collaboration and how Synthetix came to work with Chainlink Chainlink approach to building decentralized oracles for data such as price feeds Chainlink’s announcement yesterday about the new published price reference data for 25 oracle networks The state of the idea of decentralization, and how what was previously a concept is becoming operationalized One thing that gives them pause or scares them about DeFi and crypto and one thing that makes them excited for the future
For the first livestream of the year, we decided it was only fitting to talk about the hottest topic in Ethereum, DeFi. Camila Russo, Kain Warwick and Justin Leroux join us to walk through important DeFi topics. We start with some basics and value propositions for the space. Then we transition into the large growth we've seen in the past year when it comes to locked ETH and how high can it go? The conversation then heads towards user experience and regulations. This is both a great overview and deep dive into the current state of decentralized finance.
Kain Warwick is the Founder of Synthetix Network, and synthetic asset facility on Ethereum! Synthetix is known for their powerful community, and their SNX token. Both have grown very quickly in the last few months, and have captured a lot of attention. Kain has been on a number of podcasts and interviews, but they all generally flow the same. This interview is different. We tackle some of the harder questions about Synthetix and explore the nuances and obstacles Synthetix has infront of it. Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Synthetix: https://twitter.com/synthetix_io Please rate and share the podcast! You can find us @POVCryptopod on Twitter. David Hoffman on Twitter and Medium @TrustlessState Christian Keroles on Twitter @ck_SNARKs [GUEST] John Carvalho @BitcoinErrorLog [SPONSOR] eToro - Sign up for the best trading in Crypto Celsius - Use promo code POV to get $10 in Bitcoin with a $200 deposit Send Bitcoin: 3P1kkSBdsc2vPWXin3h6bdVeTS4BzXdNG1 Send Ether: POVCrypto.eth
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, talks about synthetic asset issuance platform, which enables people to create tokens that track the price of assets in traditional and crypto finance. We discuss the various types of assets available, why changing the monetary policy helped the ecosystem take off, why people would buy synthetic Bitcoin over Bitcoin itself, and why Uniswap has been pivotal to Synthetix's success. He covers the role the SNX token plays, why people minting synths must be over-collateralized by about 700%, and some of the changes coming down the pike, including futures, tweaks to the inflation rate, and a new oracle system. He also explains what happened when a trader made the system insolvent — and how they negotiated with the trader to keep it alive — how he thinks about decentralization and why the system's governance might one day be handled by a DAO. Thank you to our sponsors! GiveWell: http://givewell.org/unchained Kraken: https://kraken.com/ CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained Crypto.com: http://crypto.com/ Episode links: Synthetix: https://www.synthetix.io/ Synthetix on Twitter: https://twitter.com/synthetix_io Kain Warwick: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Havven transforming into Synthetix: https://blog.havven.io/havven-is-transforming-into-synthetix-2fdf727b8892 Synthetix overview: https://blog.havven.io/synthetix-overview-f4a5a6c41210 How Synthetix works: https://www.synthetix.io/how-it-works/ Synthetix lite paper: https://www.synthetix.io/uploads/synthetix_litepaper.pdf Changing monetary policy: https://blog.synthetix.io/synthetix-monetary-policy-changes/ Oracle hack: https://www.coindesk.com/synthetix-trader-rolls-back-broken-trades-that-netted-1-billion-profit Synthetix response to oracle incident: https://blog.synthetix.io/response-to-oracle-incident/ How staking works on Synthetix: https://www.stakingrewards.com/asset/synthetix-network-token https://help.synthetix.io/hc/en-us/articles/360020245314-How-can-I-earn-Synth-exchange-rewards- Reddit complaint by trader who initially made the system insolvent: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/d4edxm/the_synthetix_dapp_deleted_my_balance/ Efforts to resolve the front running problem: https://sips.synthetix.io/sips/sip-6 Synthetix and Chainlink: https://blog.synthetix.io/synthetix-and-chainlink/ Kain’s tweets on the censorship vector stack: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1197265019169169409?s=20 https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1197265044204998656?s=20 Unconfirmed episode on Uniswap: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-uniswap-quickly-became-one-of-the-most-popular-dexes/ Defiant interview: https://thedefiant.substack.com/p/theres-a-pipeline-of-etf-like-tokens
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, talks about synthetic asset issuance platform, which enables people to create tokens that track the price of assets in traditional and crypto finance. We discuss the various types of assets available, why changing the monetary policy helped the ecosystem take off, why people would buy synthetic Bitcoin over Bitcoin itself, and why Uniswap has been pivotal to Synthetix's success. He covers the role the SNX token plays, why people minting synths must be over-collateralized by about 700%, and some of the changes coming down the pike, including futures, tweaks to the inflation rate, and a new oracle system. He also explains what happened when a trader made the system insolvent — and how they negotiated with the trader to keep it alive — how he thinks about decentralization and why the system's governance might one day be handled by a DAO. Thank you to our sponsors! GiveWell: http://givewell.org/unchained Kraken: https://kraken.com/ CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained Crypto.com: http://crypto.com/ Episode links: Synthetix: https://www.synthetix.io/ Synthetix on Twitter: https://twitter.com/synthetix_io Kain Warwick: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Havven transforming into Synthetix: https://blog.havven.io/havven-is-transforming-into-synthetix-2fdf727b8892 Synthetix overview: https://blog.havven.io/synthetix-overview-f4a5a6c41210 How Synthetix works: https://www.synthetix.io/how-it-works/ Synthetix lite paper: https://www.synthetix.io/uploads/synthetix_litepaper.pdf Changing monetary policy: https://blog.synthetix.io/synthetix-monetary-policy-changes/ Oracle hack: https://www.coindesk.com/synthetix-trader-rolls-back-broken-trades-that-netted-1-billion-profit Synthetix response to oracle incident: https://blog.synthetix.io/response-to-oracle-incident/ How staking works on Synthetix: https://www.stakingrewards.com/asset/synthetix-network-token https://help.synthetix.io/hc/en-us/articles/360020245314-How-can-I-earn-Synth-exchange-rewards- Reddit complaint by trader who initially made the system insolvent: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/d4edxm/the_synthetix_dapp_deleted_my_balance/ Efforts to resolve the front running problem: https://sips.synthetix.io/sips/sip-6 Synthetix and Chainlink: https://blog.synthetix.io/synthetix-and-chainlink/ Kain's tweets on the censorship vector stack: https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1197265019169169409?s=20 https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1197265044204998656?s=20 Unconfirmed episode on Uniswap: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-uniswap-quickly-became-one-of-the-most-popular-dexes/ Defiant interview: https://thedefiant.substack.com/p/theres-a-pipeline-of-etf-like-tokens
Host Tom Shaughnessy of Delphi Digital is joined by Synthetix's founder Kain Warwick, and this episode it co-hosted by Delphi's Medio Demarco. On this episode we do a deep dive into Synthetix, the protocol that providers exposure to decentralized synthetic assets and is gaining massive momentum in the DeFi space. On this episode we cover the intricate details of the protocol, the synthetx.exchange, Mintr, their dashboard, and what's planned for the future. Before launching Synthetix, Kain built the largest cryptocurrency payment platform in Australia, with tens of millions in transaction volume. To help support the show, please hit the subscribe button on iTunes so we can keep bringing you episodes like these! - Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Kain on Twitter @kaiynne Follow Medio on Twitter @mediodelphi - Resources: Institutional Clients can access Delphi's deep dive research report on Synthetix here. Check out eToro to Create Your Perfect Crypto Portfolio Earn, Borrow & Pay on the Blockchain With Celsius Network - Use Promo Code Chain If you are not a U.S. citizen, Visit RealT.co to sign up! Browse the marketplace to view the properties that are tokenized on Ethereum. - Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom owns tokens in ETH, BTC, XTZ, LEO, DCR, STX and SNX. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle and/or the end of the episode. Co-Host Medio Demarco also owns tokens in SNX. - Advertisers: To be a sponsor on this podcast, email Tom@DelphiDigital.io Potential Guests: If you're interested in appearing on the podcast, email Tom@DelphiDigital.io
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, joins the podcast to discuss bringing synthetics to the Ethereum blockchain. Synthetix allows users on Ethereum to gain price exposure to real world assets such as currencies, commodities, stocks and indices. The system is both fascinating and intricate and we dive into all of the details. Synthetix has gained a lot of popularity in the DeFi space recently and the team has big visions for the future. Kain also shares his opinion on Ethereum layer 2 solutions, the state of the crypto market and the new big things coming to DeFi. Support our show! Buy EthHub Merch Get on the email list at ethhub.substack.com
Ryan Selkis interviews Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix. -----This episode of Unqualified Opinions is sponsored by Voyager. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io
In this episode of the Future 1 webshow & podcast, we meet Kain Warwick who is the founder of two crypto projects blueshyft and Synthetix. The blueshyft platform supports a number of services, including over the counter bitcoin purchases, deposits into digital wallets and logistics solutions. Most importantly, we dive deeper on his decentralized finance platform Synthetix which is a crypto-backed synthetic asset platform that provides on-chain exposure to real-world currencies, commodities, stocks, and indices. We spend time talking about trustless systems, their fundamental challenges, and the future mindset of thinking about if we truly need to trust in systems when they self execute transactions. Finally, we talk about inclusiveness in the decentralized finance community. Learn more about the Synthetix platform here: https://www.synthetix.io The material contained on this web series & podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as an offer or a recommendation to buy or sell any security nor is it to be construed as investment advice. music credits: Clouds by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial , Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com , Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported , https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US IMPORTANT NOTICE: This web series and podcast is intended for informational purposes only. The views expressed are not, and should not be construed as, investment advice or recommendations. Recipients of this should do their own due diligence, taking into account their specific financial circumstances, investment objectives and risk tolerance (which are not considered in this web series and podcast) before investing. None of this information communication is an offer, nor the solicitation of an offer, to buy or sell any of the assets mentioned herein. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joelpalathinkal/support
Ledger Cast — Crypto, Bitcoin, Trading, and the Blockchain Ecosystem
Welcome to Ledger Cast, hosted by me, Brian Krogsgard (@ledgerstatus on twitter), and in this episode I'm joined by a special co-host, Derek Waltchack. Ledger Cast is a cryptocurrency trading and blockchain ecosystem podcast. You can subscribe to new episodes of Ledger Cast on iTunes, on Google Play, on Stitcher, on YouTube and via RSS. The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying. In this episode of Ledger Cast, we offer up a compilation of three interviews Derek did in-person while at Consensus. All three are available independently on our YouTube channel as well. We ended up digging more into security tokens and stable coins than I expected at the beginning of the show, but I think both are themes we'll see the rest of 2018 and into 2019. We also discussed EOS and their mainnet launch, along with an effort to incentivize dApp development through a massive fund, and how that compares to the dominance in the landscape through Ethereum. Interview #1 with Fetch.ai Fetch is a project aiming to tackle decentralized ledger technology at an enormous scale -- to handle billions (or more) of agents making transactions, which they're approaching with a new type of ledger technology and what they call "Useful Proof of Work". Fetch will be a token and their private test net is already up and running. They're aiming for a summer release of their public test net. Toby Simpson is the CTO and co-founder of Fetch, which is a self-funded project to date. He produced the Creatures game series in the 90s and was an original member of the AI company DeepMind (acquired by Google for ~$500m in 2014). Interview #2 with Havven In this interview, Derek Waltchack interviews Kain Warwick of Havven -- one of the organizations tackling the stable coin market. There are generally three approaches to stable coins, and in this interview, Derek discusses with Kain how they are approaching the issue of establishing stability using multiple tokens. Creating a unit of account is hard for bitcoin as it is so volatile. At its basis, stability and scalability is what's the challenge for all of these projects. Interview #3 with Platin Platin is a platform designed to put proof of location on the blockchain. They proclaim several uses cases from proximity-based gamification to humanitarian relive using crypto-based airdrops. Derek interviewed Allon Mason and Dr. Lionel Wolberger -- two of the co-founders of the Platin project. Ledger Status links and information Ledger Status Learn is launching really soon, which will offer educational material, community, and more My free Telegram channel where I distribute charts and analysis that's a little more in depth than Twitter Follow @ledgerstatus on Twitter Learn about Derek Derek Waltchack is a partner at Shannon Waltchack -- a full service commercial real estate and property management firm in Birmingham, Alabama. Derek is interested in all things cryptocurrency and blockchain. He's been investing actively since early 2017. Check out our introductory interview to learn more, and be sure to follow @dwaltchack on Twitter. Interested in sponsoring? We'd love to talk to interested parties about sponsorship opportunities. We are open to suggestions, but are not seeking deals that include promos for ICOs, etc. But if you do something interesting in the space and want to chat, contact us. Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler spoke to Kain Warwick, the founder of an Australian based cryptocurrency called Havven, who's trying to produce a stable cryptocurrency.
Welcome to the SVK Crypto, 15 Minutes of Crypto Fame, brought to you by your host, Charles Storry. We provide daily cryptocurrency content and analysis on topics such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Altcoins and ICO’s. We not only produce our daily content we feature CEO’s of all exciting ICO’s! Stay tuned to find out more! In today’s episode we speak to the Founder of Havven, Kain Warwick. We talk about how stable coins will play a critical role in the Cryptocurrency eco-system, the challenges they’ve overcome and more! Website: https://havven.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/havven_io Telegram: https://t.me/havven_official1 If you’d like to stay in touch or get more info from me, please SUBSCRIBE to the channel and spread the good word! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SVK_Crypto Visit our website: www.svkcrypto.com Email us: cstorry@svkcrypto.com
This week we talk about one of the hottest topics around - cryptocurrency. Kain Warwick is the founder of a new Australian cryptocurrency called Havven, which is currently selling tokens and holding its official ICO in March. In the episode, Kain explains in simple terms what cryptocurrency and blockchain are and how the system works. We also talk about how he's creating a 'stable coin' that's less volatile in the market compared to other cryptocurrencies, and how he stays ahead of the curve. Join the Facebook Group. Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube. Want to grow your business and stay ahead of the pack? Access Mark Bouris' Masterclasses. Got a question or comment for Mark? Send an email. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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