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Despite the ups and downs of the Ethereum ecosystem, two of its most influential builders—Aave's Stani Kulechov and Sky's Rune Christensen—remain bullish. In this episode, they discuss whether we're witnessing a DeFi renaissance, the challenges of building on Ethereum vs. Solana, and why DeFi adoption isn't growing as fast as some expected. They debate stablecoins, whether Solana is truly innovating, and how AI could transform DeFi by automating governance and risk management. They also respond to some hot takes—including whether Aave is falling behind Solana-based Kamino, and why Sky deployed its USDS stablecoin on Solana despite Rune's long-standing Ethereum advocacy. Show highlights: 02:33 Whether Sky and Aave are experiencing a “DeFi renaissance” 11:49 How Stani and Rune are trying to appeal to a simpler audience 23:00 Whether developers overlook how easy it is to build DeFi on Ethereum 27:40 Why Stani believes there is not a lot of innovation in Solana 32:17 What would need to happen for Aave to be in Solana 33:27 Why Sky deployed USDS on Solana 40:30 Whether the Ethereum ecosystem should be worried about users going to other chains 49:19 Why Rune praises Solana's culture 51:38 How USDS's growth on Base happens organically, contrary to Solana 59:35 Why they believe that the combination of AI and DeFi will be so powerful Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Mantle RockWallet Kelp DAO Guest: Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Aave Previous appearances on Unchained: Stani Kulechov on Why Aave Is So Successful - Unchained The Chopping Block w/ Stani Kulechov: Operation Chokepoint 2.0, Ethereum Innovation Push, & Polymarket Whales - Unchained Rune Christensen, Co-founder of Sky Previous appearances on Unchained: Can Maker's Rune Christensen Fix the Sad State of DAO Governance? Rune Christensen of MakerDAO Part 1: How to Keep a Crypto-Collateralized Stablecoin Afloat Rune Christensen of MakerDAO Part 2: How Dai Stayed at $1 While ETH Crashed From $1,400 to $85 The Chopping Block: How to Manage MakerDAO, With Hasu and Rune Rune Christensen of MakerDao on Its $15 Million From Andreessen Horowitz Why It's so Hard to Keep Stablecoins Stable Links Aave 2030 roadmap Alex Svanevik of Nansen tweeted: “When Aave on Solana?” Qiao Wang of Alliance DAO commenting on why he recommends people build on Solana The First Non-EVM Deployment of Aave Protocol: Aave V3 on Aptos - General - Aptos Forum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Despite the ups and downs of the Ethereum ecosystem, two of its most influential builders—Aave's Stani Kulechov and Sky's Rune Christensen—remain bullish. In this episode, they discuss whether we're witnessing a DeFi renaissance, the challenges of building on Ethereum vs. Solana, and why DeFi adoption isn't growing as fast as some expected. They debate stablecoins, whether Solana is truly innovating, and how AI could transform DeFi by automating governance and risk management. They also respond to some hot takes—including whether Aave is falling behind Solana-based Kamino, and why Sky deployed its USDS stablecoin on Solana despite Rune's long-standing Ethereum advocacy. Show highlights: 02:33 Whether Sky and Aave are experiencing a “DeFi renaissance” 11:49 How Stani and Rune are trying to appeal to a simpler audience 23:00 Whether developers overlook how easy it is to build DeFi on Ethereum 27:40 Why Stani believes there is not a lot of innovation in Solana 32:17 What would need to happen for Aave to be in Solana 33:27 Why Sky deployed USDS on Solana 40:30 Whether the Ethereum ecosystem should be worried about users going to other chains 49:19 Why Rune praises Solana's culture 51:38 How USDS's growth on Base happens organically, contrary to Solana 59:35 Why they believe that the combination of AI and DeFi will be so powerful Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Mantle RockWallet Kelp DAO Guest: Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Aave Previous appearances on Unchained: Stani Kulechov on Why Aave Is So Successful - Unchained The Chopping Block w/ Stani Kulechov: Operation Chokepoint 2.0, Ethereum Innovation Push, & Polymarket Whales - Unchained Rune Christensen, Co-founder of Sky Previous appearances on Unchained: Can Maker's Rune Christensen Fix the Sad State of DAO Governance? Rune Christensen of MakerDAO Part 1: How to Keep a Crypto-Collateralized Stablecoin Afloat Rune Christensen of MakerDAO Part 2: How Dai Stayed at $1 While ETH Crashed From $1,400 to $85 The Chopping Block: How to Manage MakerDAO, With Hasu and Rune Rune Christensen of MakerDao on Its $15 Million From Andreessen Horowitz Why It's so Hard to Keep Stablecoins Stable Links Aave 2030 roadmap Alex Svanevik of Nansen tweeted: “When Aave on Solana?” Qiao Wang of Alliance DAO commenting on why he recommends people build on Solana The First Non-EVM Deployment of Aave Protocol: Aave V3 on Aptos - General - Aptos Forum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Lads are back with fan-favorite, Qiao Wang. It's been a crazy week with Trump launching a memecoin and signing a crypto executive order. Never a dull moment at the best casino in the world. Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to Like & Subscribe! In Episode #79 we cover: 00:00 Stream Starts Soon 06:00 Justin's Viral ETH Tweet 11:46 Vitalik & The EF 20:00 $TRUMP 25:50 Crypto EO 32:00 Thorchain/$RUNE Situation 35:00 Truth Terminal Sells Its Fartcoin 36:14 Murad's Thesis 42:00 Pasta of the Week
Shownotes:Brief introduction and the initial involvement in Alliance DAOThe inception of Alliance DAO and its evolutionThe recruiting structure and the sorting processThe best performing deal and the buying power momentum over the yearsHow to help founders navigate through the market full of sentiments and emotionsYC analogy; allocation of investment and resourcesWe often see many investors whining that it's tougher for them to participate in this cycle. Will's view on this point and where the opportunities areEthereum communities versus Solana communities; deep involvement into the Solana ecosystem during the bearThe areas we still lack developers or builders to work onCrypto games: 20% developers wanting to work on 0.1% of the marketWilling to help founders to pivotTwitter: @AllianceDAO / @DangerWillRobinWebsite: https://alliance.xyz/This is the previous interview with Qiao Wang in Mandarin on 51%: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/51-with-mable-jiang-presented-by-multicoin-capital/id1540917284?i=1000526807890 If you like this episode, you're welcome to tip with Ethereum / Solana / Bitcoin:如果喜欢本作品,欢迎打赏ETH/SOL/BTC:ETH: 0x83Fe9765a57C9bA36700b983Af33FD3c9920Ef20SOL: AaCeeEX5xBH6QchuRaUj3CEHED8vv5bUizxUpMsr1KytBTC: 3ACPRhHVbh3cu8zqtqSPpzNnNULbZwaNqG Important Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by Mable Jiang, or other podcast guests, are solely their opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Mable Jiang may hold positions in some of the projects discussed on this show. 重要声明:Mable Jiang或嘉宾在播客中的观点仅代表他们的个人看法。此播客仅用于提供信息,不作为投资参考。Mable Jiang有时可能会在此节目中讨论的某项目中持有头寸。
In today's episode Qiao joins us to check in on the current stage of the crypto market cycle. Qiao shares why the lack of celebration signals a fundamental shift in market psychology as evidence by the rampant growth of AI and memes. The conversation then explores how BRICS nations may be secretly accumulating Bitcoin ahead of US policy changes, and why March 2024 could mark a local top. Qiao breaks down why AI agents in crypto are primarily a narrative trade for now, and explains how Hyperliquid's unique approach to token launches could reshape the industry. Thanks for tuning in! - - 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?utm_source=podcasts Follow Qiao: https://x.com/QwQiao 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/mv4frfv7ww 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/ - - Explore the SKALE Ecosystem at skale.space/ecosystem and stay up to date with the gas-free blockchain on X at @skalenetwork - - It's time for an on chain Binance to emerge. Magic Eden is getting into token trading and their vision is to become on chain Binance and then much more as the entire world ends up moving on chain - - Toku simplifies every part of global token compensation — everything from paying full time employees in stablecoins, issuing token grants to your team and investors, all in 100 countries on one platform. Talk to Toku today at: https://www.toku.com/ - - Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Empire podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world's crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now at Ledger.com - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:20) ETH's Flows & Return (12:47) Bitcoin Reserve Odds (17:33) Consensus Trade this Cycle (19:52) Everyone is Looking for Tops (26:42) AI Agents (33:52) Skale Ad (34:31) Magic Eden Ad (35:15) Toku Ad (36:05) Ledger Ad (36:48) Airdrop Success (41:15) Best Cities for Crypto Founders (44:08) Where Should Apps Build? (47:30) Flow of Information (52:45) Return of Normies - - 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 Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Qiao Wang from Alliance to discuss the Memecoin Supercycle and why ETH is struggling. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/QwQiao Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch 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 Where are we in the Cycle? 5:50 Will Doge Flip Eth? 11:08 Memecoin Supercycle 14:07 Managing Your Own Emotions 20:11 AI x Memecoins 23:13 Death of High FDV Alts 25:33 Everything is a Meme 30:25 Advice for Traders 39:46 Health vs Wealth 42:16 Trader/Investor Psychology 48:21 Lessons Learned
In this episode I talk to Qiao Wang founding partner at Alliance Dao, host of Good Game Podcast, former founding head of product at Messari and all around crypto quant. We dive into this take on the market, how the election will affect crypto, memecoins vs altcoins, and tons more. ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP
The Lads were all in Singapore for TOKEN2049, and are joined by one of our favorite guests Qiao Wang for this amazing live episode. Enjoy this unique opportunity to actually catch the Lads all together in the same room! In Episode #61 we cover: 00:00 Coming Up on Steady Lads… 00:49 Conference Impressions 03:01 Binance's Recent Listings 13:34 ETH/BTC New Lows (Therapy Session) 28:46 Crypto Scene in Asia vs. The US 33:31 Pasta of the Week
Qiao Wang is the Founding Partner AllianceDAO, the leading crypto accelerator & founder community. He is also the coHost of @goodgamepod , the no BS insights podcast for crypto founders. In this conversation, we dive into: -What It Takes To Be a Great Founder and Investor -How To Make it Big in Crypto -Liquid Investing -Why It's Not Hard to Be Great in 2024 -Why Qiao Sold his ETH and WIF -Investing VS Trading -Key Traits to Make it into the Next Alliance DAO Batch -Autistic Crypto Founders -Why Qiao is Bullish on Solana -Skillset of a Succesful Investor And much more! __________________________________ PARTNERS
The Lads are back with episode #54 and the return of a fan-favorite, Qiao Wang (@QwQiao). We cover everything from the recent market dump, Trump's Bitcoin 2024 appearance, AI, builders hitting a wall, and Jordi gives a Puff update after the NFT mint. Stick around until the end to catch who wins Pasta of the Week with a live audience poll! Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to Like & Subscribe! In this episode we cover: 00:00 Stream Starts Soon 01:08 Feels Like a Bear Market but It's Not 06:24 Trump's Speech at Bitcoin 2024 14:05 Bitcoin's Strength/Justin's ETH Thesis 18:51 Innovation Done? and Binance & Product/Market Fit 24:32 DeFi As a Growth Sector 31:54 Qiao's Charts on Trends 38:08 The AI Sector 42:20 Builders Hitting a Wall? 51:03 Puff Update and NFT Mint 1:02:23 Pasta of the Week
Discover the transformative potential of Bitcoin and decentralized finance (DeFi) with Qiao Wang, co-founder of Alliance DAO, as he joins Mau to delve into the future of fundraising and global entrepreneurship. From the inception of Bitcoin to the emergence of DeFi protocols, Qiao shares insights on embracing disruption and leveraging crypto to unlock opportunities for entrepreneurs worldwide.YouTube: @goodgamepodWebsite: alliance.xyzX:@QwQiaoThis podcast episode was produced by Quill
This week we were LIVE with special guest Qiao Wang (@QwQiao on X)! The Lads has a blast talking about the current market, memecoins, and if everyone needs their own chain. They also chat about points meta, sybil game theory, and the latest PvP drama before finishing with some excellent pastas! Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to Like & Subscribe! In this episode we cover: 00:00 Intros 03:07 Brutal Price Action 09:24 Memecoin Supercycle 22:46 So Many L2s, So Few Projects 33:02 Jordi Talks $PUFF 37:48 EigenLayer Claims & Points Meta 41:52 LayerZero & Sybil Game Theory 51:04 PVP Drama & Due Diligence 55:31 Pasta of the Week
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Today we're dropping the debut episode of Request for Startups which featuresJustin Mares: Founder of Truemed,Kettle & Fire, Surely, and a partner at True Journey VenturesSean Linehan: CEO of Exec.com, previously VP Product at FlexportHost: Erik TorenbergThe conversation maps startup ideas and concepts, including dating apps based on spending patterns, a matching platform for singles, an exclusive dating app with angel investments, Google Maps for market ontologies, a personal trainer for life, Wikipedia by experts, and a vision of WeWork for productivity. What will you build?Upcoming guests on this season of Request for Startups include Aashay Sanghvi, Talia Goldberg, Imran Khan, Qiao Wang, Nick DeWilde, Greg Isenberg, Gagan Biyani, and more.SUBSCRIBE & FORWARD TO FOUNDERS & ANYONE NAVIGATING THE IDEA MAZE.Video episodes on Substack: https://requestforstartups.substack.com/p/receipt-based-dating-reference-checksApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/request-for-startups-with-erik-torenberg/id1728659822Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/739L1LR32QI2XyoZlRh5nvOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1728659822--Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:45) Justin's Incubation Processes(04:00) Dating App Based on Spending Patterns(06:40) Yenta(08:22) Exclusive Dating App with Angel Investments(13:16) Google Maps for Market Ontologies(19:07) Personal Trainer for Life(20:57) Wikipedia by Experts(27:01) WeWork for Productivity This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mediaempires.substack.com
Episode 11 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Qiao Wang talking about his journey in crypto and how he's embraced the left curve. He shares major lessons learned from his experience midcurving the crypto markets, and why everything is a memecoin in crypto. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/QwQiao Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh 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 HFAResearch, a DeFi-focused research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. We were frustrated with the lack of authentic educational content on Crypto YouTube/Twitter and took matters into our own hands. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:44 The Trap of Midcurving the 2nd Cycle 4:58 Why Everything in Crypto is a Memecoin 8:01 Identifying Token Cults & Religions 17:57 Evaluating Ecosystems & Developer Stats 25:03 How to Not Midcurve 28:03 How to Fix the ETH Narrative 32:15 Probability of the ETH ETF 36:37 How to Succeed in Crypto 43:29 Memecoins as a Sector 45:34 Common Mistakes People Make 47:00 Contrarianism & RWA Thesis 51:08 Advice to Younger Self
Qiao Wang is the Founding Member of Alliance DAO & Messari. In this conversation, we talk about speculation with VC's vs crypto users, degens & early adopters, the decentralized utopia, Coinbase's brand new blockchain, stablecoins vs bitcoin in Friedrich Hayek's vision, artificial intelligence, and more. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough EnergyTune™ technology, setting new standards in performance and energy efficiency. The Teraflux™ product line from Auradine offers best-in-class performance, efficiency, and total cost of ownership (TCO), positioning it as the optimal choice for Bitcoin mining needs. With EnergyTune™, a patent-pending technology, Auradine's Teraflux™ systems enable rapid demand response and optimal energy usage, fostering a symbiotic relationship with electrical grids, and contributing to sustainable energy practices. Designed and manufactured in the US, Auradine's Teraflux™ product line not only ensures cutting-edge technology but also mitigates supply chain risks and provides increased supply chain resiliency. Visit www.auradine.com for more information the Teraflux bitcoin mining systems. ======================= Cal.com is leading the charge of scheduling platforms in the open-source sphere, offering you the chance to harness the efficiency previously reserved for elite corporations and tech gurus. That's right, Cal.com is transforming sophisticated calendar management into an accessible tool for all via a user-friendly interface. Discover how countless users are optimizing their time in unprecedented ways. Use code “POMP” for $500 off when you set your team up with Cal.com. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/
Qiao Wang from Alliance DAO (a web3 accelerator) joins us to discuss the applications and protocols that are primed to dominate crypto's next cycle. Qiao reviews thousands of crypto startups every year, has an uncanny ability to predict future narratives and is one of my favorite thinkers in the space! In this episode, we discuss why RWAs and payments are crypto's massive opportunity, how speculation is crypto's killer feature, Solana's comeback vs Ethereum's headstart, Coinbase's giant opportunity, where the developers are building and more! - - 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 LIGHTSPEED20 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 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Two Massive Opportunities: RWAs + Payments 18:40 Why DePIN Works 21:01 Speculation is Utility 24:28 DAS LDN Plug 25:26 Where Are Developers Building? 28:57 Why Price Leads Everything 32:13 DeFi Apps and Horizontal Integration 34:53 The SuperApp Thesis 39:32 Coinbase and Onchain Identity 46:56 Cosmos' Problem 49:46 L2 Competition and Fragmentation 57:29 What it Takes to Be a Great Crypto Founder - - Follow Qiao: https://twitter.com/QwQiao 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 Good Game podcast https://spoti.fi/3MKMLRQ Alliance DAO https://alliance.xyz/ https://twitter.com/alliancedao What does it take to be a good crypto founder? https://medium.com/alliancedao/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-good-crypto-founder-6c2600a99770 - - 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.
Qiao Wang from Alliance DAO (a web3 accelerator) joins us to discuss the applications and protocols that are primed to dominate crypto's next cycle. Qiao reviews thousands of crypto startups every year, has an uncanny ability to predict future narratives and is one of my favorite thinkers in the space! In this episode, we discuss why RWAs and payments are crypto's massive opportunity, how speculation is crypto's killer feature, Solana's comeback vs Ethereum's headstart, Coinbase's giant opportunity, where the developers are building and more! - - 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 LIGHTSPEED20 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 (00:00) Introduction (00:45) Two Massive Opportunities: RWAs + Payments (18:40) Why DePIN Works (21:01) Speculation is Utility (24:28) DAS LDN Plug (25:26) Where Are Developers Building? (28:57) Why Price Leads Everything (32:13) DeFi Apps and Horizontal Integration (34:53) The SuperApp Thesis (39:32) Coinbase and Onchain Identity (46:56) Cosmos' Problem (49:46) L2 Competition and Fragmentation (57:29) What it Takes to Be a Great Crypto Founder - - Follow Qiao: https://twitter.com/QwQiao 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 Good Game podcast https://spoti.fi/3MKMLRQ Alliance DAO https://alliance.xyz/ https://twitter.com/alliancedao What does it take to be a good crypto founder? https://medium.com/alliancedao/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-good-crypto-founder-6c2600a99770 - - 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, Jason is joined by Qiao Wang, Partner at Alliance DAO. They start today's episode by sentiment checking the market, reflecting on the current building landscape, and the types of founders and projects currently raising funds. They wrap up the show by diving into the intersection of Crypto & AI, decentralizing AI, and consumer crypto AI products. - - Follow Qiao Wang: https://twitter.com/QwQiao Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz 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 Carbon. Carbon is a new DEX on Ethereum that makes concentrated liquidity easy. LPs can automate their liquidity strategy with custom on-chain limit and range orders: all from a beautiful UI. Check out Carbon today at https://www.carbondefi.xyz/. - - Use code EMPIRE30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Timestamps: (00:00) Bear Market Sentiment Check (08:23) The Stages of a Bear Market (13:19) What Buildoors are Building (18:50) What Layer has the Buildoors? (21:55) Types of Founders (29:44) Characteristics of a Successful Founder (33:47) Where Web3 Innovation is (37:03) Permissionless ad (38:28) Carbon ad (39:47) Is AI on the Gartner Hype Cycle? (43:07) The Intersection of AI (50:06) Decentralizing AI (59:41) Is There a Crypto Element for AI? (01:05:43) Consumer Crypto & AI Products - - Resources Alliance DAO https://twitter.com/alliancedao - - 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.
AI is exploding into every facet of the internet. The convergence of Crypto and AI is inevitable, and we bring on Qiao Wang and Mohamed Fouda to discuss the opportunities and challenges this presents. They explore why Web3 provides an interesting platform for AI, such as payment and execution rails for AI agents, easy access to financial tools, and the ability to commission resources permissionlessly. One example of this is AutoGPT, which uses AI to generate code for on-chain smart contracts. How do we balance caution and optimism? How can we surf this tidal wave of innovation and new frontiers? ------
In this episode of Empire, Qiao explains the upcoming Wallet Wars. Wallets are the decentralized access point for crypto, and the battle for distribution is about to get wild. Listen in to learn about the SuperApp Thesis, account abstraction, the battle for attention, wallet value capture and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:50) The Fat Wallet Thesis (04:11) How Wallets Have Evolved (09:06) Wallet Wars, Rise of the SuperApp (24:35) Account Abstraction (27:28) Why Geography Matters (29:16) Wallet Value Capture (41:03) Blue Ocean Opportunities & Centralized Credentials (51:02) Crypto Alfalpha - - Follow Qiao: https://twitter.com/QwQiao 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/ - - Resources Alliance DAO https://alliance.xyz/ Good Game podcast (Qiao's podcast) https://goodgamepod.xyz/ - - 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.
Imran Khan and Qiao Wang kick off the first episode Good Game podcast by discussing the latest news top of mind.(00:33) How Tornado Cash sanction is a wakeup call to the industry(05:43) As a builder of decentralized software, do you build as an anon?(08:11) If US government bans crypto, which community will fight?(10:19) MakerDAO introducing real world assets centralizes risk(11:51) Should we be building crypto native products for real world users that aren't crypto native?(15:11) The coolest recent innovation is Coinbase's MPC wallet(18:16) How the Solana phone is a hardware wallet with phone capabilities(19:41) End state of crypto: every hardware wallet will be a super app(24:44) Ethereum Merge analysis and market predictions(33:30) Eth Proof-of-Work fork will be more irrelevant than ETCGood Game Podcast: A podcast for crypto natives.Find us at goodgamepod.xyz and follow us on Twitter @goodgamepodxyz!DISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US. Qiao Wang is a creator of and core contributor to Alliance DAO, an accelerator for Web3 companies in decentralized finance (DeFi), infrastructure, distributed autonomous organizations (DAO), non-fungible tokens (NFT) and more. In this episode, he and NLW discuss the macro landscape, how this bear market is different and what he'd like to see entrepreneurs build during this quieter period. - Nexo is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and borrow against your crypto. The company safeguards your crypto by relying on five key fundamentals including real-time auditing and insurance on custodial assets. Learn more at nexo.io. - Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform. We provide data, software, services and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions and insurance and cybersecurity companies. Our data powers investigation, compliance and market intelligence software that has been used to solve some of the world's most high-profile criminal cases. For more information, visit www.chainalysis.com. - FTX US is the safe, regulated way to buy Bitcoin, ETH, SOL and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors and trade ETH and SOL NFTs with no gas fees and subsidized gas on withdrawals. Sign up at FTX.US today. - “The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit:Westend61/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
The Alliance DAO core contributor gives his bear market wish list. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.Qiao Wang is a creator of and core contributor to Alliance DAO, an accelerator for Web3 companies in decentralized finance (DeFi), infrastructure, distributed autonomous organizations (DAO), non-fungible tokens (NFT) and more. In this episode, he and NLW discuss the macro landscape, how this bear market is different and what he'd like to see entrepreneurs build during this quieter period. -Nexo is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and borrow against your crypto. The company safeguards your crypto by relying on five key fundamentals including real-time auditing and insurance on custodial assets. Learn more at nexo.io.-Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform. We provide data, software, services and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions and insurance and cybersecurity companies. Our data powers investigation, compliance and market intelligence software that has been used to solve some of the world's most high-profile criminal cases. For more information, visit www.chainalysis.com.-FTX US is the safe, regulated way to buy Bitcoin, ETH, SOL and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors and trade ETH and SOL NFTs with no gas fees and subsidized gas on withdrawals. Sign up at FTX.US today.-“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit:Westend61/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode of Empire, Jason is joined by Qiao Wang and Imran Khan, core contributors at Alliance DAO (the Y Combinator of Web3). Alliance DAO is a Web3 startup accelerator whose portfolio includes 0x, dYdX, Paraswap, Synthetix and top Web3 protocols. Qiao and Imran are former founders who now assist Web3's top entrepreneurs in building, launching and growing their products. As a result, the duo has a front-row seat to the latest trends and innovations in crypto. This episode is for you if you want to know what it takes to build a top Web3 product. We discuss: - how to think about tokenomics - why product should come before community - what tech stack developers are building on - why Qiao recommends launching your product on Avalanche - how to scale a team in Web3 - the top 3 things founders should think about - why you shouldn't start a DAO, and much more! -- Follow Qiao: https://twitter.com/QwQiao Follow Imran: https://twitter.com/Imrankhan Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz 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 - - Referenced in the show: Empire's previous episode with Qiao & Imran https://tinyurl.com/bznjm8ub Alliance DAO https://alliance.xyz/ Qiao's "Common Pitfalls for Web3 Founders" post https://twitter.com/QwQiao/status/1503365524272689156 Imran's tweet thread on "leveraged CAC" https://twitter.com/lmrankhan/status/1501247894325768194 Imran's tweet on a Robinhood acquisition https://twitter.com/lmrankhan/status/1527353717741490178 Imran's tweet on DAO treasuries growing to $11B https://twitter.com/lmrankhan/status/1517551697148747777 The Obol staking protocol https://obol.tech/ - - ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices and lowest slippage. - - (00:00) Introduction (01:37) State of The Market (06:37) Is This Crypto's Last Cycle? (11:24) The Best Time To Launch A Product (12:49) Leveraged Customer Acquisition Cost (16:09) Don't Start Your Company As A DAO (18:02) Paraswap Ad (19:09) Why Do We Even Need DAOs? (21:26) Building Community Around A Project (24:47) Scaling a Team In Web3 (26:55) The Use Case for Creator DAOs (30:22) How Do Builders Choose Which Platform to Build On? (35:42) Will Talent Flock to Ethereum L2s? (38:49) Web3 Unit Economics (42:38) Top 3 Things Founders Should Focus On (45:04) How to Think About Community (48:43) Is Coinbase undervalued? (49:59) Will Robinhood Be Acquired in 2022? (51:25) Coinbase vs FTX (51:56) Where is the NFT Market Headed? (55:08) Lido's Future Dominance -- 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 recent years, many researchers have been investigating the associations between wage, education, and productivity, to gather valuable insight that could guide business decision-making. Professor Qiao Wang at Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing has recently carried out a study specifically exploring the possibility that the motivation and productivity of business managers could be affected by their levels of education.
Qiao Wang is the co-founder of Alliance DAO, which is the leading web3 accelerator and builder community. In terms of impact, Alliance has helped accelerate 10% of the top crypto projects by market cap. Their most cohort had 30 companies building web3 products across DeFi, Social, NFTs and Gaming. Before Alliance, Qiao was the Head of Product at Messari which is a market intelligence product that provides advanced analytics for crypto.Special thanks to Roberto Riccio and Brian Ma for providing questions for this conversation.In today's episode we discussCrypto Landscape What led to a perfect storm for decentralized technologies?How has pace of innovation progressed vs expectations?What could web3 native social networks/products look like?Opportunity Areas across DeFi, SocialNets, Gaming What are opportunity areas where Qiao is seeing startups get traction?What are some examples of interesting projects in different verticals?What are the main motivations for people playing games like Axie?What are some opportunities for financial products to build social experiences?Getting Messari off the ground to provide advanced analytics for crypto What was the unique insight when founding/building Messari?What were the first products / features that got PMF?How much to rely on intuition vs user feedback/research for crypto products?How did they approach pricing for their paid plans?How did they approach governance and tokens?Accelerating web3 with Alliance accelerator and community What is Alliance today and how did it start?How big is each cohort and what categories are most projects/companies in?How does the accelerator work and how does Alliance accelerate teams?What makes for a great Alliance founder?How to build Crypto Native products and companies When and how to launch a token?What are regulatory implications?How to fundraise for web3? How to vest?How to manage trade-offs between PMF and Tokens?How do SAFEs and SAFTs work?When and how to decentralize without losing vision and execution leadership?How to leverage DAOs in an effective way?Future of DAOs as Digital Nations How might DAOs re-shape society?What is the core value proposition of a DAO?How to build the right incentives with tokens and DAOs?How might DAOs enable digital nations with property rights and laws?Crypto and web3 trajectory What has to go right for crypto products to continue to go mainstream?Has crypto and web3 reached escape velocity? What are the biggest risks?Closing thoughts What are your superpowers that you like to lean on day to day?Who are some people that have given you a meaningful break?What books (or articles or podcasts) have had an outsized impact on your life?LinksApply to the next cohort of AllianceDAOFollow Qiao and AllianceDAO on TwitterHit subscribe to keep up with new episodes!Follow Ashish and Zane on Twitter for summariesClick here to give feedback — it only takes a minute.
Qiao Wang is the co-founder of Alliance DAO, which is the leading web3 accelerator and builder community. In terms of impact, Alliance has helped accelerate 10% of the top crypto projects by market cap. Their most cohort had 30 companies building web3 products across DeFi, Social, NFTs and Gaming. Before Alliance, Qiao was the Head of Product at Messari which is a market intelligence product that provides advanced analytics for crypto.Special thanks to Roberto Riccio and Brian Ma for providing questions for this conversation.In today's episode we discussCrypto Landscape What led to a perfect storm for decentralized technologies?How has pace of innovation progressed vs expectations?What could web3 native social networks/products look like?Opportunity Areas across DeFi, SocialNets, Gaming What are opportunity areas where Qiao is seeing startups get traction?What are some examples of interesting projects in different verticals?What are the main motivations for people playing games like Axie?What are some opportunities for financial products to build social experiences?Getting Messari off the ground to provide advanced analytics for crypto What was the unique insight when founding/building Messari?What were the first products / features that got PMF?How much to rely on intuition vs user feedback/research for crypto products?How did they approach pricing for their paid plans?How did they approach governance and tokens?Accelerating web3 with Alliance accelerator and community What is Alliance today and how did it start?How big is each cohort and what categories are most projects/companies in?How does the accelerator work and how does Alliance accelerate teams?What makes for a great Alliance founder?How to build Crypto Native products and companies When and how to launch a token?What are regulatory implications?How to fundraise for web3? How to vest?How to manage trade-offs between PMF and Tokens?How do SAFEs and SAFTs work?When and how to decentralize without losing vision and execution leadership?How to leverage DAOs in an effective way?Future of DAOs as Digital Nations How might DAOs re-shape society?What is the core value proposition of a DAO?How to build the right incentives with tokens and DAOs?How might DAOs enable digital nations with property rights and laws?Crypto and web3 trajectory What has to go right for crypto products to continue to go mainstream?Has crypto and web3 reached escape velocity? What are the biggest risks?Closing thoughts What are your superpowers that you like to lean on day to day?Who are some people that have given you a meaningful break?What books (or articles or podcasts) have had an outsized impact on your life?LinksApply to the next cohort of AllianceDAOFollow Qiao and AllianceDAO on TwitterHit subscribe to keep up with new episodes!Follow Ashish and Zane on Twitter for summariesClick here to give feedback — it only takes a minute.
On this episode of Empire, Jason Yanowitz and Mike Ippolito are joined by Qiao Wang and Imran Khan of AllianceDAO. Not only are Qiao and Imran announcing big news about launching AllianceDAO & raising $50 Million, but they're also diving into all their thoughts on what DeFi Summer set up for the current state of crypto, the metaverse & gaming projects they're interested in. You won't want to miss this! -- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage. Find out more about them at https://www.paraswap.io/ -- Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like this, subscribe to Blockworks' free daily newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ Follow me and Santiago on Twitter, @JasonYanowitz and @santiagoroel; let us know what you thought of the show! Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UTePv1CR3APdKOiosR3Iq?si=41bc452345b649f9 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3srZf7M
In this episode of Empire, Jason is joined by Qiao Wang, contributor to DeFi Alliance. As a former quant trader & now busy funding projects in the DeFi & Web 3.0 ecosystem, Qiao has a unique understanding of crypto's past and what new innovations lay in store for the crypto economy at large. While looking at the timeline of DeFi, they touch on the Layer 1 wars, DAOs, the 10 year supercycle and more. -- Thank you to Avalanche for sponsoring Empire. Avalanche is one of the best and fastest growing smart-contract platforms in the industry. Learn more about them at https://www.avax.network/ --- Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, subscribe to Blockworks' free daily newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/
NFTs are the talk of the metaverse, EIP 1559 just went live, and DeFi stats are rebounding. On Unchained, Fredrik Haga, cofounder and CEO at Dune Analytics, along with Richard Chen, general partner at 1confirmation, discuss the booming Ethereum ecosystem through the lens of on-chain data, diving into NFTs, DeFi, ETH, and their favorite layer 2s. Show highlights: why Ethereum is on such a pronounced upswing why on-chain metrics lead to superior information reporting mind-blowing OpenSea statistics why NFTs are so hot at the moment how Richard explains NFTs to normies whether the NFT market is sustainable what makes an NFT drop pop and why profile pics (PFPs) matter how Polygon NFTs compare to Ethereum NFTs the main driving force behind DeFi usage how Richard measures the total amount of DeFi users what brings new users into DeFi what DEX trends Fredrik is keeping his eye on why structured products are crucial to DeFi's continued success how Ethereum is doing since the London hard fork why NFT drops are like 2017 ICOs what metric shows ETH adoption outpacing BTC adoption among institutions which layer 2 solutions are Fredrik and Richard excited about why Richard considers Binance Smart Chain a centralized blockchain why Fredrik likes what Solana is building Richard and Fredrik's predictions for the NFTs, DeFi, and ETH going forward Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2 Tezos: https://tezos.com/discover?utm_source=laura-shin&utm_medium=podcast-sponsorship-unconfirmed&utm_campaign=tezos-campaign&utm_content=hero Polymarket: https://polymarket.com/ Episode Links Richard Chen Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardchen39 1confirmation: https://www.1confirmation.com/ Dune Analytics dashboards: https://dune.xyz/rchen8 Fredrik Haga Twitter: https://twitter.com/hagaetc Dune Analytics: https://dune.xyz/home Dune Analytics dashboards: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc On-chain dashboards Stablecoins: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/stablecoins Lending: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/lending DEXs: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/dex-metrics ETH 2.0 deposits: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/eth2-0-deposits OpenSea: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea DeFi users: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/defi-users-over-time NFT prices: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/NFT-prices SuperRare: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/superrare_4 Nexus Mutual: https://dune.xyz/eliasimos/Nexus-Mutual-Financials ETH fees burned: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/ETH-fees-burned-in-1confirmation-portfolio Base Fees: https://dune.xyz/msilb7/EIP1559-Base-Fee-x-Tip-by-Block Unchained episodes mentioned Ultra Sound Money: https://unchainedpodcast.com/is-eth-on-its-way-to-becoming-ultra-sound-money-yes-says-justin-drake/ EIP 1559: https://unchainedpodcast.com/ethereums-eip-1559-will-solve-some-problems-but-big-ones-will-remain/ OpenSea: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-nft-platform-opensea-plans-to-maintain-its-competitive-advantage-ep-232/ Miscellaneous Zed Run: https://zed.run/ Axie Infinity: https://axieinfinity.com/ Qiao Wang tweet: https://twitter.com/QwQiao/status/1425773846418821125 Ethereum burning: https://ultrasound.money/
NFTs are the talk of the metaverse, EIP 1559 just went live, and DeFi stats are rebounding. On Unchained, Fredrik Haga, cofounder and CEO at Dune Analytics, along with Richard Chen, general partner at 1confirmation, discuss the booming Ethereum ecosystem through the lens of on-chain data, diving into NFTs, DeFi, ETH, and their favorite layer 2s. Show highlights: why Ethereum is on such a pronounced upswing why on-chain metrics lead to superior information reporting mind-blowing OpenSea statistics why NFTs are so hot at the moment how Richard explains NFTs to normies whether the NFT market is sustainable what makes an NFT drop pop and why profile pics (PFPs) matter how Polygon NFTs compare to Ethereum NFTs the main driving force behind DeFi usage how Richard measures the total amount of DeFi users what brings new users into DeFi what DEX trends Fredrik is keeping his eye on why structured products are crucial to DeFi's continued success how Ethereum is doing since the London hard fork why NFT drops are like 2017 ICOs what metric shows ETH adoption outpacing BTC adoption among institutions which layer 2 solutions are Fredrik and Richard excited about why Richard considers Binance Smart Chain a centralized blockchain why Fredrik likes what Solana is building Richard and Fredrik's predictions for the NFTs, DeFi, and ETH going forward Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2 Tezos: https://tezos.com/discover?utm_source=laura-shin&utm_medium=podcast-sponsorship-unconfirmed&utm_campaign=tezos-campaign&utm_content=hero Polymarket: https://polymarket.com/ Episode Links Richard Chen Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardchen39 1confirmation: https://www.1confirmation.com/ Dune Analytics dashboards: https://dune.xyz/rchen8 Fredrik Haga Twitter: https://twitter.com/hagaetc Dune Analytics: https://dune.xyz/home Dune Analytics dashboards: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc On-chain dashboards Stablecoins: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/stablecoins Lending: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/lending DEXs: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/dex-metrics ETH 2.0 deposits: https://dune.xyz/hagaetc/eth2-0-deposits OpenSea: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea DeFi users: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/defi-users-over-time NFT prices: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/NFT-prices SuperRare: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/superrare_4 Nexus Mutual: https://dune.xyz/eliasimos/Nexus-Mutual-Financials ETH fees burned: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/ETH-fees-burned-in-1confirmation-portfolio Base Fees: https://dune.xyz/msilb7/EIP1559-Base-Fee-x-Tip-by-Block Unchained episodes mentioned Ultra Sound Money: https://unchainedpodcast.com/is-eth-on-its-way-to-becoming-ultra-sound-money-yes-says-justin-drake/ EIP 1559: https://unchainedpodcast.com/ethereums-eip-1559-will-solve-some-problems-but-big-ones-will-remain/ OpenSea: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-nft-platform-opensea-plans-to-maintain-its-competitive-advantage-ep-232/ Miscellaneous Zed Run: https://zed.run/ Axie Infinity: https://axieinfinity.com/ Qiao Wang tweet: https://twitter.com/QwQiao/status/1425773846418821125 Ethereum burning: https://ultrasound.money/
Qiao is a Partner at The Defi Alliance. He previously co-founded and served as the Head of Product at Messari, now the leading cryptoasset information platform. He spent his early career working in finance as a quant trader at Tower Research. Alongside crypto, Qiao has become increasingly focused on longevity and the idea that we may be able to cure aging. Follow him on Twitter @QwQiao. [0:59] - How Qiao's background in quant trading led him to crypto [7:49] - Qiao's approach to investing in crypto [15:14] - The asymmetric nature of both crypto and longevity [28:09] - Personal health and longevity [36:47] - Managing stress and anxiety [46:09] - The current state of crypto and predictions for the future --- homeofjake.com
In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we're talking to Qiao Wang. He's a crypto investor, a partner at DeFi Alliance, and was previously head of product at Messari.Qiao talks about why regulators are so resistant to DeFi, and we discuss whether North America could lead the charge globally in terms of favorable crypto regulation.We talk about DeFi Alliance and how Qiao initially connected and started working with them. He explains how they decide which projects to take into their accelerator program, and also gives some advice for people working on early-stage DeFi projects.Qiao shares some of the DeFi projects he's especially excited about right now and gives his thoughts on where the DeFi space is headed over the next year and the next decade. We also talk about what the future holds for DeFi Alliance.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Qiao Wang, on Twitter and learn more about DeFi Alliance here.—Don't forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you.
这一集是三个朋友关于去中心化治理的闲聊。我们谈到了权力分配/代表的程度,效率和民主之间的平衡。我们还讨论了现有实践中治理崩溃的可能性。最后,我们讨论了一些现有产品进入去中心化社交应用程序的潜力。谈话有很多有趣的点,有机会一定要收听! 推特: @MapleLeafCap / @QwQiao 更多信息,请移步官网https://multicoin.capital/zh重要声明:Mable Jiang或嘉宾在播客中的观点仅代表他们的个人看法,并不代表Multicoin Capital官方的观点。此播客仅用于提供信息,不作为投资参考。Multicoin Capital有时可能会在此节目中讨论的某些代币或公司中持有头寸。 This episode is a casual chat among three friends about decentralized governance. We talked about the degree of power division / representation, the balance between efficiency and democracy. We also chatted about the possibilities of governance breakdown in the existing practices. At the end, we talked about the potential of a few existing products going into a decentralized social app.The conversation was an absolutely BLAST. A lot of interesting points. You should definitely tune in! Twitter: @MapleLeafCap / @QwQiao For more information about Multicoin Capital, please visit https://multicoin.capital/. Important Disclaimers: All opinions expressed by Mable Jiang, or other podcast guests, are solely their opinion and do not represent the opinions of Multicoin Capital in any way. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Multicoin Capital may hold positions in some of the tokens and/or companies discussed on this show.
Qiao早期在 Messari 负责产品,并于去年与 Imran 和 Jacob 共同创立了 DeFi Alliance。今天我们讨论了他参与 Messari 和 DeFi Alliance 时的观察,并讨论了他对 加密领域的数据服务和DeFi 创业团队的一些看法。我们还谈到了“超级周期(Supercycle)”的概念。最有趣的是,我们聊了他最近读的一本书——《三体》,并讨论了太空探索和元宇宙之间的关系。 推特: @QwQiaoDeFi Alliance 网站: https://defialliance.co/ 更多信息,请移步官网https://multicoin.capital/zh重要声明:Mable Jiang或嘉宾在播客中的观点仅代表他们的个人看法,并不代表Multicoin Capital官方的观点。此播客仅用于提供信息,不作为投资参考。Multicoin Capital有时可能会在此节目中讨论的某些代币或公司中持有头寸。 Qiao led the effort of product at Messari in the early days, and founded DeFi Alliance last year with Imran and Jacob. Today we talked about his observations at Messari and DeFi Alliance, and discussed some of his takeaways about the crypto data services and builders in the DeFi space. We also touched upon the concept of "Supercyle". Most interestingly, we chatted about a reading that he recently did - the Three Body Problem, and discussed the relationship between the space odyssey and metaverse. Twitter: @QwQiaoDeFi Alliance Website: https://defialliance.co/ For more information about Multicoin Capital, please visit https://multicoin.capital/. Important Disclaimers: All opinions expressed by Mable Jiang, or other podcast guests, are solely their opinion and do not represent the opinions of Multicoin Capital in any way. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Multicoin Capital may hold positions in some of the tokens and/or companies discussed on this show.
Guests:Lyn Alden (twitter.com/lynaldencontact)Qiao Wang (twitter.com/qwqiao)Host:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today's motion is “Ethereum is too early for institutional money.”Quite a few institutions have voted with their feet on Bitcoin. This ranges from corporate treasuries to money managers. At what point will Ethereum catch the attention of non-crypto native capital allocators? Our debaters today are Lyn Alden and Qiao Wang, both well known in crypto circles. Lyn wrote a well-researched article arguing that from an institutional perspective, Ethereum feels like an unfinished product and isn't likely to pick up significant interest in the short run. Qiao has been looking at Ethereum as an investment in its early days, and it's fair to say he has been a perma-bull. 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.By the way, we're planning episodes on CBDC, centralized lending versus de-centralized lending, the fad of NFT or non-fungible tokens, whether Bitcoin is good for America and whether Bitcoin is good for the environment.So if you're interested or know someone that would be interested in debating, please feel free to DM me at @blockdebate on Twitter. Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice."Listen-along" transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/aDjpT7gmJCnSource of select items discussed in the debate (and supplemental material):Lyn's investment strategy website: https://lynalden.comDeFi alliance: https://defialliance.co/Grayscale ETHE trust: https://grayscale.co/ethereum-trust/John Pfeffer paper on crypto value accrual: https://medium.com/john-pfeffer/an-institutional-investors-take-on-cryptoassets-690421158904Guest bios:Lyn Alden runs an investment research service for both retail and institutional investors at LynAlden.com. Her focus is on fundamental investing with a global macro overlay, with a specialization in currency differentials and equity valuations. She also manages financial operation of an aviation simulation research facility.Qiao Wang is a macro and crypto investor. He is one of the founders for DeFi Alliance, an accelerator for decentralized finance projects. Previously, Qiao Wang helped build Messari, a startup aiming to create Bloomberg for the crypto markets. Prior to that, Qiao was a quantitative trader. He ran R&D teams and helped build two trading businesses at IMC and Tower Research.
Take one step closer sovereignty every single week, join the DeFi Slate community below:Listen on YouTube | Spotify | iTunes | R.S.S. FeedDeFi Slate Fam,This one is awesome. We had the pleasure of chatting with Qiao Wang, a “semi-retired entrepreneur and quant trader, currently helping startups to grow”.Qiao is able to formulate his ideas and thoughts on the greater markets into easy to understand bits and pieces for anyone to learn from. We know we did!In this episode we dive into the ins and outs of DeFi markets a whole, institutional interest, bitcoin vs. DeFi markets, yield farming, the future of DeFi, and the view of the global casino that is DeFi today.Grab your popcorn & enjoy y’all 🤠-Andy📈 Shoutout To Our Partner: MCDEX— trade the first ever decentralized ETH & LINK perp swap contracts on MCDEX.👨🏽🌾🙏Big Ups To Our Great Sponsor Aave: Earn Interest & Leverage Your Assets with Aave, a non-custodial money market protocol leading the #DeFi charge. ALPHA LEAK: Deposit LINK tokens into Aave to get aLINK, then head over to Yearn to put your aLINK into the yaLINK vault for extra yield. It all starts here with Aave!🎙DeFi By Design EP #12: The Institutional Wave with Qiao WangSome popular tweets from Qiao:⚠️DISCLAIMER: Investing into cryptocurrency and DeFi platforms comes with inherent risk including technical risk, human error, platform failure and more. We are strictly an educational content platform, nothing we offer is financial advice. Please refer to our blog for more on mitigating your downside when using these protocols!Liked this episode? Share with a friend :)Subscribe to the DeFi Slate Newsletter & join thousands of other crypto enthusiasts:🌐Check Us Out On Twitter!🚀Join the community on Discord to get our freeV.1. yield farming guide!🎤Subscribe to our YouTube channel!Check out some previous interviews:DeFi Slate x Nate Hindman: AMMs & Bancor V2DeFi Slate x TheEther: A social governance experience for EthereumDeFi Slate x Jeff Jihoz: Web 3.0 Gaming Axie InfinityDeFi Slate x Nick Fett: Oracles, Tellor, and the future of DeFiLast week in review:Tap In Tuesday: Using Baller Netlify App To Calculate Impermanent LossWiretap Wednesday: Alpha Homora Leveraged Yield Farming (NEW)Full Send Friday: Week In ReviewRecent tweets: Get on the email list at defislate.substack.com
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Guests:Jonathan "JP" Padilla (@JPadillaCA)Nick White (@nickwh8te)Host:Richard Yan (@gentso09)Today's motion is “I largely approve the US government's fiscal and monetary response to the ongoing economic crisis.” We recently had another debate on a similar topic, between Qiao Wang and Jimmy Song. While Qiao argued for the pro-establishment view, he still saw lots of issues with the government's intervention in the markets. In the debate, Qiao was playing the role of a devil's advocate, to help the crypto community understand the pro-intervention perspective. In today's debate, however, the pro-intervention guest (Jonathan "JP" Padilla) is a Kenseyan, has worked for the Whitehouse, and is very supportive of the government actions during the ongoing crisis. The anti-intervention guest (Nick White) today is also not a hard-core libertarian like Jimmy from the previous debate. So today's debate is more consensus-building than that previous debate.Be sure to also check out our previous episodes too. 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.If you like the show, please give us five stars on iTunes or wherever you listen to this.Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice.Source of select items discussed in the debate:Components of CPI: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/questions-and-answers.htm#Question_10Banks fined $243 billion since the Great Recession: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/banks-have-been-fined-a-staggering-243-billion-since-the-financial-crisis-2018-02-20The federal government made $15Bn profit from TARP: https://money.cnn.com/2014/12/19/news/companies/government-bailouts-end/Niall Ferguson, "The Ascent of Money": https://www.amazon.com/Ascent-Money-Financial-History-World/dp/0143116177Airlines receiving government assistance in return for equity warrants: https://www.barrons.com/articles/airlines-stocks-government-bailout-grants-loans-cares-act-covid-19-passenger-traffic-51586967006
Guests:Qiao Wang (@qwqiao)Jimmy Song (@jimmysong)Host:Richard Yan (@gentso09)We all know the dominant crypto-native perspective on corporate/Wall Street bailouts — as generally anti-intervention, both fiscally and monetarily. But it's important to hear the other side, if only to kick the tires of your own beliefs. After all, many smart people embrace a statist, big government view, in how to run an economy.In this debate, we covered many topics, including the following:A way to think about corporate bailouts as claims on a social insurance policy, with an analogy in social security and MedicareHow the monetary policies are worsening the wealth gap by giving a disproportionate advantage to the rich not enjoyed by the poor Whether FDR's intervention policies were instrumental in lifting the nation out of the Great Depression, or this was just revisionist economic history, with these policies accomplishing the opposite or having tepid effects at bestOur two knowledgeable guests are both in the crypto circle, but come from very different backgrounds. One used to be a Wall Street trader and is a finance buff. The other is a bitcoin maximalist and an unapologetic libertarian. Be sure to also check out our previous episodes too. We've featured some of the best known thinkers in the crypto space. And it was great to have a few no-coiners on. I always appreciate their agreeing to do the show, and adding perspectives to what sometimes seem like an echo chamber.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:Change in unemployment and GDP during the Great Depression: https://www.thebalance.com/unemployment-rate-by-year-3305506The Forgotten Depression (1921) by James Grant: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanlewis/2017/02/23/james-grant-explains-how-a-crash-in-1921-cured-itself-with-the-help-of-good-policy/#3feb9a1dbd86Qiao's Messari articles (paywall): https://messari.io/article/how-will-the-recession-impact-crypto-theses-questions-and-lessonsJimmy Song's Programming Bitcoin book: https://programmingbitcoin.com/America's Great Depression by Murray Rothbard: https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Great-Depression-Murray-Rothbard/dp/1607960656
Qiao Wang is an Angel Investor and Director of Products at Messari Crypto. Messari provides the top research, news, metrics and live data for crypto. In this episode we discuss Qiao's thesis for Stablecoins, what it means for alts, and the recent bullish moves in the market. Show sponsors: •eToro.com: the worldwide leader in social trading. •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, EOS, and XRP derivatives on bybit.com. •CryptoTrader.Tax: the best platform for crypto investors to automate their taxes.