Defi Podcast
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Episodes
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, JF, and Rhett sit down with the multifaceted Kenny Schachter – artist, writer, curator, and leading voice in the NFT movement, who has spent over three decades challenging art world conventions.
Kenny shares his remarkable journey from philosophy student to self-taught art expert, revealing how he stumbled into the art world and later embraced blockchain technology.
Whether yo...
Why AI hackers are more dangerous than we think: They don't need perfection to succeed. When attacking systems, being wrong 10,000 times doesn't matter if you get it right just once. This clip explains how economically feasible it's becoming to "throw more spaghetti at the wall" with AI-powered attacks in hacking and drone warfare - creating unprecedented security risks through sheer volume rather than sophistication.
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Jacob Miller, VP of Data Science at Pattern, to explore how AI is being implemented at enterprise scale in one of e-commerce's biggest players.
Jacob reveals Pattern's approach to benchmarking various AI models (Claude, Gemini, GPT) against real business metrics rather than public leaderboards, and why fine-tuning is finally becoming worthwhile after years of being a "trap."
...In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, JF, and Rhett sit down with Jean from Crunch DAO to explore how they're connecting 8,000 data scientists globally to solve complex problems while maintaining data privacy.
Jean reveals Crunch's unique approach that transforms sensitive financial data into abstracted games (like the "Bird Game" for forex trading), allowing data scientists to build powerful models without seeing the...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Boris Mamlyuk, CEO and co-founder of STXN, who shares his journey from tenured law professor to blockchain innovator.
Boris discusses STXN's groundbreaking work on "smart transactions" - technology designed to dramatically reduce the 15%+ failure rate plaguing blockchain transactions.
Alongside hosts Bill, JF, and Rhett, we examine the impact of recent tariff announcement...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we dive into ETH Denver's transformation, the Ethereum Foundation drama, and what the White House Crypto Summit means for your portfolio.
🔹 Rhett shares his experience at ETH Denver
🔹 Ethereum Foundation's Drama
🔹 White House Crypto Summit's strategic reserve.
🔹 US-Canada tariffs and the economic impact.
🔹 An absolutely incredible alt season incoming?
Whether you're deeply invest...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we dive into the most significant crypto and blockchain developments of the week:
We also explore the risks of total financial transparency, North Korean hackers' sophistication, and why tariffs might actually help the US economy.
🔹 DOGE in DC: Could government spending on blockchain revolutionize financial transparency?
🔹 Epstein List: How Polymarket betting markets are predicting out...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Dylan (@Ravager77), founder of Yield Yak and Tesseract, to explore the revolutionary developments in cross-chain liquidity and the future of Avalanche L1s.
Through live demonstrations, Dylan showcases Tesseract's groundbreaking technology that executes complex cross-chain swaps in seconds, potentially solving the long-standing challenge of fragmented liquidity across L1s.
A...
DeepSeek, Nvidia’s Collapse, and AI’s Future – The DeFi Podcast #53
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we break down the shocking impact of DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough, the $500B crash in Nvidia stock, and what this means for crypto, AI, and investing in the next decade.
🔹 Is DeepSeek really a ChatGPT killer, or are they bluffing?
🔹 Did DeepSeek’s backers short Nvidia before launching?
🔹 Will AI create universal abundan...
DeepSeek, Nvidia’s Collapse, and AI’s Future – The DeFi Podcast #53
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we break down the shocking impact of DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough, the $500B crash in Nvidia stock, and what this means for crypto, AI, and investing in the next decade.
🔹 Is DeepSeek really a ChatGPT killer, or are they bluffing?
🔹 Did DeepSeek’s backers short Nvidia before launching?
🔹 Will AI create universal abundan...
DeepSeek, Nvidia’s Collapse, and AI’s Future – The DeFi Podcast #53
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we break down the shocking impact of DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough, the $500B crash in Nvidia stock, and what this means for crypto, AI, and investing in the next decade.
🔹 Is DeepSeek really a ChatGPT killer, or are they bluffing?
🔹 Did DeepSeek’s backers short Nvidia before launching?
🔹 Will AI create universal abundan...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, Jared, and Rhett dive into the hottest topics shaping the crypto world: the meteoric rise of Trump coin and Trump’s pardon of Ross Ulbricht. Trump coin, a meme coin launched by the former president, shook the market by reaching a $60 billion valuation at its peak, sparking conversations about the normalisation of meme coins and their potential for onboarding new users. The team also ...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we sit down with Austin Barack, Founder and Managing Partner at Relayer Capital, to dive into the transformative intersection of AI and crypto.
Austin shares his journey from being a partner at CoinFund to his current focus on crypto AI, providing a first-hand perspective on the rapid evolution of AI agents and their impact on decentralised finance, meme coins, and gaming. We explore the emer...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we sit down with Austin Barack, Founder and Managing Partner at Relayer Capital, to dive into the transformative intersection of AI and crypto.
Austin shares his journey from being a partner at CoinFund to his current focus on crypto AI, providing a first-hand perspective on the rapid evolution of AI agents and their impact on decentralised finance, meme coins, and gaming. We explore the emer...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we sit down with Daniel from MetaMask Institutional to discuss the groundbreaking MetaMask Card.
Daniel shares his journey through the crypto space, from discovering Bitcoin in 2012 to his involvement with Swift and ultimately joining ConsenSys. We dive deep into the evolution of real-world payments using crypto, exploring the technical underpinnings and the future potential of the MetaMask Ca...
Join us in this episode of the DeFi Podcast as we introduce Avant, a new DeFi primitive on Avalanche, and discuss its potential to revolutionize the ecosystem.
The Avant team introduces their new defi yield bearing token on Avalanche. The product combines multiple DeFi strategies to generate consistent yield in different market conditions, with returns historically outperforming similar products. Avant is a useful tool for experi...
In this episode of the DeFi podcast, the hosts discuss the significant political and regulatory changes affecting the crypto industry.
They introduce the Avant project and its upcoming launch on Avalanche, presenting AVUSD, a yield-bearing stablecoin.
The episode covers crypto regulation across different U.S. administrations, focusing on SEC challenges and key influencers like Elon Musk and Ron Paul. We examine media's role in ...
In this episode of the Defi Podcast, we explore the recent U.S. election results and their potential influence on the broader business landscape, especially the crypto industry.
The experts discuss their experiences at the Avalanche Summit Latam, provide insights into regulatory changes, and highlight standout crypto projects like PolyMarket.
Featuring discussions on the future of legislation, potential impacts of deregulation,...
Welcome to an exciting episode of the DefiPodcast, recorded live from the Avalanche Summit in Buenos Aires featuring Emin Gün Sirer, CEO of Avalabs.
We dive deep into insightful discussions about the transformative Avalanche 9000 update, which democratizes blockchain by reducing launch costs and complexities. We also explore groundbreaking developments in blockchain technology, including seamless chain integration, dynamic securit...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, the hosts delve into the latest developments in blockchain gaming, focusing on the newly released game 'Off the Grid' built on Avalanche. They discuss the game's unique features, such as its integration with a blockchain-based marketplace, and the potential impact of blockchain technology on gaming. Additionally, the podcast covers Avalanche's upcoming 9000 upgrade, exploring its implications fo...
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