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The #1 podcast for crypto natives to learn about new concepts, trends and projects in blockchain, DeFi, NFTs and Web 3.

Jason Choi (@mrjasonchoi) goes deep into the technology and economics behind crypto projects to dissect trends and themes in a global context.

Strictly not financial advice.

Nov 24, 2020

dYdX wants to become the largest crypto exchange - period. Can DeFi challenge centralized exchange giants? 2 years since our first conversation, founder Antonio (@AntonioMJuliano) joins us to talk:

  • Why is dYdX focusing on perpetual swaps
  • Uniswap vs. dYdX vs. Synthetix
  • Building on Layer 2 vs. building on other...


Nov 17, 2020

Within a few years, USDC ballooned from an experiment to a $3 billion dollar phenomenon - but this is just the beginning. CEO and founder of Circle, Jeremy Allaire (@jerallaire) joins us in revealing:

  • His experience taking 2 tech companies public in the 90s 
  • How Circle grew USDC in the early days
  • US vs. Asia in the...


Nov 11, 2020

Can investors find alpha by looking at blockchain data? Companies have been built around the idea of aggregating onchain transaction data into investable insights - do they work? Host Jason Choi speaks with Brian and Dino from crypto analytics company, Santiment (@santimentfeed). We discuss:

  • What are the most reliable...


Nov 4, 2020

IDEX is taking a unique approach to scaling decentralized exchanges by combining centralized elements with non-custodial features. Can this work? We speak with founder Alex Wearn (@AlexWearn) on:

  • Uniswap vs. order book exchanges
  • Why dex's need to move to layer 2
  • Is some centralization ok for dex's?
  • Trust assumptions...