Dan from Pendle comes on the show to discuss their recent explosive growth

Topics

• How pendle works
• Eigenlayer related growth
• Differences with a swaps model, pros/cons
• Pendle 2.0

Links

• pendle
• pendle parsec layouts

Sam from Spark joins us to discuss all things Maker and its upcoming endgame

We Discuss
* Early days of Maker
* SubDaos
* Token Split
* Spark growth

Links
- Sam's Twitter
- Spark

Z aka Split Capital comes on the pod to discuss FTX claims and the broader market

We discuss
* Evolution of FTX claims
* What caused the recent repricings
* Profile of buyers and bankruptcy game theory
* Wealth effect of FTX claims being sold
* Exchange landscape and what DEXes can do better
* & More!

Links
* Melting Crypto Winter
* Zaheer's twitter

Walt From Cyber Fund comes on to discuss Newly Launched Celestia

We discuss:
* What data availability is
* How Celestia competes with Ethereum
* Comparisons to Bitcoin ethos

Links:
* Walts Twitter
* Celestia

On today's episode we brought on Steve from @tradeparadigm to discuss
* Option market activity surrounding the big move
* Infamous whale call seller
* BTC vs ETH vol
* Future of crypto options

Steve's Twitter
Trade Paradigm

Mag from Skip comes on to discuss Skips work with dydx and Skips custom MEV stack

We discuss:
* dydx's new chain and the associated MEV attack vectors
* Skips solution to these
* Social slashing pros and cons
* Pokemon streaming

Links
* Skip Website
* Skip dydx dashboard
* Listeners get 5% off parsec (promo code: parsec-pod)

Brought back Spreek to discuss all recent crypto events

* FTX clawbacks
* Real World Assets (Maker)
* Friend Tech
* Onchain Telegram Bots / Rollbit

Links
*Listeners get 5% off parsec (promo code: parsec-pod)
* Spreeks twitter

Guy and Conor from Ethena come on and discuss the soon to launch ethena stablecoin USDe

We discuss the 4 pillars of a stablecoin and how ethena is approaching:
* What trade is ethena executing
* Decentralization/Custody of Assets
* Managing risk across exchanges
* Funding rate dependence/history
* stETH as the collateral choice

Links
* ethena twitter