CoinGecko Podcast - Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Insights

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Hugh Karp, Founder of Nexus Mutual. Bobby interviewed Hugh on the background of Nexus Mutual, insurance in the crypto space, protocols supported by Nexus Mutual, as well as their upcoming plans for Nexus Mutual.

[00:01:20] Intro
[00:01:22] What is Nexus Mutual?
[00:06:46] Why does crypto space need insurance?
[00:14:11] Protocols supported by Nexus Mutual
[00:15:15] Does Nexus Mutual support multi-chain
[00:24:33] Comparison with other insurance providers
[00:26:03] Plans for the decentralization of Nexus Mutual
[00:30:20] Advice on security practices
[00:35:53] Plans for Nexus Mutual in the coming years

Quotes from the episode:

“I believe crypto is building a new economy. And every single economy in the world needs insurance because it allows other people to take risks, to like, you know, there's risks that they can't manage. And so it allows people to take risks and actually build new stuff.” [00:07:00]

“If you buy cover on SushiSwap, you get coverage on any of the seven all sorts chains that it's on, same with Aave and any other multi-chain deployment.” [00:15:51]

“We're looking to redo some of the core mechanics, just really make them DeFi native and have a stake in mechanics. Delegated staking is probably going to be a big one at the core level. ” [00:36:12]

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Links

Nexus Mutual - https://nexusmutual.io/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
Nexus Mutual (NXM) on CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/nexus-mutual

Social Media

Nexus Mutual:
https://twitter.com/NexusMutual
https://t.me/nexusmutual

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Yenwen Feng, Co-Founder at Perpetual Protocol. Bobby interviewed Yenwen on the background of Perpetual Protocol, changes on Perpetual Protocol V2, as well as Perpetual Protocol’s upcoming plans for 2021.

[00:01:20] Intro
[00:02:07] What does Perpetual Protocol do?
[00:05:13] Difference between Perpetual Protocol V1 and Perpetual Protocol V2
[00:13:42] Changes in Perpetual Protocol V2
[00:18:46] Maximum leverage one can trade on Perpetual Protocol V2
[00:21:49] What happens when users get liquidated on Perpetual Protocol?
[00:27:15] Why Perpetual Protocol chose xDAI for V1 and Arbitrum for V2?
[00:30:06] Trading fees distribution for PERP token holders
[00:33:47] Upcoming plans for Perpetual Protocol
[00:36:29] Can decentralized derivative platforms compete with centralized derivative platforms?

Quotes from the episode:

“We actually kind of have a discussion within the Perpetual Protocol community, that we want to increase it to like 15X or like 20X. But actually the community doesn't want that. They feel that people can just rug.” [00:19:14]

“If you want to do 10X, you have to make sure, so our max leverage is 10X. But we do have a buffer, so the max you can go is like 16X. But once you go over that, we will start liquidating your position. We have partial liquidation, so we will take over one fourth.” [00:23:00]

“I think for V2, we talk about wanting to swap out the x*y=k and then use Uni V3, that's definitely one thing. And then we also want to implement other things like cross margin.” [00:34:03]


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Links

Perpetual Protocol - https://perp.exchange/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
Perpetual Protocol (PERP) on CoinGecko -https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/perpetual-protocol

Social Media

Perpetual Protocol:
https://twitter.com/perpprotocol
https://t.me/perpetualprotocol

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Scott Moore, Co-Founder and Community Lead of Gitcoin. Bobby interviewed Scott on the background of Gitcoin, their products, their GTC token launch, as well as Gitcoin’s upcoming plans for 2021.

[00:01:20] Intro
[00:02:31] What is Gitcoin?
[00:05:17] Differences between Gitcoin’s products
[00:10:55] What is Quadratic Funding?
[00:15:16] Steps for preventing Sybil attacks on Gitcoin
[00:19:58] Application process to receive matching Grants
[00:25:29] Reasons for GTC token launch
[00:30:09] Funding needs for Gitcoin
[00:34:48] Upcoming plans for Gitcoin in second half of 2021

Quotes from the episode:

“That's partly why we ended up talking a lot with Vitalik and like trying to get us feedback on what we're up to with Quadratic Funding, because I think he really understands the vision for that.” [00:11:33]

“The token itself was really meant to be a governance token first and foremost, which is really critical to note. The token itself for now, has no real economical rates. We don't intend for it to have an economical rate.” [00:26:06]

"So I think the biggest thing for me is to really hone in on how we run rounds and run basically Gitcoin Grants through the community. My view is that we've so far done a good job of like the community ratified Grants rounds.” [00:35:01]

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Links

Gitcoin - https://gitcoin.co/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
Gitcoin on CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/gitcoin

Social Media

Gitcoin:
https://twitter.com/gitcoin

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Oliver Xie, founder and Project Lead of InsurAce. Bobby interviewed Oliver on the background of InsurAce, their products, their advantages compared to Nexus Mutual, as well as InsurAce’s upcoming plans for 2021.

[00:01:20] Intro
[00:02:56] What is InsurAce?
[00:06:58] InsurAce’s product launched on Ethereum
[00:08:15] Competitive advantage against Nexus Mutual
[00:11:47] Portfolio-based coverage
[00:19:00] What is InsurAce’s Investment Portal?
[00:24:26] Plans for multi-chain insurance service
[00:30:01] Claim process in case of hacking event
[00:36:55] Upcoming plans for InsurAce

Quotes from the episode:

“What we can provide is a portfolio-based coverage. So that means that you can cover a basket of different assets or DeFi protocols in one shot.” [00:09:28]

“It's just like sometimes when you're taking a flight, right. So you can either choose to take a flight insurance or you do not. But most of the time, I think everybody would just by default, they would just choose to buy the flight insurance. So in this way, I think it's similar.” [00:22:17]

“There is a saying that goes like, you will always need to work for the best but prepare for the worst.” [00:36:15]

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Links

InsurAce - https://www.insurace.io/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
InsurAce on CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/insurace

Social Media

InsurAce:
https://twitter.com/insur_ace
https://t.me/insurace_protocol

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Joël Hubert - Co-founder, NIFTEX. Bobby interviewed Joël on the background of NIFTEX, their updates for NIFTEX V2, their NFT bundle, as well as Joël’s advice for beginner NFT collectors.

[00:01:42] Intro
[00:02:38] What is NIFTEX?
[00:08:01] What happens to the fractionalized NFT when there’s a bid on it?
[00:19:09] Updates on NIFTEX V2
[00:27:00] Interesting stats on NIFTEX
[00:31:45] NIFTEX’s R64X NFT bundle
[00:41:02] Thoughts on NFT on Layer 1 chains
[00:44:08] Advice for beginner NFT collectors 

Quotes from the episode:

“Coin Artist from Neon District, she fractionalized herself and you know, and she used this coin as like a community membership, proof of community membership.” [00:20:27]

“If Almace would have remained in one piece, we always say it might've traded a few times in the year and it might have done a few hundred ETH in volume. But then when we fractionalize Almace it did like a thousand ETH of volume in the first two, one or two weeks” [00:25:22]

“I think for beginners, they're going to be super confused with these fractions of NFT stuff. And so they just need to have a very solid foundation in NFTs themselves, so I would advise them to start with arts.” [00:44:47]

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Links

NIFTEX - https://www.niftex.org/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
NIFTEX on CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/en/exchanges/niftex

Social Media

NIFTEX:
https://twitter.com/NIFTEX

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

Avalanche (AVAX)In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Emin Gün Sirer, founder and CEO of Ava Labs. Bobby interviewed Gün on the background of Avalanche, differences between three Avalanche’s blockchains, use cases of AVAX token, as well as Avalanche’s plans for 2021.

[00:00:02] Intro
[00:02:28] What is Avalanche?
[00:08:20] Avalanche’s consensus mechanism
[00:11:50] Avalanche’s competitors
[00:19:52] P-Chain, X-Chain, C-Chain
[00:25:32] Projects launched on top of Avalanche
[00:34:47] How Emin Gün Sirer stays up to date with the crypto world?
[00:36:02] Plans for Avalanche in 2021
[00:40:34] Why is ILO better on blockchain?
[00:42:29] Use Cases of AVAX token

Quotes from the episode:

“Whereas Bitcoin is trying to be digital gold or a replacement for the Euro, the replacement for Dollars and so on, and whereas Ethereum is an internet computer, what we're building is very different. It's a platform for other people to create digital assets.” [00:04:18]

“We're three times faster than Visa. And if anybody else can, believe that they can compete with Visa, they should come up and line up and we should do a side-by-side comparison. There is no other coin that can say this” [00:08:10]

“We're going through a set of improvements to Avalanche called Apricot, and we're about halfway done with it. When Apricot is done, we're going to have a fee structure for Avalanche that is much more dynamic. And potentially very, very, very low, much lower than it's been.” [00:36:14]

Links

Ava Labs - https://www.avalabs.org/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
Avalanche (AVAX) on CoinGecko -  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/avalanche

Social Media

Avalanche:
https://twitter.com/avalancheavax
https://t.me/avalancheavax

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Kosala Hemachandra, CEO of MyEtherWallet. Bobby interviewed Kosala on the background of MyEtherWalllet, its business model, his thoughts on ETH 2.0 and Layer 2, their experience with phishing attacks, as well as MyEtherWallet’s future plans.

[00:00:02] Intro
[00:01:07] Introduction of MyEtherWallet
[00:05:28] MyEtherWallet’s business model
[00:10:55] Thoughts about Layer 2 and ETH 2.0
[00:17:39] Thoughts on multi-chain
[00:19:51] MyEtherWallet’s Chrome extension
[00:21:59] Stories of phishing attack
[00:30:19] How big is MyEtherWallet team?
[00:33:00] Plans for MyEtherWallet for the next few years

Quotes from the episode:

“There are a ton of like actual Layer 2 solutions that I prefer, and we are actually in talks with some of them on integrating them to MyEtherWallet and MEW wallet and all of our other products.” [00:11:56]

“There're like 1000, 1500 people will just go and report spam the Chrome extension. And then Google, without knowing anything, they'll take down the extension. And now these phishers will put up a different extension with the same name. So unfortunately people do download these like fake extensions.” [00:20:12]

“So we will always be open source, trustworthy and be the nexus point of Ethereum. That's where I want to be, we want to be as the whole team." [00:33:48]

Links

MyEtherWallet - http://myetherwallet.com/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/

Social Media

MyEtherWallet:
https://twitter.com/myetherwallet
https://t.me/myetherwallet

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Sam Williams, CEO and co-founder of Arweave. Bobby interviewed Sam on the background of Arweave, its AR drive, its AR token and the use cases, as well as Arweave’s plans.

[00:00:02] Intro
[00:01:04] What is Arweave?
[00:09:40] What happens if the AR token price falls?
[00:10:34] Differences between Arweave and the other decentralized storage solutions?
[00:12:27] Where does the idea to build a permanent storage solution come from?
[00:20:43] Use cases for Arweave
[00:26:28] Can private information be stored on Arweave?
[00:30:55] Profit sharing communities
[00:34:20] Tokenomics behind the AR token
[00:39:56] Upcoming plans for Arweave

Quotes from the episode:

“So being able to, for example, commit a blogpost and know that that blogpost, your ideas, your writing can be perpetuated literally far, far past your death, like far into the future... That's a pretty cool thing to be able to do for like 0.40 cents per megabyte.” [00:17:09]

“One day someone is going to turn that off and then eventually your NFT is going to be worthless. That's crazy. It doesn't need to be this way. Just do it on Arweave and then it's there forever.” [00:21:15]

“The idea is that with Arweave, because you can start smart contracts from the tags associated, where they file. Then now you can associate the contract of an NFT directly with the file of NFT in one thing, and then refer to them by the same transaction ID.” [00:33:16]

Links

Arweave - https://www.arweave.org/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
Arweave (AR) - https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/arweave

Social Media

Arweave:
https://twitter.com/arweaveteam
https://t.me/arweave

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Siddharth Jain, co-founder of DeFi Dollar. Bobby interviewed Siddharth on the background of DeFi Dollar, its stablecoins, its token and the use cases, more DeFi Dollar’s products, as well as DeFi Dollar’s plans.

[00:00:02] Intro
[00:01:11] Introduction of DeFi Dollar
[00:02:42] DeFi Dollar’s stablecoins
[00:04:39] DeFi Dollar Dao token (DFD) VS DeFi Dollar (DUSD) token
[00:12:40] Utility of DUSD
[00:16:19] Difference between DUSD and MUSD
[00:23:03] When are Defi Dollar’s products going live?
[00:24:35] Thoughts on BSC
[00:30:45] Outlook on crypto in India
[00:39:05] Plans for DeFi Dollar in the next few years

Quotes from the episode:

“There's more than $200 million worth of Bitcoin volume and sets on Badger set. I think I'm probably low-balling the figure, but there is a lot of scope for that volume to come over via DeFi Dollar into interest building index. So these are some of the innovative products that we're trying to do.” [00:18:28]

"So we're releasing much of a more in-depth coverage of the interest bearing BTC this week." [00:23:32]

“We are hardcore Ethereum buff. Like we totally believe in the ideals of decentralization and how things should be, right. And that is the version that we're aligned on.” [00:25:11]

Links

DeFi Dollar - https://app.dusd.finance/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
DefiDollar (DUSD) - https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/defidollar
DefiDollar DAO (DFD) - https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/defidollar-dao

Social Media

DeFi Dollar:
https://twitter.com/defidollar
https://t.me/defidollar_community

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko

In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined byJack O'Holleran, CEO of SKALE Labs. Bobby interviewed Jack on the background of SKALE Network, its SKALE chain, his thoughts on gas tokens and other Layer 1 chains, as well as the use cases of the SKALE token.

[00:00:02] Intro
[00:01:10] Introduction of SKALE
[00:04:57] Categories of scalability solution
[00:14:40] Target market for SKALE chain
[00:20:54] Thoughts on Layer 1’s growth
[00:28:50] Thoughts on the interoperability system between Layer 1 and Layer 2 solutions
[00:36:36] Is SKALE only for Ethereum?
[00:38:22] Use cases of the SKALE token

Quotes from the episode:

“The SKALE chain is really fast and you're not paying for each transaction. So if all the users don't have to pay, the developer or a community can fund and pay for the chain, and it ends up being one of the most desirable things right now.” [00:15:41]

“There's four phases to the network launching and so the network went live on October 1st. There were 153 nodes launched, run by 46 different validator orgs. And 4,000 people staking from 90 different countries. [00:16:54]

“There's 135 dApps that have signed up in the SKALE innovator program.” [00:18:30]

Links

SKALE Network - https://skale.network/
CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/
SKALE (SKL) on CoinGecko - https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/skale

Social Media

SKALE Network:
https://twitter.com/SkaleNetwork
https://t.me/skaleofficial

CoinGecko:
https://twitter.com/coingecko
https://t.me/coingecko