Flywheel DeFi
by DeFi Dave, kapital_k
Flywheel DeFi is the destination for Crypto, DeFi, & everything in between. We're here to help you harness the power of the Flywheel. flywheeldefi.com
Podcast episodes
Everything You Need To Know About Usual Money (Stablecoin Alpha) w/ Pierre Person - Flywheel #124
This week, Pierre Person is a former French Politician and current founder of the stablecoin protocol Usual Money. He discusses Usual’s novel mechanisms and how it aims to be a fully on-chain Tether. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 06:19 Working In French Politics 9:24 From Politics to Stablecoins 14:14 What is Usual Money 20:00 Stablecoin Lifecycle in Usual (Minting USD0) 22:48 Usual Governance Token Model 28:12 GTM Strategy (0 to 100 Real Quick) 33:40 Bridging the Gap Between DeFi and CeFi 37:50 USD0++ and Speculative Yield 41:54 Usual’s Mechanism Against Dilution 44:11 Base Interest Guarantee 45:45 Withdrawing USD0 from USD0++ 51:35 Token Emissions and Protocol Revenue 55:45 Regulation and MICA 1:06:07 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
The Art of Memecoins w/ Charlie Curran - Flywheel #123
This week, Charlie Curran dives into how Memecoins are an avant-garde art form and what his experiences in the trenches has been like since the launch of pump(dot)fun. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 07:19 From Fashion and Film to Crypto 10:40 Finding Pump(dot)fun 13:20 Memecoins vs Culture coins 15:35 $P*SSYINBIO Lore 20:55 Community and Cult Formation 24:00 Cultural Shifts and CT Blindspots 30:49 Avant-Garde Art and Crypto Culture 37:10 The Rise of Ball Up Top 42:46 Ball Up Top Community vs P*SSYINBIO 47:28 Trying To Fork Culture 50:30 Ethereum vs Solana 54:54 Future of Culturecoins & Memecoins 1:02:07 Celebrities & Memecoins ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
Filterworld: How Algorithms Rule Our Lives w/ Kyle Chayka - Flywheel #122
This week we hosted Kyle Chayka, author of Filterworld. We dive into his key findings on how algorithms flatten culture, impact the crypto industry and more. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:47 Writing Filterworld 05:55 Stuck Culture: The Rise of Mainstream Social Internet 08:00 Understanding How Algorithms Work 11:35 Different Flavours of Algorithms 14:47 Flattening 16:20 TikTok’s Optimized Algorithm 21:45 The Homogenization of Culture 22:40 Taste or Algorithmic Recommendations? 24:37 Platform-Based Cultures 30:45 Ineffable Taste vs Data-driven Recommendations 34:00 Sandcastle Platforms & Non-Algo Platforms 36:17 Better Regulation for Social Networks 45:00 AI Further Flattening Culture and Creativity 53:13 Balancing Novelty and Taste in Content Consumption 56:35 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
Puffpaw’s Vape to Earn Playbook w/ Reffo - Flywheel #121
This week we invited Reffo, the co-founder of Puffpaw, the only vape-to-earn crypto project with a unique gamified twist. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction and Background 07:25 Choosing to build on Berachain 12:12 Vaping-to-quit Tokenomics 15:00 The Encrypted ‘Smart Vape’ 16:55 3 Core Game Factors 17:40 What Happens When You Quit? 20:46 Cutting Out The Middle Men 22:57 How Vapes Really Work 28:32 In-House Vape Production 32:00 GTM and Web3 Onboarding 36:30 Pitching Vape-to-earn 40:20 Target Market/Consumer 41:56 PuffPaw Business Model 48:59 Berachain Eco 57:29 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
Everything You Need To Know About Initia w/ Zon & Stan - Flywheel #120
This week we dive into Initia, a permissionless interwoven system of rollups that aims to support the next generation of appchains. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction and Background 07:30 The Initia Idea 10:47 Building a Permissionless Interwoven Ecosystem 12:15 Initia’s Apple Design Influence 15:53 The 3 Pillars of Initia 19:54 Enshrined Liquidity, initUSDC Pool and Fees 24:48 Rollbacks and Fraud-proofs 26:16 Instant Bridging w/ MinitiaSwap 31:35 Building on the L1 vs L2 34:28 Attracting and Incubating Appchains 43:00 Aligned Interwoven Projects and Users 46:39 The Origin of “Interwoven” 49:37 Community Alignment and Long-Term Success 51:54 Initia’s Comprehensive Product Suite 55:05 VIP Program: Rewarding Engagement and Loyalty 1:08:06 Memetic and Communication Strategy 1:13:24 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.