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DeFi mastered spot and perps. The missing primitive is options. I sat down with Nick Forster | Derive, CEO of Derive.xyz, to break down why onchain options are finally ready for institutional adoption, and why this could reshape DeFi’s next decade. 0:00 DeFi’s missing trading primitive: Options 0:43 Nick’s...

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The Jedi M@n 🧑‍🦯

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Tom Sosnoff (Tom Sosnoff ) has built two different companies worth over $1 billion. Now he is building his third and giving away $1 million of crypto to the first users. We discuss why volatility creates opportunity, how he thinks about active investing across asset classes, and why he believes crypto deserves a place in every portfolio. We also talk about options trading, oil and commodity volatility, the rise of self-directed investors, prediction markets, AI’s role in portfolio construction and financial advice, and how Tom is thinking about building the next generation of investing tools. YouTube: Spotify: Apple: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - The real problem with today’s economy & the future of investing 5:26 - Rise of the self-directed investor 8:55 - How to trade extreme market volatility 11:08 - Why everyone should own bitcoin 12:09 - Selling volatility & options strategies 20:25 - Navigating chaos in today’s macro environment 22:19 - Trader mindset vs entrepreneur mindset 24:29 - Building an AI investing platform 26:38 - Why options trading is exploding 28:30 - Thoughts around Prediction Markets 32:46 - How AI will disrupt financial advisors 34:40 - Tom’s $1M crypto giveaway
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Tom Sosnoff (Tom Sosnoff ) has built two different companies worth over $1 billion. Now he is building his third and giving away $1 million of crypto to the first users. We discuss why volatility creates opportunity, how he thinks about active investing across asset classes, and why he believes crypto deserves a place in every portfolio. We also talk about options trading, oil and commodity volatility, the rise of self-directed investors, prediction markets, AI’s role in portfolio construction and financial advice, and how Tom is thinking about building the next generation of investing tools. YouTube: Spotify: Apple: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - The real problem with today’s economy & the future of investing 5:26 - Rise of the self-directed investor 8:55 - How to trade extreme market volatility 11:08 - Why everyone should own bitcoin 12:09 - Selling volatility & options strategies 20:25 - Navigating chaos in today’s macro environment 22:19 - Trader mindset vs entrepreneur mindset 24:29 - Building an AI investing platform 26:38 - Why options trading is exploding 28:30 - Thoughts around Prediction Markets 32:46 - How AI will disrupt financial advisors 34:40 - Tom’s $1M crypto giveaway

Anthony Pompliano 🌪

74,476 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

Most crypto traders only know spot and perps. That’s a mistake. I finally spent time learning crypto options on Derive.xyz, and it’s one of the most underused tools in this market. Simple example: You’re long 1 BTC, bullish long-term, but don’t want to panic through a short-term drawdown. You buy a protective put. Downside is capped during the bar. Upside stays open unlike a perp short since you don't get liquidated for more than the cost. Your max loss is known in advance. This lets you hold spot through all the bear market drops without panic selling. Options are already massive in TradFi. In new financial markets like crypto, they always mature last. We’re already seeing: • Institutions driving options volume to ATHs • Volatility harvesting replacing Old “yield” strategies • Spot and perps infra reaching full saturation This is where crypto trading is heading. Just scratching the surface in this video 👇
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Most crypto traders only know spot and perps. That’s a mistake. I finally spent time learning crypto options on Derive.xyz, and it’s one of the most underused tools in this market. Simple example: You’re long 1 BTC, bullish long-term, but don’t want to panic through a short-term drawdown. You buy a protective put. Downside is capped during the bar. Upside stays open unlike a perp short since you don't get liquidated for more than the cost. Your max loss is known in advance. This lets you hold spot through all the bear market drops without panic selling. Options are already massive in TradFi. In new financial markets like crypto, they always mature last. We’re already seeing: • Institutions driving options volume to ATHs • Volatility harvesting replacing Old “yield” strategies • Spot and perps infra reaching full saturation This is where crypto trading is heading. Just scratching the surface in this video 👇

VirtualBacon

52,475 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

🚨NEW EPISODE: How Canton Unlocks Institutional DeFi with Ethereum🚨 Today we're joined by Norbert Vadas, Head of Product at Zenith (Zenith), to explore how Ethereum compatibility is coming to Canton Network and what that means for institutional finance. In this episode we're discussing: - What Zenith is building on Canton - Canton’s privacy-first architecture - DAML and Canton smart contracts - Why EVM compatibility matters - Bridging Canton assets into Ethereum - CIP-56 assets explained - Unified liquidity for institutional assets - Bringing DeFi to Canton - Rollup-inspired architecture - State management and scalability - Institutional adoption and real-world assets - Mainnet roadmap and what's next - And much more—enjoy! — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:51) What is Zenith? (04:04) Norbert's background (06:02) Why build Zenith? (08:22) Understanding DAML (12:45) Why EVM compatibility? (17:14) CIP-56 assets explained (27:43) How Zenith executes (39:13) RWA lending example (42:15) Bringing DeFi to Canton (45:58) State growth & scalability (50:14) Who is using Zenith? (56:46) What's next? (1:01:28) Mainnet roadmap (1:03:24) Outro
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🚨NEW EPISODE: How Canton Unlocks Institutional DeFi with Ethereum🚨 Today we're joined by Norbert Vadas, Head of Product at Zenith (Zenith), to explore how Ethereum compatibility is coming to Canton Network and what that means for institutional finance. In this episode we're discussing: - What Zenith is building on Canton - Canton’s privacy-first architecture - DAML and Canton smart contracts - Why EVM compatibility matters - Bridging Canton assets into Ethereum - CIP-56 assets explained - Unified liquidity for institutional assets - Bringing DeFi to Canton - Rollup-inspired architecture - State management and scalability - Institutional adoption and real-world assets - Mainnet roadmap and what's next - And much more—enjoy! — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:51) What is Zenith? (04:04) Norbert's background (06:02) Why build Zenith? (08:22) Understanding DAML (12:45) Why EVM compatibility? (17:14) CIP-56 assets explained (27:43) How Zenith executes (39:13) RWA lending example (42:15) Bringing DeFi to Canton (45:58) State growth & scalability (50:14) Who is using Zenith? (56:46) What's next? (1:01:28) Mainnet roadmap (1:03:24) Outro

Indexed Podcast

545,615 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Our fearless leader fiddy.dime - priv/acc 🦡 sat down with Carl Bergman of Reverie for an action packed episode covering the dominance of perp dexes, the role of convexity, volatility and margin, building on Starknet (Privacy arc) 🥷 and competing in a really difficult and dynamic market. Lots of gems in here for anyone looking to learn more about building a derivatives exchange! 1️⃣ Commodities to crypto: Anand’s origin story 00:00 Paradigm’s role in birthing crypto options markets 05:00 FTX’s collapse and counterparty risk 06:30 Blockchains as trust machines, the birth of Paradex 2️⃣ Why do institutional liquidity networks exist? 08:07 What is an Institutional Liquidity Network? 10:06 Block trading for large and complex orders 12:40 How Paradigm killed the voice-brokers 3️⃣ The evolution of Crypto Derivatives markets 13:05 The rise and success of Perpetual swaps 15:32 Why perps killed options in crypto? 24:35 Is volatility a good thing? 27:00 How Paradex prevents “scam-wicks” 4️⃣ Why build Paradex? 31:00 Why build a decentralized perps exchange? 32:20 Custodial solutions are under attack 5️⃣ Why Starknet ? 34:00 Paradex as a high throughput Derivatives L2 35:10 Modular vs Monolithic 38:37 Paradex is the KILLER App! 🤙 6️⃣ Competing in a really difficult market 44:45 Are points the new meta? 45:30 Paradex Pro League 47:20 Addressing points fatigue via long-term PMF 7️⃣ GTM Sequencing and Points Program Design 52:40 Bootstrapping liquidity 54:20 Listing shitcoins VS blue chips 57:00 Pre-launch markets and innovation in Defi
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Our fearless leader fiddy.dime - priv/acc 🦡 sat down with Carl Bergman of Reverie for an action packed episode covering the dominance of perp dexes, the role of convexity, volatility and margin, building on Starknet (Privacy arc) 🥷 and competing in a really difficult and dynamic market. Lots of gems in here for anyone looking to learn more about building a derivatives exchange! 1️⃣ Commodities to crypto: Anand’s origin story 00:00 Paradigm’s role in birthing crypto options markets 05:00 FTX’s collapse and counterparty risk 06:30 Blockchains as trust machines, the birth of Paradex 2️⃣ Why do institutional liquidity networks exist? 08:07 What is an Institutional Liquidity Network? 10:06 Block trading for large and complex orders 12:40 How Paradigm killed the voice-brokers 3️⃣ The evolution of Crypto Derivatives markets 13:05 The rise and success of Perpetual swaps 15:32 Why perps killed options in crypto? 24:35 Is volatility a good thing? 27:00 How Paradex prevents “scam-wicks” 4️⃣ Why build Paradex? 31:00 Why build a decentralized perps exchange? 32:20 Custodial solutions are under attack 5️⃣ Why Starknet ? 34:00 Paradex as a high throughput Derivatives L2 35:10 Modular vs Monolithic 38:37 Paradex is the KILLER App! 🤙 6️⃣ Competing in a really difficult market 44:45 Are points the new meta? 45:30 Paradex Pro League 47:20 Addressing points fatigue via long-term PMF 7️⃣ GTM Sequencing and Points Program Design 52:40 Bootstrapping liquidity 54:20 Listing shitcoins VS blue chips 57:00 Pre-launch markets and innovation in Defi

Paradex

11,258 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

The Head of Innovation at Janus Henderson thinks blockchain is the most disruptive tech in asset management We sat down with Nick Cherney to discuss why financial services are moving onchain, what Janus Henderson is already building, and what's still in the way Timestamps 👇 0:00 Intro 0:38 Meet Nick Cherney, Head of Innovation at Janus Henderson 1:43 From ETFs to tokenization 3:05 Why blockchain is more disruptive than AI 4:05 Tokenization explained simply 4:51 What Janus Henderson does onchain 7:03 Why the choice of blockchain matters 9:05 The real friction points for institutions 10:05 Why he says no blockchain has ever been hacked 11:20 Blockchain is not crypto 13:08 The settlement gap holding tokenization back 15:20 What institutions need from a high-performance chain 16:54 The next inflection point for RWAs 18:19 Closing thoughts
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The Head of Innovation at Janus Henderson thinks blockchain is the most disruptive tech in asset management We sat down with Nick Cherney to discuss why financial services are moving onchain, what Janus Henderson is already building, and what's still in the way Timestamps 👇 0:00 Intro 0:38 Meet Nick Cherney, Head of Innovation at Janus Henderson 1:43 From ETFs to tokenization 3:05 Why blockchain is more disruptive than AI 4:05 Tokenization explained simply 4:51 What Janus Henderson does onchain 7:03 Why the choice of blockchain matters 9:05 The real friction points for institutions 10:05 Why he says no blockchain has ever been hacked 11:20 Blockchain is not crypto 13:08 The settlement gap holding tokenization back 15:20 What institutions need from a high-performance chain 16:54 The next inflection point for RWAs 18:19 Closing thoughts

Monad

82,394 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Better Than CEX ft fiddy.dime - priv/acc 🦡, founder Paradex 5th March, save the date covering Paradex's foundational values, Anand's background w Paradigm, ADL, privacy w CairoVM and much more! key timestamps - 1:02 - background w Paradigm + Paradex thesis 5:34 - institutional founder vs retail founder mode 7:55 - building in public 10:55 - tribalism in the crypto perp landscape 15:04 - Paradex's core values + competitive landscape 18:00 - understanding ADL (auto de-leveraging) 21:55 - Paradex's solution to ADL 25:52 - why privacy is foundational for Paradex 29:05 - relationship w the Starkware team 30:40 - rollout plan for exotic assets 32:22 - why crypto options lack retail adoption 35:59 - future evolution of the perps landscape
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Better Than CEX ft fiddy.dime - priv/acc 🦡, founder Paradex 5th March, save the date covering Paradex's foundational values, Anand's background w Paradigm, ADL, privacy w CairoVM and much more! key timestamps - 1:02 - background w Paradigm + Paradex thesis 5:34 - institutional founder vs retail founder mode 7:55 - building in public 10:55 - tribalism in the crypto perp landscape 15:04 - Paradex's core values + competitive landscape 18:00 - understanding ADL (auto de-leveraging) 21:55 - Paradex's solution to ADL 25:52 - why privacy is foundational for Paradex 29:05 - relationship w the Starkware team 30:40 - rollout plan for exotic assets 32:22 - why crypto options lack retail adoption 35:59 - future evolution of the perps landscape

Rachit Agarwal

18,943 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten