Total Value Locked Podcast
Join Professor Chris and his rotating panel of experts for an insightful journey into Decentralized Finance and blockchain investing. Each week, we analyze breaking news, spotlight promising projects and protocols, and engage in focused discussions on the topics shaping the future of DeFi.
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Total Value Locked Podcast
DeFi-ning the American Spirit, Bittensor Gets Popular, and Stripe Buys Privy?!@
Join Professor Chris as he and his panel look through the big news of the week in crypto, blockchain investing and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) to help educate you, our dear users, in how to interpret the week's news for your portfolios and allocations.
This week, Chris welcomes back a pack of rotating panelists:
We covered a significant amount of news this week:
- The fallout from the unbelievably received Circle IPO
- SEC Chair Paul Atkins literally defining the core principles of American values as part of the DNA of Decentralized Finance and self-custodying your digital assets
- Everyone starting to buy Bittensor (TAO) and you all need to stop
- Polygon co-Founder Sandeep Naliwal takes the CEO position at Polygon Labs. As long-time OGs we talk about our thoughts on this.
- And at the end, Stripe buys Privy?!@ This is HUGE news.
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