The Decrypting Crypto Podcast

We highlight the people, products, and protocols shaping the future of crypto, DeFi, and web3. Your hosts, Matthew Howells-Barby and Austin Knight, will take you on a journey of decrypting the various concepts related to blockchain and web3 technology, explaining them in a language that everyone can understand.

CBDCs: The [Dark] Future of Money (Part 2 of 2)

This is the second of a two-part series where Matt and Austin take a deep dive into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This episode focuses on the arguments for and against their use.

09-12
46:46

CBDCs: What's Coming and Why Should You Care? (Part 1 of 2)

This is the first in a two-part series where Matt and Austin take a deep dive into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This episode focuses more on what CBDCs are, what they're capable of, and what their current rate of development progress is. Part two will go live next week where we dig more into the arguments for and against their use.

09-05
48:47

While the Rest of the Market Chops, DeFi is Thriving

In this week's episode, we dig into the impressive trading volume happening across the DeFi ecosystem and the gains that DEX volume is making on CEX volume. Alongside this, we look at some of the big capital movements from the past few weeks.

08-22
34:38

The Land Grab for Wrapped Bitcoin Dominance

There was significant news in the crypto ecosystem this week as Maker DAO passed a proposal to limit their exposure to WBTC across their platforms, effectively offboarding the asset from their ecosystem. We talk through what's happened and what the implications of this are.

08-15
21:00

Explaining the Current Market Volatility

In this week's episode we break down the major drivers of volatility in global markets. We unpack what's causing the major drawdown in the Nikkei, S&P500, NASDAQ, and many other major global indices, plus the bleed in crypto markets. Plus, we take a look at one bright spot: the ETH & BTC ETF flows.

08-08
46:24

All Roads Leads to YES: Behind the Curtain of Launching a Memecoin

We speak with Mightysol, the founder of the Chads NFT collection and now $YES memecoin to talk about what it was like launching an NFT collection on Solana in the fallout of the FTX collapse as well as what goes into the planning of a memecoin launch.

07-19
44:44

The Bullish Path Ahead

We talk through the state of the market, the upcoming ETH ETFs, the impact of Mt.Gox, FTX, and BLockFi redistributions, and the macro outlook for the rest of 2024.

07-18
35:43

Building a Bitcoin Layer 2 with Max Chamberlin of Bitfinity

In today's episode, we're joined by Max Chamberlin, the cofounder of Bitfinity - a next-gen EVM Bitcoin layer 2.

06-26
29:45

RIP BAYC?

In today's episode, we dig into the demise of Bored Ape Yacht Club. The floor price of BAYC NFTs has reached its lowest point since early 2021 and sentiment among the community is at an all-time low. Can Yuga turn things around?

06-20
42:03

Ordinals, Runes, and $DOG to the Moon w/ Leonidas

We host Leonidas, the founder of Ord.io, creator of the Runestone Ordinals project, and overall mega-bull on Runes. We discuss the future of Runes, Ordinals and Bitcoin L2s. Don't miss this one.

06-12
36:32

On Chain Gaming's Struggle to Find Product Market Fit

In this week's episode, we discuss: 1. Quick overview of the current macro situation. 2. Crypto gaming's struggle to find PMF and what's next. 3. Lessons learned from minting Runes.

06-06
43:20

Which Crypto Narratives We're Focused On, PLUS - Is Crypto A Major Political Issue Now?

In this week's episode, we discuss the upcoming narratives in the crypto space where we think there are the most opportunities over the coming months. Plus, we dig into the growing feeling that crypto is becoming a major theme in the upcoming US presidential election.

05-30
41:05

Why You're Not Bullish Enough

In this week's episode, we dig into the major catalysts that are coming to the crypto markets in the coming few months, and the reasons why you should be bullish. We dig into the implications of the spot Ether ETF plus the recent FIT21 legislation.

05-23
23:14

A Primer on Bitcoin Layer 2s, plus the US Goverment's MEV Case

In this week's episode we dig into the exciting world of Bitcoin Layer 2s, explaining why they're important, how they work, and what to look out for. Alongside this, Austin digs into the recent case from the US Government against the Pepaire-Bueno brothers and their MEV exploit which earned them $25m.

05-16
40:42

EigenLayer's Stakedrop is Nearly Here... Here's What You Should Know

In today's episode, we dig into the upcoming $EIGEN token launch, what we expect the value to come in at, plus some of the controversy surrounding it. Plus, we explain why. CZ's sentence confirms that we're living in a simulation.

05-02
40:01

An Introduction to Runes and What's Next Post-Bitcoin Halving

Runes is a fungible token protocol built on Bitcoin. If you're familiar with Ordinals, more specifically Inscriptions - they're effectively NFTs on Bitcoin. Runes, on the other hand, are like ERC-20s (from Ethereum) on Bitcoin. In this episode, we do a deep dive into the protocol that's set to launch tomorrow on the Bitcoin halving (block 840,000).

04-18
41:51

Everything You Need to Know About the EigenLayer Mainnet Launch

In this week's episode, Matt gives a full overview of the EigenLayer protocol, how restaking changes the way new projects are launching, and what this means for staking on Ethereum.

04-11
27:38

How Pendle is innovating in the liquid restaking space

In this week's episode we do a deep dive into the DeFi innovation happening within the liquid restaking space via Pendle. Alongside this, we give a regulatory update on the SEC's fight with Coinbase, Ripple, and more.

03-28
51:30

Blobs Hit Ethereum, Saylor Engages Beast Mode, and the Sphere Has a Hat

In this week's episode of Off Chain, we discuss the following stories: * The Ethereum Dencun Upgrade * Microstrategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin... AGAIN * WIF is set to appear on the Las Vegas Sphere

03-14
31:45

Farming airdrops as a node operator with Sami & Theo from Noder

In case you didn't notice, it's airdrop season. Free money is raining down but airdrop farmers have to get smarter about how they're going to qualify for these juicy payouts. We speak with Theo and Sami, the cofounders of Noder.bot which is a node-as-a-service platform focused on setting you up with pre-mainnet nodes. You don't need any technical knowledge and it's a simple one-click install. If you're exploring airdrops, you have to check this out. Listeners can get early access to Noder.bot using code: decrypt

03-05
26:47

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Diyavava Zanga

I've been interested in Crypto for some time, but has no clue where to start. This podcast helped me immensely in terms of figuring out tangible ways I can learn and do more. In the end it's a constant learning process, but for knowledge and a place to start you guys are great.

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Rondi Boyer

This series is so helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

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NvT Cheft

Horrid and Null of constructive info

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