The Parsec Podcast
Deep dives into crypto DeFi and anything on-chain with builders and market participants
Episodes
31 episodes
Memoirs of a Polymarket Whale
Domer, one of the largest traders and liquidity providers on Polymarket comes on the pod to discuss the history and rise of prediction markets.We discuss:* History of Prediction markets* The Venezuelan Election Market* Why P...
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42:29
Roundup
We discuss celebrity tokens (rugs), the election & prediction markets. Everything is a chain. Some new projects
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1:09:18
Crypto Social Apps w Itzler
Jon Itzler comes on the pod to give a deep dive into Farcaster, Fantasy Top, and Friend Tech. The macro speculation thesis and what the success stories in Social have gotten right and whats needed for the next level of success.Links...
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1:03:59
Roundup: ETFs, SocialFi and a Disperse Market
Spreek comes on for our weekly roundup* ETH ETF progress, grayscales actions* FriendTech & Fantasy.Top* Market Dispersion* Musings on Future narrativesLinks* Listeners get
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1:09:55
Pendle
Dan from Pendle comes on the show to discuss their recent explosive growthTopicsHow pendle worksEigenlayer related growthDifferences with a swaps model, pros/consPendle 2.0Links
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55:58
Maker Endgame
Sam from Spark joins us to discuss all things Maker and its upcoming endgameWe Discuss* Early days of Maker* SubDaos* Token Split* Spark growthLinks-
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52:13
Claims & Markets with @SplitCapital
Z aka Split Capital comes on the pod to discuss FTX claims and the broader marketWe discuss* Evolution of FTX claims* What caused the recent repricings* Profile of buyers and bankruptcy game theory* Wealth effect of FTX ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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52:21
Celestia: Explaining the Buzzwords
Walt From Cyber Fund comes on to discuss Newly Launched CelestiaWe discuss:* What data availability is* How Celestia competes with Ethereum* Comparisons to Bitcoin ethosLinks:*
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51:18
WHOSE THAT CALL SELLER?
On today's episode we brought on Steve from @tradeparadigm to discuss * Option market activity surrounding the big move* Infamous whale call seller* BTC vs ETH vol * Future of crypto options
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45:10
Skip - the Custom MEV Stack
Mag from Skip comes on to discuss Skips work with dydx and Skips custom MEV stackWe discuss:* dydx's new chain and the associated MEV attack vectors* Skips solution to these* Social slashing pros and cons* Pokemon stream...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:00:10
Friends and Real World Assets
Brought back Spreek to discuss all recent crypto events* FTX clawbacks* Real World Assets (Maker)* Friend Tech* Onchain Telegram Bots / RollbitLinks*Listeners get
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:06:21
Ethena
Guy and Conor from Ethena come on and discuss the soon to launch ethena stablecoin USDeWe discuss the 4 pillars of a stablecoin and how ethena is approaching:* What trade is ethena executing* Decentralization/Custody of Assets
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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50:01
Intents with Hart Lambur
We talk intents with Hart:* Harts experience trading treasuries & the unique market structure there* Intents ~= Market Making* Potential use cases beyond trading* Bridging and Harts project Across* Crosschain Intent syst...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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57:22
AI Memes and low Vol
Even though its been quiet out there, we bring Spreek on to discuss all the recent events in crypto and what might be next.We discuss* AI narrative* Worldcoin* Multicoin fiasco* Memecoin Frenzy * FTX 2.0?* Are or...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:15:42
What is Restaking?
Shanghai was a success, but whats next?EigenLayer team joins us to explain Restaking.We discuss* What is Restaking?* Eigenlayer marketplace* Use cases of ETH securityLinks* Listeners get
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:02:13
Who shorts Tether?
Join us this week as we attempt to navigate the stablecoin chaos with "Yevman" from SwapglobalWe discuss* Prime Brokerage in crypto* Crypto Swaps and who trades them*Tether Shorts *Counterparty and Exchange risks...
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48:21
Spreedrunning Narratives with Spreek
Is the bull market back? Spreek joins us to discuss the latest in crypto narrativesWe discuss* Polygon Burn rate* Trade Rotations (cartel,canto,AI,china)* Blur * Arbitrum*GMX / Casinos*Paxos ruggedLin...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:32:24
Solana MEV with Jito
Jito Labs cofounders come on the show to discuss Solana MEV and how Jito is tackling redistribution of MEV via jitoSOLWe discuss:* comparison of Jito to EVM MEV auctions like Flashbots* Long tail Solana MEV and searcher shenanig...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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52:59
Gearbox Protocol
Gearbox is a novel lending protocol built on top of credit accounts. We chatted with Ilgiz, Mikael, and Jared from the gearbox team.We discussed* Gearbox's goal of becoming a prime broker* How the protocol provides efficient lev...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:02:17
Prediction Markets & World Cup
Danijel from Thales joins us to discuss their innovative AMM approach to prediction markets.We discuss*Overtime Markets (Thales sports AMM)*Toxic Flow*Prediction Vaults*World Cup winnersLinks*
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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40:32
An HFT's Theory on What Brought Alameda Down
Doug Colkitt, an experience HFT and MEV searcher lays out his theory on Alameda's downfall and how FTXs toxic flows and liquidation engine played a role in the insolvency.We also discuss Dougs new AMM project CrocswapLinks* ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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56:35
Roundup #3 Doomsday
Spreek joins us to discuss the FTX collapse and what it means for crypto's future, recorded November 9thWe discuss* Possibilities of a bailout* How this could have happened?* ContagionLinks* Listeners get <...
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Defi Risk Management
Nick Cannon of Gauntlet joins us to discuss DeFi Risk Management following the Mango hackWe discuss* How Mango went down* Gauntlet's framework for quantifying risk* Pros/Cons of on-chain governance, avenues for improvement
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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