In this episode I talk to Sreeram Kannan founder of EigenLayer, a revolutionary new crypto protocol that is the foundation of an entire new wave of applications, use cases and brand new crypto concepts that are being born. Sreeram was a postdoctoral scholar at University of California, Berkeley and a visiting postdoc at Stanford University who was studying computational biology before founding EigenLayer. EigenLayer introduces a new concept commonly called "restaking" but more accurately...

In this episode I talk to Oleg Fomenko co founder of Sweatcoin and Sweat Economy, which a Web3 app with 140 million users worldwide. That makes Sweat Economy by far one of the largest user bases in all of crypto. I wanted to know why? We cover a lot in this episode including what Oleg calls "The Movement Economy" which he believes will one day be worth over $7 TRILLION dollars. It's a great episode with a ton of insights. ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP 📝 The...

In this episode I talk to Anna George CEO of Cowswap. Cowswap is reimagining how DEX's work with intents and batch auctions. This results in radically cheaper prices for users and a model so effective that even Uniswap is copying them now. In this episode we explore: -What is Cowswap? -What is a coincidence of wants? -The future of cross-chain intents -How Cowswap plans to dominate every chain and more ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP 📝 The Obsidian Council...

In this episode I talk to Marc Boiron CEO of Polygon Labs. We discuss everything Polygon 2.0 and why it changes everything you know today about Polygon. We cover: -MATIC becoming POL and what it means -The concept of Unified Liquidity -Polygon Identity -Polygon becoming a "Universe of Chains" -OKX launching their X1 chain on Polygon -Why Polygon has what I call "The Super Narrative" -Libre the institutional chain -Polygon POS becoming a validium chain -Polygon CDK's -Polygon...

In this episode I talk to Sami from Redacted Finance who's building a new unique stablecoin called Dinero. Where a normal stablecoin is backed with real world assets in the form of US treasuries. Dinero is backed by pxETH, an innovative LSD that yields twice as much as competitors still coming directly from ETH emissions... How? We explore that question and many more as well as the overall vision for Redacted and what they're building in this episode. As always this content is NOT...

In this episode I talk to Vinito Papasito core contributor at Polygon Labs. We do a deep dive into Polygon, their new POL token, and why Polygon set to dramatically shift the crypto space as a whole. These are Vinito's personal views and they do not represent the views of his employer or any other entity with which he’s a affiliated. ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP 📝 The Obsidian Council Premium Membership Is FULL ❌ Join The...

In this episode we dive into the bull case for Chainlink and their vision to bring trillions of dollars of real world assets on chain. I talk directly to two of Chainlink's most prominent community members ChainLinkGod and Fishy Catfish, who know a lot more about Chainlink than probably 99.999% of the planet does. We dive into: -Bringing tradfi on chain and Chainlink's current partnerships in the works -Why Chainlink isn't just an oracle but is actually so much more than people...

In this episode I talk to Greg Osuri co founder of Akash. We do a deep dive into Akash, the AKT token and what's being built. ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP 📝 The Obsidian Council Premium Membership Is CLOSED ❌ Join The Waitlist: https://theobsidiancouncil.myflodesk.com/waitlist ---------- STAND ALONE COURSES: 👻 The Ghost Tiger Strategy Is CLOSED ❌ Join The Waitlist: https://theobsidiancouncil.myflodesk.com/waitlist 🪂 The Airdrop Masterclass Course Is CLOSED...

In this episode I talk to Mitch Penman Allen co founder of Perion DAO. We do a deep dive into crypto gaming and where it's at today and why Mitch believes we're on the cusp of an explosion in crypto gaming. Perion DAO invests in early stage crypto games. They've invested in games like Shrapnel, Gunzilla and more. They have a token called PERC and full disclosure I hold PERC as an investment personally as mentioned in the video. Perion's Website: https://perion.gg/ Lastly of course as...

In this episode I talk to Kieran Warwick the co founder of Illuvium. Illuvium is perhaps the world's first AAA crypto game. In this episode we talk about what is Illuvium, what is crypto gaming, why you probably aren't bullish enough on crypto gaming, the ILV token and it's use and so much more. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (SOLD OUT): ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sponsored Tools: 🤖Stoic Affiliate Link: https://stoic.ai/?ref=jesse 📧 If you're interested in being a guest reach...

In this episode we talk to Yuri about his work at Cindicator the company that makes Stoic and using AI to try to predict the future. We also dive into the future of AI, crypto and more. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (limited new openings per month): ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sponsored Tools: 🤖Stoic Affiliate Link: https://stoic.ai/?ref=jesse 📧 If you're interested in being a guest reach out on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/Jesseeckel⁠ *IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: None of this is...

In this episode we talk investor Bren about his strategies farming airdrops and how he's made over $40,000 using them. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (limited new openings per month): ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sponsored Tools: 🤖Stoic Affiliate Link: https://stoic.ai/?ref=jesse 📧 If you're interested in being a guest reach out on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/Jesseeckel⁠ *IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: None of this is meant to be taken as any form of investment advice, this is just me...

In this episode we talk professor Keith about crypto cycles. Professor Keith is famous for accurately timing the top of the market an the bottom this past cycle using his understanding of crypto cycle and how they work. In this episode we break down this concept and how to understand it. As well as talk about where we are in the current cycle and where we might be going next. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (limited new openings per month): ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sponsored...

In this episode we talk to Nova about what he called "web3 nation" the concept that eventually Web3 will be it's own recognized sovereign nation. He also talks a lot about the future of nations and governments as we know it and while it'll be much much different than we think. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (limited new openings per month): ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sponsored Tools: 🤖Stoic Affiliate Link: https://stoic.ai/?ref=jesse 📧 If you're interested in being a guest reach...

Welcome to the Weekend TLDR. All your weekly crypto news in less than 30 minutes. This week we have a major wall st analyst predicting eTH to 11k, some drama around tether, CBDC banned in Florida? SEC getting called out, meme coins going crazy, the rise of BRC-20 tokens, and so much more. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (limited new openings per month): ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sponsored Tools: 🤖Stoic Affiliate Link: https://stoic.ai/?ref=jesse 📧 If you're interested in being a...

In this episode we dive into AI, crypto, social media and more. Cameron talks about why AI may or may not be coming for your job, how crypto and AI might intersect in the future, and why he believes everyone is sleeping on the potential of the creator economy which is according to him, going to be much bigger than most people understand. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (limited new openings per month): ⁠⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠⁠ ⁠ Sponsored Tools: 🤖Stoic Affiliate Link:...

Welcome to the Weekend TLDR. All your weekly crypto news in less than 30 minutes. This is a new format i'm playing around with. If you like it let me know! 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (limited new openings per month): ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sponsored Tools: 🤖Stoic Affiliate Link: https://stoic.ai/?ref=jesse 📧 If you're interested in being a guest reach out on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/Jesseeckel⁠    *IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: None of this is meant to be taken as any form...

In this episode we dive into Decentralized Social Media with guest Dan Romero of Farcaster. We talk about what makes decentralized social media network unique, it's advantages over traditional social media. We also talk about the coming AI wave and why it's going to change everything about social media as we know with synthetic videos, photos. So much to dive into with this episode you're not gonna wanna miss. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council (limited new openings per month):...

In this episode we talk about putting your money to work for you. Most people don't understand this simple concept, but when you do it's an absolute game changer. Decade investor is passionate about teaching people how to with very low risk put their money to work over long time horizons. He's got some really great ideas and thoughts he shares and this is a great episode for anyone wanting to learn how to build wealth. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council: ⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠  Sponsored...

Olympus Dao holds a treasury of over $200 million dollars in assets and after launched quickly became one of the most forked projects in the history of crypto. Their vision is to become The Future Decentralized Reserve Currency, but what does that mean exactly? Why does crypto need a decentralized stable asset to begin with? In this episode we talk about Stablecoins and why crypto desperately needs a decentralized stable asset that's not tied to the banking system. We also talk about...

Cassie Heart has been playing around with cryptography since she was 12 and knows a thing or two about how blockchains actually work. She says that it is inevitable that blockchains eventually die off and are replaced with something better. In this episode we talk about what a blockchain is, why Cassie thinks they're not cut out to scale crypto's vision and the alternative she thinks will. We also talk about decentralization, why it's on the rise, what it's going to disrupt, why the...

We dive into the emerging world of Gamefi, what some call cryptos greatest use case. Noah breaks down why he believes NFT's and Gamefi are the future of the gaming industry, where the industry is currently falling short, NFT tribalism and more. Noah and many others believe Gamefi will be the next trend to onboard massive amounts of users into the space. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council: www.theobsidiancouncil.com   Sponsored Tools: ️ 🏖️ Perpetual Protocol: ⁠⁠https://www.perp.com⁠⁠ 📧 Email...

In this episode we dive into the world of Solidly forks. An entire economy in crypto most people are completely unaware of. These weird sometimes tiny projects are able to amass millions in TVL locked, how? We talk about what Solidly forks are, how they compare to things like Uniswap, Curve, etc. As well as things like liquid wrappers, bribes, velodrome and more. 📝 Join The Obsidian Council: ⁠⁠www.theobsidiancouncil.com⁠  Sponsored Tools: ️ 🏖️ Perpetual...

Professor Keith is a TA analyst who not only near perfectly timed and sold the top of the market but also waited to buy back in until January of this year. He says that he was able to time the market so well because of TA or technical analysis. The practice of using data science to make your investment decisions vs your instinct or gut. In this episode Keith talks about why he's a believer in TA and how to use it with you own investing strategy. As well as exactly where he thinks the markets...

Welcome to Steady Lads! The podcast all about crypto, open finance, macro economics, DeFi, NFT's, wealth building and investing. In this episode I dive into why I'm starting this podcast and my overall goal with the podcast. Think of this episode as like my constitution for this podcast.   📝 Join The Obsidian Council: ⁠https://www.theobsidiancouncil.com Sponsored Tools: ️ 🏖️ Perpetual Protocol: https://www.perp.com    *IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: None of this is meant to be taken as any...