Podcasts by Economics Design

The Citadel Podcast | The Ins and Outs of a Game Economy from 2023-12-06T09:03:09

Welcome to Economics Design Podcast Podcast, where we delve deep into the fascinating world of blockchain game economies! In this episode, we have Heimdall with us to discuss the ins and outs of...

The Scope Of Web 3 Gaming Ft. Com2uS from 2023-11-26T08:10:21

The Scope Of Web 3 Gaming Ft. Com2uS

In this video Kiefer sits down and has a chat with Michael M. Lee from Com2uS, a South Korean mobile and online game development/publishing company. <...

SBF Verdict, State of Web 3 Economy, Solana | Weekly Web 3 News from 2023-11-06T14:20:19

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Weekly Web 3 News! In this week's edition, we dive deep into the ever-evolving realm of Crypto and Web3 to bring you the latest updates and insigh...

Account Abstraction in Blockchain Wallets | Real World Applications from 2023-10-12T18:34:59

Account Abstraction in Blockchain Wallets | Real World Applications

In this episode Fehmi and Gio sit down to discuss the concept of Account Abstraction, how it works in Blockchain and ho...

Web 3 Gaming, Cross Game Functionality and a lot more! | In Conversatin With Solcraft from 2023-10-01T17:38:23

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Working at a Web 3 Company in Bear Market | Economics Design Podcast - EP 100 Part 2 from 2023-09-11T18:28:41

Working at a Web 3 Company in 2023.

In this episode we sit down with every single team member of ours and talk about their experience with working at Economics Design and Web 3. We talk a...

Revisiting The Blockchain Space | Economics Design Podcast - EP 100 from 2023-09-06T17:22:57

Revisiting The Blockchain Space | Economics Design Podcast - EP 100

In this episode, our consultants gather for a discussion around the blockchain space, its evolution and industry trends...

All About Blockchain Gaming With Star Atlas from 2023-09-02T13:29:46

All About Blockchain Gaming With Star Atlas

In this episode we sit down with the team of popular game Star Atlas and talk about web 3 or blockchain gaming. We dive deep into the fundament...

In Conversation with Nischal Belthan | Metajuice from 2023-08-02T20:31:37

In Conversation with Nischal Belthan | Metajuice

In this episode we sit down with Nischal Belthan who is the head of token operations at Metajuice. This is an insightful conversation circ...

What is Beamable? | In Conversation with Jon Radoff from 2023-07-17T15:33

In this episode of Economics Design Podcast, our Senior Consultant Rob sits down with Jon Radoff for a conversation around Jon's company Beamable, Web 3, What's it like developing games,...

How Does a Decentralized Life Sciences Research Platform Work? In Conversation with Jordan Smith! from 2023-06-22T21:20:56

How Does a Decentralized Life Sciences Research Platform Work? In Conversation with Jordan Smith!

In This episode, Gio interviews Jordan Smith who is the CEO and co founder of Scinet, Sci...

COO of Reforged Studios Colin Anderson talks about web 3, blockchain and the next step in the gaming industry from 2023-05-23T08:02:35

In this episode we sit down with Colin Anderson and have a conversation around the gaming industry, game design, blockchain and a lot more!

Colin is COO of Reforged Studios, a videogame p...

Understanding Reserve Utility Token Mechanism from 2023-05-15T13:56:51

Understanding Reserve Utility Token Mechanism

In this episode of Economics Design Podcast, Kiefer and Gio sit down to talk about Kiefer's newest research, that is Reserve Utility Tok...

Games Transitioning from Web 2 to Web 3 Ft. Michael Arnold | Mighty Bear Games from 2023-05-07T06:42:36

Games Transitioning from Web 2 to Web 3 Ft. Michael Arnold | Mighty Bear Games

In this video we sit down and chat with Michael Arnold who is a Web 3 lead at Mighty Bear Games. We talk ab...

Maximising your Yield : A guide to staking and DeFi with Stader Labs! from 2023-04-30T19:46:51

Maximising your Yield : A guide to staking and DeFi with Stader Labs

Welcome to our latest podcast episode where we explore the world of staking and decentralized finance (DeF...

Mechanics, Constraints and AI in Game Economy Design from 2023-04-20T17:24:28

Mechanics, Constraints, Innovation and AI in Game Economy Design

In this video, we explore the fascinating world of game economy design, where mechanics, constraints, innovation and AI i...

All about Investments in the Web 3 Space! Ft. Edward Tan | Hashed from 2023-04-12T12:38:23

All about Investments in the Web 3 Space! Ft. Edward Tan | Hashed

In this exciting episode, we dive into the world of Web 3 and its potential for investors with Edward Tan, from Hashed, a...

Everything You need to know about Covalent! Ft. Ganesh Swami CEO Covalent from 2023-03-30T07:11:18

In this video, we dive deep into the world of Covalent, a cutting-edge blockchain data platform that's transforming the way we access and analyze blockchain data. Joining us is Ganesh Swami,...

Can Chat GPT Replace Token Economists? The Limitations of AI from 2023-03-22T10:42:47

As the field of cryptocurrency and token economics continues to grow, the role of token economists has become increasingly important. But with the advent of advanced AI models like CHAT GPT, som...

Redefining Investment: A VC's View on the Metaverse, Web3, and DeFi | Ft. Alex Wettermann from 2023-03-16T10:15:33

In this video, we sit down with Alex Wettermann, from Shima Capital. He has extensive experience in the world of tech investment. We interviewed him to get his view on the exciting new investmen...

The Limitations of Web 3.0: An Honest Conversation with Lars Doucet from 2023-02-26T16:56:56

The Limitations of Web 3.0: An Honest Conversation

In this episode, we dive deep into the potential limitations of the much-talked-about Web 3.0. Author of the book Land Is a Big Deal: Wh...

Cryptoconomics: Why Crypto is the Future! Ft. Krzysztof [Kris] Paruch from Token Engineering Labs from 2023-02-19T19:33:47

Welcome to "Cryptoconomics: Why Crypto is the Future", where we explore the exciting world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. In this episode, we sit down with Kris from Token Engineer...

Economics and Web 3 Gaming | Economics Design Podcast from 2023-02-05T15:59:41

Economics and Web 3 Gaming | Economics Design Podcast

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the intersection of Economics and Web 3 Gaming. Our panel of experts will delve into th...

How does Angle Protocol Work? In Conversation with Pablo Veryat - Co Founder of Angle Protocol from 2023-01-26T04:53:55

How does Angle Protocol Work? In Conversation with Pablo Veryat - Co Founder of Angle Protocol

In this video, we sit down with Pablo Veryat, Co-Founder of Angle Protocol, to discuss how t...

The Ins and Outs of the FTX Debacle from 2023-01-20T16:44:22

The FTX Debacle.

In this episode of our podcast, we delve into the recent controversy surrounding the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. From the accusations of insider trading and market manip...

A Deep Dive Into The Economics Of The Blockchain Game Shrapnel | ft. Calvin Zhou & Francis Brankin from 2023-01-12T05:22:40

A Deep Dive Into The Economics Of The Blockchain Game Shrapnel | ft. Calvin Zhou & Francis Brankin

In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with blockchain experts Calvin Zhou and ...

EP 80 : Exploring the Economics of Blockchain Gaming with Christopher Kaczmarczyk-Smith from Star Atlas! from 2023-01-02T18:15

"In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with Christopher Kaczmarczyk-Smith, game economist at the blockchain game Star Atlas, to explore the exciting world of cryptocurrency and gaming. Chr...

EP 79 : The Economics of Blockchain Game Skyweaver! Ft. Salvatore Grosso from 2022-12-15T04:48:55

EP 79 : The Economics of Blockchain Game Skyweaver! Ft. Salvatore Grosso

This week, we're talking about the economics of the blockchain game Skyweaver with Salvatore Grosso.

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EP 78 : NFTs and Revenue Generation | NFT Royalties and Smart Contracts Explained from 2022-12-09T18:08:02

EP 78 : NFTs and Revenue Generation | NFT Royalties

If you are into NFTs and look at it as a source of generating revenue, this podcast is for you!

In this podcast the team at Econ...

EP 77 : A conversation with Howie Zhang - Game Economy Designer from 2022-11-25T17:57:29

EP 77 : A conversation with Howie Zhang - Game Economy Designer

Guild of Guardians is an upcoming blockchain game that has everyone excited. Ari dives deep into the economics of the game ...

EP 76 : How do Morpho and Aave work together? | In conversation with Paul Frambot CEO Morpho Labs ​ from 2022-11-11T17:57:58

In conversation with Paul Frambot CEO  @Morpho Labs  

Paul Frambot CEO of Morpho Labs talks about how Morpho and Aave work together. He also gives some insights on the companies...

EP 75 : Research with us on Sandwich Attacks & Arbitrage Bots from 2022-11-04T14:40:10

Wondering what all the fuss on sandwich attacks is about? Find out everything you need to know - what it is, how it works, and how it impacts the DeFi space in this video. Our researchers Ari, A...

EP 74 | Archerswap : A Study from 2022-11-04T14:37:59

EP 74 | Archerswap : A Study

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EP 73 | Flowcarbon Case Study : Climate Solutions powered by Blockchain from 2022-07-20T09:48:17

EP 73 | Flowcarbon Case Study : Climate Solutions powered by Blockchain

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EP 72 : In Conversation with Jake Richards | dHEDGE from 2022-04-22T14:50:58

EP 72 : In Conversation with Jake Richards | dHEDGE

In this episode Lisa and Jake talk about the idea behind dHedge, how dHedge functions and what problems dHedge is trying to solve. ...

EP 71 : New Metric for Stablecoin - Price Deviation Metric from 2022-03-22T17:37:34

In this episode Lisa and Yunzhu talk about a new metric for Stablecoin.

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Ep 70 : Economics of Play to Earn Gaming Economy from 2022-03-03T14:29:06

Lisa summarizes and explains the latest p2e report.

You can read the full report here : https://econteric.com/p2e/

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Ep 69 : Layer 2 Scaling Solutions on Polygon from 2022-03-02T17:59:16

What separates Polygon from the rest?

What is Polygon doing differently? Where is Polygon headed towards? Lisa and Aishwary discuss!  

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What is Po...

Ep 68: How To Create a Purpose Driven Economy from 2022-03-01T05:12:40

How can we create a purpose driven Economy?
What tools will we be needing? What will these tools look like?
Lisa and Griff discuss!

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Ep 67: Adverse Selection In Crypto | Valkyrie Protocol from 2021-11-28T16:00

Valkyrie Protocol is an activation protocol. Lisa tells you more!

00:00 Introduction & Highlights

00:56 Benefits Of Valkyrie Protocol

01:43 3 Highlights Of V...

Ep 66: DeFi 2.0 Meets Tokenomics 2.0 | Economics Of Value Creation from 2021-11-17T13:51:42

How do we effectively create value in DeFi? How does Vesper move towards long-term value creation?

00:00 Introduction & Highlights

01:10 Purpose Of A Market

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Ep 65 :Tokenisation Of Big Data - Ocean Protocol from 2021-11-07T16:00

How do we protect our data? Can our data be traded? Can web3 be self-sovereign? Ocean Protocol might hold the answers!

00:00 Introduction & Highlights

03:17 Archite...

Ep 64: Economics Of Trader Joe - DEX On Avalanche from 2021-10-31T16:00

From a brand new AMM project with no initial funding, Trader Joe has gradually established himself as one of Avalanche's top AMMs. This video about Trader Joe and $JOE will give you all the info...

Ep 63: Crypto Renaissance - How We’re Building The Future Of Finance from 2021-10-21T05:00

From the past to the future, how can we build the future of finance using lessons learnt from before? Josh and Lisa discusses!

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EP 62: Universal Bitcoin Income - Bitcoin As Stored Energy from 2021-10-04T03:21:38

Is Bitcoin a form of stored energy? Dave and Lisa discusses how universal basic income may be addressed using Bitcoin!

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EP 61: Antimatter, Does It Matter? | DeFi Simplicity from 2021-09-27T04:42:49

We take a look at how the Antimatter protocol can potentially simplify DeFi!

Connect with Jack here: https://twitter.com/jack_venture

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Ep 60: We Found A Problem That Crypto Truly Solves | Public Goods & #DAO from 2021-09-20T11:55:23

We found a problem that crypto truly solves - public goods and #DAO!

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EP 58 UPDATE: UST Is Not What It Is! This is not clickbait. I made a mistake. Updates here. from 2021-09-16T16:00

In the previous EP 58: Analysis of UST (TerraUSD) | Algo Stablecoin on Terra,, we mentioned that UST is 1% within the range but mostly outside of the $1±5% range. Turns out, we are wrong! This v...

EP 59: Another Stablecoin? | All-Weather Stablecoin Gyroscope from 2021-08-24T13:02:11

Another stablecoin? All weather stablecoin with Gyroscope. Always stable.

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EP 58: Analysis of UST (TerraUSD) | Algo Stablecoin on Terra from 2021-08-01T10:00

Many of you have been asking for an episode on UST, the algo stablecoin on the Terra network. So today, we take a dive into how UST works, how it is created, analyse its stability, and more.

Flashbots and MEV are a huge problem for DEXs. Here's why you should care. | DeFi Markets from 2021-07-15T12:00

Flashbots & Miner-Extractable Value are problems faced by decentralised exchanges (DEXs). In this episode, we explain what flashbots and MEV are all about and what solutions there are. We al...

EP 57 LQTY Stable Coin | Solving Maker's DAI Problem and No Governance from 2021-07-08T12:59:55

Liquity presents a unique approach to decentralisation, without a governance token and several other notable features. In this episode, we dive deep into Liquity's mechanisms, economics, and wha...

Before you start an algo stable coin, listen to this | DeFi Markets from 2021-07-04T12:00

We have several recommendations to make, after all the research we have done recently on algo stable coins. To be specific, we have 3 recommendations regarding the secondary token, how to avoid ...

Economic Analysis, Discussion & Observation on Algo Stable Coins | DeFi Markets from 2021-07-03T12:00

In our recent research on algo stablecoins, we found some imperfections in some of their mechanisms – namely economic misalignment and failure of coupons. In this episode, we analyze and discuss...

EP 56: Iron Finance vs FRAX | 3 Reasons why IRON failed in its economics design from 2021-07-01T12:00

How did IRON Finance crash 100% within a day? What went wrong with its mechanisms and economic design, and how is it different from FRAX, which we recently reported to be the best among 8 differ...

EP 55: OHM OlympusDAO (3,3) | New Reserve Currency To Replace Bitcoin? from 2021-06-29T12:00

An algorithmic stablecoin that is not pegged to $1: How does OHM do it?

What exactly are the inner workings in the OHM ecosystem and how can you take part in it? We explain in this episod...

How to "DYOR" for crypto stable coins | 3 Steps Economics Analysis | DeFi Markets from 2021-06-28T12:00

If you're Doing Your Own Research (DYOR) on stable crypto coins, this episode explains how to use quantitative and qualitative metrics to analyze them, the 3 types of risks to look at, and how L...

EP 54: How to analyse token economics of Stable Coin | $FRAX Economics Analysis and Design from 2021-06-13T01:00

In this week's episode, we talk about FRAX, a fractionalised algorithmic stablecoin. Using the token economics framework that we have explained in other videos, we will analyse the token economi...

EP 53: The Mechanism Design of Maker (DAI and MKR) | The OG #StableCoin from 2021-06-09T09:21:01

In line with our recent focus on stablecoins, today we're going to explore the OG onchain stablecoin: MakerDAO. We will dive deeper into the economics of Maker, and understand how the $DAI ecosy...

EP 52: Throw those 2017 notes away. This is how to understand Stable Coins in 2021. from 2021-05-29T12:00

Stablecoins are no longer what they used to be in 2017, as they have changed a lot from then till today in 2021. To understand how stablecoins are created and to compare different stablecoins, w...

EP 51: Understanding $ALCX (Alchemix) | A Unique Stable Coin with Limitations? from 2021-05-14T17:24:27

Alchemix $ALCX is a no-loss, yield-generating stable coin protocol with unique mechanisms that include real inflation in the ecosystem. In this episode, we speak to the co-founder of Alchemix, t...

EP 50: $FEI, What Went Wrong? An Economics Explanation from 2021-05-08T23:30

FEI protocol had all of twitter talking last week. 

Backed by significant VCs, this new algorithmic stablecoin mechanism, $FEI, managed to raise US$1 billion worth of Ether within th...

EP 49: 7 Changes in Uniswap V3 and LP Impacts | Decentralised Market Maker + CLOB from 2021-05-07T23:30

Uniswap is an Automated Market Maker (AMM). It allows users to swap any ERC20 token, using the liquidity pool instead of the order book.

Uniswap is a 100% decentralised and permissionless...

EP 48: Building the Infrastructure of Web3.0. Explaining Handshake and $HNS Economics from 2021-05-07T13:22:50

Handshake (HNS) is a decentralised, permissionless naming protocol in which peers authenticate and are responsible for managing the root DNS naming zone to create an alternative to Existing nami...

EP 47: Experimenting Licensing as an NFT: EDBK Case Study from 2021-04-30T20:50:21

$EDBK, that means Economics Design Book. A very innovative name, I know.  

The general idea is to:  

Limit publishing rights of physical books to specific geographical re...

Women in DeFi 2: Rug Pull Stories from 2021-04-23T00:30

In this episode we talk about rug pull with Emma Jane and Anna Vladi. Emma comes from an options trading background and now working on digital NFT, fashion, gaming and esports and Anna is buildi...

Women in DeFi Fireside Chat. How to Bring Women into DeFi from 2021-04-22T19:21:50

In this episode, we chat with Zia Word (Co-Founder of Matter Block) and Anna Vladi (Co-Founder at Metl) and talk about Women in DeFi.

EP:46 Depreciating Licensing Model in NFT Ownership with Anthony Lee Zhang from UChicago Booth from 2021-04-04T00:30

NFT is not just about digital art and tokenising assets. There are so many more things we can do with NFTs, like embedding property rights, more efficient mechanism design of property rights all...

EP45, The Economics of Betting on NFT | Polygon (MATIC) NFT Infrastructure from 2021-04-03T19:23:32

This month is on NFT. We chatted about the economics of NFT, and the economics of NFT flipping last week. A few days ago, an art piece was sold at $69 million by Beeple (https://onlineonly.chris...

EP44: Economics of NFT Flipping with Kiefer Zang from 2021-03-17T20:02:33

This month is on #NFT. The hottest thing in NFT is how one can flip the NFT for insane profits. So today, we have Kiefer Zang, founder of NFT Flipping. Instead of talking about NFT flipping, we ...

EP 43: What is #NFT crypto? I The economics of NFT I NFT art and DeFi explained from 2021-03-09T18:32:30

NFT is the hype recently, powered by "non-crypto" influential individuals like Mark Cuban, Chamath Palihapitiya and Gary Vaynerchuk talking about it.   

You might be thinking, "...

EP 42: Interview with #OPYN | oToken DeFi Options Model and Developments from 2021-02-28T18:23:10

Opyn is an open decentralised insurance platform built on Ethereum that allows users to protect themselves from certain risks they face in DeFi. Opyn is built with the Convexity Protocol, a prot...

EP 42: Economics of #OPYN Explained. And How OPYN Works | oToken DeFi Options Model from 2021-02-27T15:13:59

Opyn is an open decentralised insurance platform built on Ethereum that allows users to protect themselves from certain risks they face in DeFi. Opyn is built with the Convexity Protocol, a prot...

EP41: How to use option strategies in DeFi to reduce risk | 3 DeFi Options Strategies from 2021-02-24T17:19:24

Responding to the twitter poll, you guys want more finance and #DeFi explanations. So instead of assuming you know how to use #option strategies to help with risk management, let's do it in this...

EP 40: Economics of POTION Explained. And How #POTION Works | POTION DeFi Options Model from 2021-02-13T20:15:25

Back to our theme of February, we are covering a new protocol, #Potion.   

Potion is a decentralised protocol for creating price volatility insurance contracts that run on the E...

EP 39: Opium DeFi Options Review | Opium Token Economics and Token Staking | $OPIUM Game Theory from 2021-02-10T15:21:10

Financial derivatives are an important component of the financial markets, as they enable risk management. The decentralised derivatives market is expected to grow exponentially with DeFi's grow...

EP 38: Economics of $HEGIC Explained. And How #HEGIC Works (visual explanation) from 2021-01-29T16:30

In traditional finance, one of the most important pieces of derivative products can be mentioned is options. Continuing on with our #DeFi options series, we will be sharing about #HEGIC, the top...

EP 37: Introduction to DeFi Option Protocols #HEGIC #OPYN #OPIUM from 2021-01-22T12:47:20

DeFi and CeFi options are different. Especially since tokens are involved. Tokens are not involved equally; #HEGIC uses it for staking and governance, #OPIUM uses it as an ERC721 tradable option...

EP 36: Using Options as Volatility Hedge I DeFi Options Series from 2021-01-21T17:17:39

What are options?  

Options are an agreement. Remember when you were young and you told your best friend "if we are both single by 40 years old, let's marry each other." It is an agr...

EP 35: [DeFi Options Series] Market Volatility vs Implied Volatility from 2021-01-07T16:58:07

In 2021, we will switch it up. Instead of videos in bits and all over the place, we will create a monthly theme. This helps to divide the content out into sizable chunks and digest the informati...

EP 34: Economics of Cross-chain DEX with Sifchain from 2020-12-22T13:54:26

DEX, AMM and bonding curve. Again, on this topic. I swear there is a lot of other innovation in the space too, but this week, I want to share something interesting with DEXes and their mathemati...

EP 33: True power of tokenisation.Combine derivatives and Repo to create interest-bearing FlexUSD from 2020-12-07T02:58:51

In this episode, we show the TRUE power of tokenisation. 

How? Interest  earned from derivatives market and tokenise that mechanism.   

The DeFi space is gettin...

EP 32: ELI5 15 DeFi and Crypto Terms || Human Glossary from 2020-11-23T04:00:32

As much as I want to say DeFi and crypto is easy to enter, it is not  easy to fully grasp and understand it. 

First you need to understand  technology. Then to understand m...

EP 31: Bonding Curve Application on Social Community Tokens | NFT from 2020-11-12T15:29:13

What are social tokens? What are community tokens? 

This episode, we  speak with Alex Masmejean to dive into the topic.    

Social tokens can be split into...

EP 30: Insurance for Impermanent Loss with Bancor V2.1 from 2020-11-06T02:32:26

I started looking at Bancor years ago, because it had the same name as the world currency John M. Keynes had in mind. Their math fascinated me, and that's how I got started with the AMM rabbit h...

EP 29: Full Interview with Tyler Ward from BarnBridge [BONUS] from 2020-10-31T00:45:14

You've listened to the episode on BarnBridge, how it works and suggestions to  be made.    

Here's the full interview with Tyler Ward, as he explains what they are doi...

EP 29: Token Design and Financial Design of BarnBridge from 2020-10-26T15:24:08

BarnBridge is a new defi product in the market. Unlike the existing defi  products, BarnBridge goes to a new level of mixing the various existing  protocols.    

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EP 28: Economics of Nexus Mutual (2/2) $NXM from 2020-10-17T08:47:04

Today, we continue part 2 of the economics of insurance. This episode is  a deep dive into Nexus Mutual, $NXM. I'm not saying that DeFi is all  about bonding curve....... but I'm 100% ...

EP 27: Flash Loans & Credit Delegation 101 from 2020-10-08T06:00:18

Crypto/DeFi is more than just the economics, mechanisms and code driving it. One of the other cool things is the innovation in business logic, systems and products. Being in the digital space op...

EP 26: Economics of Insurance Industry (1/2) | Nexus Mutual from 2020-10-01T15:32:22

The insurance business is one of the oldest in the world. Today, it's  worth over US$5 trillion. 

Online insurance is only capturing US$31  billion. And in crypto, it's eve...

EP 25: 2 Risks in DEX, Price Slippage and Impermanent Loss from 2020-09-20T14:01:33

DEXes are eating up the trading volume of centralised exchange. We covered many areas of DEX, from understanding the mechanism behind to understanding the various math formulas. In the comments,...

EP 24: A Special Episode on Ponzinomics in Defi and Crypto from 2020-09-10T07:40:01

The plan for this week is to do a deep dive for Sushiswap. But friday happened and the weekend happened. A lot of gains is swiped out in the S&P financial market and defi financial market. A...

EP 23: How to use Bonding Curve Beyond DeFi from 2020-09-03T09:02:17

We've talked about bonding curves so many times. You'd think I've  exhausted the content. HAH! Not a chance.   

Today, we have with us Jeff Emmett from the Comm...

EP 22: NFT, Bonding Curves and Harberger Taxes w Simon de la Rouviere from 2020-08-27T06:01:31

Today, we have a guest on our episode, Simon de la Rouviere. He's known to start talking actively about bonding curves and it's making a huge impact to the future that we are building — #DeFi an...

EP 21: What is Ampleforth? The Economics Design of AMPL Token [Case Study] from 2020-08-23T03:27:36

What is Ampleforth? What is supply elasticity? Why do I have more tokens and suddenly less tokens? Where does Ampleforth come in, in the #DeFi space? How does Ampleforth work?! I don't understan...

EP 20: Fundraising Mechanism with Bonding Curve (4 Use Cases) from 2020-08-07T15:24:09

We've covered about bonding curves and the various incentive mechanisms that you can bake into the curve. This episode, we focus on using bonding curve as a way to fundraise for your project. Listen

EP 19: Token Bonding Curve Algorithms for Autonomous Market Makers (DEX) from 2020-08-01T02:01:16

The podcast version has no images to follow, unlike the YouTube channel. So it's easier! 🥳 

In Part 1, we covered the basics of token bonding curves and understand how the shape of ...

EP 18: Token Valuation with Token Bonding Curve from 2020-07-23T07:51

⚠️ PSA: This podcast episode is different from the YouTube channel. This removes the maths and graph, as it requires visualisation. Please check out the Yo...

EP 17: What makes good token economics, so investors will invest in it? from 2020-07-16T04:40:21

In this episode, we interview Arthur Cheong, a DeFi investor. He's on Twitter as @Arthur_0x. From the perspective of an investor, who invests in tokens and token projects, we uncover what are th...

EP 16: Tokens with Programmable Rules - Leveraged Tokens (E.g FTX) from 2020-07-09T15:55:45

Alright listen up guys. Now is the best time for #STONKS.

Memes aside, new token design are constantly entering the space. As DeFi continues to mature, I think we will start to see more s...

EP 15: Yield Farming Economics. Good bad ugly from 2020-07-03T10:26:03

Yield farming is all the type right now. We talked about the international gold (bitcoin) standard and this week, on farming. I guess history really repeats itself! This week, we share about 4 p...

EP 14: Why Bitcoin will NEVER be an international currency from 2020-06-25T04:14:07

We've talked about how bitcoin accrues value. Now, here's why bitcoin will only remain as a P2P currency but never play a role in the international monetary order.

In this episode, we wil...

EP 13: How Money has Value (3-step Process) from 2020-06-11T08:07:58

You've probably heard enough about the whole argument of "money used to be gold". In this episode, we will uncover the fundamentals of how money accrues value from 2 perspectives — metallism and...

EP 12: Economics of DAO, the Future of Governance and Liberty from 2020-06-04T10:03:50

In the midst of #blacklivesmatter, protests in Hong Kong and protests  all around the world, this is one the beginning of change. The change is  governance, and how we govern in the fu...

EP 11: Token Economist Explains How To Design Digital Economies with Tokens (Tokenomics) from 2020-05-27T15:28:11

Whilst there is no holy grail of model to design token economics, there is a framework that you can use. I developed this after researching for 2 years. Basically deconstructing economics to its...

EP 10: BUY or BYE-Nance? Binance BNB Token Economics Case Study from 2020-05-23T15:19:18

Trying a new format for videos. Let me know if you prefer this format or the previous ones!

This is a case study of Binance's native token, BNB. Bookmarks so you can jump to your preferre...

EP 9: Design your successful token economics with Market Design in 3 ways from 2020-05-14T16:10:48

Often, we like to think that token economics is all about the token. That is not true. It also comes with the design of the environment, which the token exists in.

And that's market desig...

EP 8: Bitcoin's Monetary Policy and Implications of the Derivatives Market on 2020 Block Reward Halving from 2020-05-10T02:00

This special episode, we will look into the case study of Bitcoin and uncover its monetary policy and implications to pricing in the 2020 block rewards halving.

With the reduced selling p...

EP 7: Real Underlying Issues and Problems in Libra Network from 2020-05-06T10:36:50

In this episode, we will unbox the problems, questions and analysis of Libra Network. We will share about the reason Facebook is entering the financial space, how Facebook is looking to extract ...

EP 6: Facebook Libracoin Economics, solution to financial issues or another overpromise? from 2020-04-28T23:00

In this episode, we will unbox the economics design of Facebook's Libra network. Applying the token economics framework, we will analyse the economics design of Libra coin based on the new Libra...

EP 5: Token Economics Principle 2, Supply and Demand from 2020-04-21T13:42:29

In EP 4, we covered behavioural economics, which is principle 1 in token economics. Today, we will come back to the basics of supply and demand. Why we need it, how to govern it and how can we a...

EP 4: And The Key To Token Success? Behavioural Economics from 2020-04-10T11:23:49

So far, we focused on classic economics and how we can apply classic economics into the design of economics systems. In this episode, let's talk about a key underlying principle to manage the ec...

EP 3: Economics, Reinventing The World from 2020-04-03T14:01:50

Previously, we looked at the economics design of a video game, as well as what we can learn from viruses that are applicable to economics design. In this video, we take it one step furth...