Yaniv Tal, co-founder of The Graph, joins me to discuss making Ethereum data more accessible. The graph is an indexing protocol for Ethereum which allows anyone to get easier access to data via sub-graphs. Many popular sites are using the Graph and they are currently seeing an explosion of growth, handling 100mn queries per day. They have a path to decentralization over the coming months and Yaniv explains what that looks like.

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The Graph: Making Ethereum Data More Accessible

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss ETH pumping on its 5th birthday, Medalla eth2 testnet launch, Ledger has a personal info leak, Reddit’s scaling backoff gets many submissions, Aave announced Aavenomics, Boardroom introduced to help manage governance, Coinbase launches 2% Dai rewards and a discussion on “has Ethereum already won?”

EthHub Weekly #125: ETH price on fire, Medalla testnet launch, Ledger personal info leak, Reddit scaling bakeoff submissions, Aavenomics announced, Boardroom to manage governance, Coinbase launches Dai rewards and has Ethereum already won?

Jeffrey Zirlin, co-founder of Axie Infinity, joins the podcast to talk about the popular Ethereum gaming app. We discuss the formation of the idea and adoption to date. The composability of Ethereum makes it easy for users to monetize on their in-game assets and introduces unique aspects to gaming. Jeff explains why he seems this as a new paradigm forming and how the gaming industry will have to adapt. We also discuss their upcoming scaling solution, Ronin.

Axie Infinity: A New Paradigm in Gaming

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the crypto markets heating up, MakerDAO sees $1bn in total value locked, YFI governance proposals, the OCC lets banks custody crypto, eth2 official multi-client testnet Madella, EF launches eth2 validator launchpad, yearn.finance v2 announced for yield farmings and Ethereum DEX volume is on fire.

EthHub Weekly #124: Crypto markets heating up, $1bn locked in Maker, OCC lets banks custody crypto, eth2 “official” testnet Madella, eth2 validator launchpad, yearn.finance v2 and Ethereum DEX volume on fire

Dan Finlay, lead developer of MetaMask joins the podcast to discuss the most popular wallet on Ethereum today. If you've interacted with Ethereum, you've likely used MetaMask. Dan walks us through the early days and how the idea came to formation. We talk about the initial craze in 2017-2018 and how they had to adapt. He discusses the current high gas prices, recent MetaMask release and what's to come in the future.

MetaMask: The Gateway to Ethereum

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the latest yield farming craze YFI, help find Eth2 bugs, mStable launches via Gnosis Protocol, Twitter accounts get hacked, zkopru bringing privacy to zk tech, Reality Cards prediction market, Keeper DAO v1 goes live and Will Price’s data visualization for COMP tokens.

EthHub Weekly #123: YFI farming craze, Eth2 fuzzing, mStable launch on Gnosis Protocol, Twitter account hacks, Zkopru privacy layer, Reality Cards announced, Keeper DAO v1 is live and Will Price’s data viz for COMP

Robert Leshner, founder of Compound, joins the podcast to discuss the progress his protocol has made over the past 18 months since his first appearance on the show. We discuss the team's journey from v1 to v2 and now onto turning governance over to the ecosystem via the COMP token. We discuss the explosion of yield farming, risks involves and where COMP holders may bring the protocol next. 

Compound: How Will COMP Holders Shape the Future of Compound?

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss drama around eth2’s launch date, Ethereum.org gets a nice refresh, USDC gets its first blacklisted address, Aave announces credit delegation, Kyber launches KyberDAO, DeversiFi tries out celebrity twitter trading, Tyler Smith on ETH’s near term future and are gas prices driving L2 adoption?

EthHub Weekly #122: Eth2 launch date drama, Ethereum.org refresh, blacklisted USDC address, Aave announced credit delegation, KyberDAO goes live, DeversiFi’s celebrity trading, a thread on ETH’s near term future and gas prices driving L2 adoption

Alexis Gauba and Aparna Krishnan, co-founder of Opyn, join the podcast to discuss their DeFi platform. Opyn allows users to hedge ETH (and other token) risks by buying or selling call/put options on chain. By leveraging this technology, those who deposit assets in DeFi can also use it to take out insurance on those deposits. Alexis and Aparna give a great overview of how Opyn works and speak to some of the very interesting use cases that it could be leveraged for in the future.

Opyn: Protecting Your DeFi Deposits and Hedging ETH Risk

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the progress of the Altona Eth2 testnet, 0x launched Matcha dex aggregator, Omen prediction market from dxDAO goes live, Graph Protocol raises $5mn, Axie Infinity is launching a sidechain called Ronin, Gelato Network brings IFTTT functionality to Ethereum and a discussion on the DeFi liquidity vortex.

EthHub Weekly #121: Altona Eth2 testnet, 0x Matcha launches, Omen prediction market, Graph Protocol raises $5mn, Axie Infinity Ronin sidechain, Gelato IFTTT for Ethereum and DeFi liquidity vortex

ETHGlobal recently ran a monthly long virtual hackathon with a focus on DeFi (decentralized finance). Many great projects were built and we wanted to give an overview of the finalists. In this video, we walk through the 10 finalists.

ETHGlobal HackMoney Finalists Walkthrough

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the EIP-1559 community fund on Gitcoin, PlusToken ponzi ETH is on the move, eth2 updates including a new testnet, Balancer launched their BAL token for liquidity mining, ArchiveNode goes live, the DeFi risk appetite spectrum and 5 contrarian takes on the crypto space.

EthHub Weekly #120: EIP-1559 community fund, PlusToken ETH on the move, Eth2 updates, Balancer BAL token goes live, ArchiveNode launches, risk appetite spectrum for DeFi and 5 contrarian takes by @DegenSpartan

Fernando Martinelli, CEO and co-founder of Balancer, joins the podcast to talk about the recent launch of their product. Balancer allows users to pool ETH or ERC20s into balancer pools which are then used for exchanges on the product. Fernando explains the differences in Balancer versus Uniswap, most importantly that you can providing liquidity on up to 8 tokens and have unique allocation percentages on each. He then talks about the current liquidity mining for BAL token taking place and future plans for smart pools.

Balancer: A Protocol for Programmable Liquidity

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the latest yield farming craze, DeFi token valuations, ETH’s 3 pillar value prop, EPNS introduced to bring notifications to Ethereum apps, ConsenSys announced their staking service, Reddit launches a scaling competition and Matter Labs brings zk rollups to payments on mainnet.

EthHub Weekly #119: Yield farming, DeFi valuations on the rise, ETH’s value prop, EPNS introduced, ConsenSys staking as a service, Reddit’s scaling Ethereum challenge and Matter Labs zk-sync

Will Harborne, CEO of DeversiFi, joins the podcast to talk about their recent product launch. DeversiFi brings scale and deep liquidity to Ethereum by leveraging StarkDex technology. Will walks us through the technology used that allows feeless trading and up to 9000 TPS. He talks about how DeversiFi accomplishing deep liquidity by hooking into order books of centralized exchanges and then tells us of exciting new features they are considering for the future.

DeversiFi: Bringing Ethereum to Serious Traders

Into the Ether is an EthHub podcast focusing on all things Ethereum, the leading blockchain for decentralized applications. This podcast features in-depth discussions with prominent guests in the space hosted by Eric Conner as well as weekly news recaps featuring Anthony Sassano.

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