About the episode
Alchemix co-founder Scoopy Trooples joins Kevin to discuss how Alchemix provides highly flexible instant loans that repay themselves over time without liquidation risk using decentralized smart contracts on the Ethereum network.
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Links from the episode
Introducing Alchemix by AlchemixFinance | Medium
The Future Yield Tokenization Protocol | Alchemix
What Is Yield Farming? The Rocket Fuel of DeFi, Explained | CoinDesk
What Are Smart Contracts? | Blockgeeks
Feds Seize $1 Billion in Stolen Silk Road Bitcoins | Wired
“CheeseFi is Weesh.” | Scoopy Trooples, Twitter
Miner Extractable Value (MEV) and Me | Paradigm Research
DeFi Sandwich Attacks | Christoph Michel
How to Use DAI Stablecoin: Beginner’s Guide (2021) | Decrypt
What Is Yearn Finance? The DeFi Gateway Everyone Is Talking About | CoinDesk
DeFi Liquidations Up 14X in Broad Crypto Sell-Off | CoinDesk
Open Source DeFi Protocol | Aave
An Unbiased Global Financial System | MakerDAO
What’s Layer 1 vs. Layer 2? | The Defiant
How Rollups Could Make Ethereum Cheaper to Use | Decrypt
How it Works: Curve Finance, CRV, and Liquidity | Gemini
A Little Dash of hÖpΞm | Synthetix Blog
Show notes
What is Alchemix? (And full disclosure.)[00:36]
How does Alchemix work today, and how does it earn interest for users?[07:59]
An example of how Alchemix can be the most capital-efficient way to buy physical goods.[13:15]
Creative use cases of Alchemix.[15:08]
Can Alchemix be used to crowdfund causes and charities?[16:33]
From a user’s-eye view, what happens if Alchemix yields fall to little or nothing?[19:20]
Why might someone choose to repay in alUSD or DAI rather than collateral?[21:57]
How does a token get re-pegged?[22:25]
What’s the best path from DAI to USDC?[24:30]
How does farming/staking work in Alchemix?[26:06]
What’s planned for the future of the ALCX DAO token?[27:10]
How would a DAO item shop work, and what perks might it yield?[28:00]
What models are being considered for ALCX’s access to future cash flows?[34:26]
What changes are anticipated for Alchemix v2?[36:58]
When is Alchemix v2 expected to launch?[39:31]
Some Alchemix changes to look out for before v2 launches.[40:37]
How many people are on the Alchemix team?[42:11]
What other projects in the crypto space does Scoopy find interesting?[45:10]
Does Scoopy have any favorite layer 1 projects?[48:17]
Why Kevin is paying close attention to how Alchemix develops.[49:51]
Where people can find Scoopy online and learn more about Alchemix.[51:16]
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