Modern Finance

Kevin Rose

Modern Finance breaks down all things bitcoin, cryptocurrency, finance hacks & tips, decentralized finance (DeFi), yield farming, NFTs, robo-investing, and more. Join entrepreneur and technology venture capitalist Kevin Rose as he interviews experts and the entrepreneurs building modern finance tools. Time Magazine calls Kevin one of the "Top 25 Most Influential People on the Web," and Bloomberg lists him as a "Top 25 Angel Investor." Kevin has appeared on the Jimmy Fallon Show, Charlie Rose Show, as well as the print covers of Businessweek and Inc. Magazine. read less

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Liquidable Eth Staking with Lido

Liquidable Eth Staking with Lido

Vasiliy Shapovalov, the cofounder of Lido.fi, breaks down the mechanics of staking for digital assets, including Ethereum 2.0, while still allowing for liquidity with a token representing your portion of the stake.

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Liquidable Eth Staking with Lido

Liquidable Eth Staking with Lido

Vasiliy Shapovalov, the cofounder of Lido.fi, breaks down the mechanics of staking for digital assets, including Ethereum 2.0, while still allowing for liquidity with a token representing your portion of the stake.

Nexo — NFT Lending and High Yield Savings

Nexo — NFT Lending and High Yield Savings

Kevin is joined by cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev to discuss how the company is able to offer its clientele such high interest rates, the pros and cons of federal regulation over digital assets, the utility of the NEXO token, and how people can earn crypto by lending their NFTs.

The Future of Decentralized Banking with Bankless

The Future of Decentralized Banking with Bankless

Kevin is joined by Ryan Sean Adams and David Hoffman of the Bankless podcast to discuss the current state of Decentralized Finance, The view on the role of layer one vs. layer two protocols, and the future of Banking.

Consensus - The Proof Collective's Grail Project, Heart You PFP, Twitter NFTs, Frog Nation, and Opera Browser

Consensus - The Proof Collective's Grail Project, Heart You PFP, Twitter NFTs, Frog Nation, and Opera Browser

On this week's Consensus, Kevin, Feyyaz, and John O'Connell discuss the latest in Crypto and NFT. Kevin updates everyone on the new Proof Collective projects, including the Grails project and Heart You PFP. They cover the new Twitter Blue, which adds NFT profile pic support. They also cover Cover Frog Nation, An alternative to OpenSea called LOOKS, and Feyyaz drops alpha on Fantom and Opera Browser.

Particle: Fractionalizing Banksy with NFTs

Particle: Fractionalizing Banksy with NFTs

Kevin sits with the founders of the Particle Collection. Particle aims to acquire and tokenize the world's greatest masterpieces via a Particalization Process which involves taking a painting's title deed, or the legal term for proof of ownership, and dividing into (in the case of the first acquisition) a 100x100 grid resulting in 10,000 unique NFTs. Their first piece; Banksy's 2005 "Love is in the Air."

From Web2 to Web3: Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose

From Web2 to Web3: Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose

Kevin is joined by Alexis Ohanian, founder of venture capital firm SevenSevenSix and co-founder of Reddit. Here, they discuss youthful Digg vs. Reddit rivalry, Web2 lessons for Web3 aspirants, the cultural and economic benefits of diversifying the crypto space, NFT collecting, the future of investment, Bored Apes vs. CryptoPunks, the power of community, and much more.

Side Chain Scaling with Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon

Side Chain Scaling with Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon

Kevin chats with Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of the Polygon side chain. Sandeep informs us on what makes Polygon different, his confidence in NFT's on Polygon and how to move them, future fixes to bridge assets to Ethereum, and the future of the MATIC token.

Where Data Lives in an IPFS/Filecoin World with Mikeal Rogers

Where Data Lives in an IPFS/Filecoin World with Mikeal Rogers

Kevin is joined by Mikeal Rogers, engineering manager at Protocol Labs, the team behind Filecoin and IPFS. Here, they try to answer the important questions around decentralized storage, like where our NFTs and data live in a Web3 world -- especially when a marketplace (like Hic et Nunc) goes down. Also, they discuss what Filecoin is and how it works with IPFS, when major browsers will support IPFS, how we can speed up IPFS image loading, and much more.

Consensus - Welcome to the Proof Collective with the Proof NFT, Sheep Game, Monaco, The Metaverse, and Feyyaz's alpha on Tomb Finance.

Consensus - Welcome to the Proof Collective with the Proof NFT, Sheep Game, Monaco, The Metaverse, and Feyyaz's alpha on Tomb Finance.

Kevin and Feyyaz discuss the launch of the new Proof Collective NFT and all the benefits of the NFT holder. They also discuss Sheep Game, Jack Dorsey's rebranding of Square, Monaco NFT, the future of Facebook Metaverse, Filecoin, and IFPS, and Feyyaz drops some alpha on us for Tomb Finance.

Artist Spotlight: Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda is Dropping ZIGGURATS

Artist Spotlight: Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda is Dropping ZIGGURATS

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Fort Minor fame joins Kevin to discuss why he was initially reluctant to embrace the NFT scene (in spite of setting Kevin on the path to his own obsession), drumming up acceptance of NFTs in the mainstream, industry skeuomorphism, current collaborations, the state of unreleased Linkin Park music, and where people can go to await Mike's upcoming ZIGGURATS drop.

MoFi Consensus - Going full-on degen with Olympus DAO, KLIMA, Abracadabra, Shiba Inu and more.

MoFi Consensus - Going full-on degen with Olympus DAO, KLIMA, Abracadabra, Shiba Inu and more.

Kevin, Feyyaz, and John cover the rise of Shiba Inu, Olypmus DAO, KLIMA, Abracadabra, Fantom, and the new NFT photo platform Quantum. Quantum Art Quantum Mint pass Thor Starter Thor Chain Olympus DAO Klima DAO Toucan Abracadabra.money

Play-to-Earn Gaming with Yield Guild Games

Play-to-Earn Gaming with Yield Guild Games

Yield Guild Games is the DAO that invests in virtual world and blockchain games. Gabby Dizon talks about YGG's Origins in Axie Infinity "Scholarship" program, Governance mechanics in the DAO, and their game of up-and-coming blockchain games.

$BACON Coin: Fractionalizing Home Loans on the Blockchain

$BACON Coin: Fractionalizing Home Loans on the Blockchain

On this episode, Kevin talks to LoanSnap co-founder and CEO Karl Jacob about how consumers can invest in and receive yields formerly reserved by big banks and governments. They also discuss the tokenization of commercial real estate, how neighbors can pitch in to fractionalize and purchase foreclosed homes, why traditional 30-year mortgages are going away, and how renting might turn into fractional ownership that is liquid 24/7.

MoFi Consensus — Keeping NFT assets safe, Frontrunning Opensea Insider Information, Snoop Dogg: I am @CozomoMedici, and Arbitrum.

MoFi Consensus — Keeping NFT assets safe, Frontrunning Opensea Insider Information, Snoop Dogg: I am @CozomoMedici, and Arbitrum.

Punks Comic - Meta Hero vs DAO route Tezzards Art Blocks Subscapes Floors.cafe Snoop Dog is Cozmo Medici Arbitrum - Optimistic rollups

Modern Portfolio Construction (crypto+stocks) with Chris Hutchins

Modern Portfolio Construction (crypto+stocks) with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins, the host of the All The Hacks podcast and Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront, is back to discuss portfolio construction in the current world of crypto and NFTs. Kevin and Chris also discuss Bitcoin-backed credit cards and a hack to hold crypto in tax-efficient retirement accounts.

MoFi Consensus – Art Blocks, H=N NFT platform, Avalanche yield farming, and a $35 NFT Kevin is collecting

MoFi Consensus – Art Blocks, H=N NFT platform, Avalanche yield farming, and a $35 NFT Kevin is collecting

Kevin Rose and Feyyaz discuss Art Blocks, The sale of a Fidenza for 777 ETH, A secret NFT platform and $35 NFT, Avalanche Yield Farming, and the Luna Anchor protocol. Art Blocks controversy Hen NFT platform Solana NFTs NFT Artist PAK XCOPY Avalanche yield farming Kevin’s Fidenza Sale Tyler Hobbs interview Luna and Anchor Protocol

The Solana Blockchain: Ethereum Killer or Piece of a Larger Puzzle

The Solana Blockchain: Ethereum Killer or Piece of a Larger Puzzle

Anatoly Yakovenko, Founder/CEO of Solana, updates Kevin on the latest advancements of the Solona blockchain. They discuss the development doors opened with lighting fast L1 blockchains like Solana in the finance world. The implications of Neon Labs' deployment of a cross-chain Ethereum virtual Machine on Solana and purpose build Hardware development specifically for blockchains. And, of course, Kevin dives into NFT's on the Solana Blockchain.

MoFi Consensus [August 13th] - JPEG Summer

MoFi Consensus [August 13th] - JPEG Summer

Kevin Rose and DCinvΞstor discuss "JPEG Summer," Wallet security and legacy planning, Kevin's sell and buy strategy with Cryptopunks, as well as his NFT Blockchain archeology.

DEAFBEEF and the Craft of Generative Art

DEAFBEEF and the Craft of Generative Art

Generative audiovisual artist DEAFBEEF joins Kevin to discuss how a childhood love of computer programming and the need to stay busy during the pandemic gave rise to his unique creative vision. DEAFBEEF addresses how the community has allowed him to evolve, why he created a series of NFTs that degrades with each wallet address change, and the plans to bring his work to the analog world.

Gaming NFTs and DeFi vs CeFi with Amy Wu

Gaming NFTs and DeFi vs CeFi with Amy Wu

Amy Wu of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Kevin to cover various topics, including how venture capitalists can add real value to projects. They cover Arbitrum, FTX, Solana, the Metaverse (and why Facebook is showing a keen interest in it), and blockchain games like Axie Infinity.