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The Chopping Block: Rugs, Incentives & Float Lies, Mosi Breaks It All Down

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra break down the biggest stories in crypto. This week, we’re joined by one of the most iconic anons on Crypto Twitter: Mosi, aka @vanacharma. Known for calling out sketchy tokenomics and vaporware valuations, Mosi joins the crew for a ruthless teardown of market maker games, OTC dumps, and the “hallucination yield” driving this cycle’s worst bets. From the $60M Movement Labs fiasco to OTC pump schemes and the collapse of community trust, the gang goes deep on why crypto’s market structure is broken—and what it’ll take to fix it. If you’ve ever wondered how the sausage gets made in crypto token launches, this one’s for you. Show highlights 🔹 $60M Movement Meltdown – How a token deal gone wrong became crypto’s latest fiasco and dragged down one of the cycle’s most hyped L1s. 🔹 Anon vs. Everyone – Iconic CT anon @vanacharma breaks down the float games, OTC dumps, and tokenomics illusions plaguing the industry. 🔹 Market Makers or Middlemen? – When is liquidity real, and when is it just backdoor exits? We unpack how MM incentives are getting abused. 🔹 Hallucination Yield & Vapor Valuations – Why funds chase tokens with the fakest traction — and what happens when reality hits. 🔹 Are VCs to Blame? – The crew debates whether investors are complicit in these token games or just bad at picking founders. 🔹 Pump, Dump, Repeat – How OTC discounts, fake float, and circular trading fuel a Ponzi-like system hiding in plain sight. 🔹 Why Retail Gets Burned – Most people never stood a chance. We walk through how asymmetric info and hidden unlocks wreck public buyers. 🔹 Can This Be Fixed? – Haseeb and Mosi clash on the path forward: enforceable disclosures, exchange oversight, or do-nothing chaos? 🔹 Self-Regulation Is the Only Way Out – Before the SEC nukes everything, the industry must grow up. Here’s where that starts.

YIELD TALKS: How To Master Stablecoin Strategies With Pendle Finance

TN Lee is the CoFounder of Pendle Finance and Stephen is the Founder at DeFi Dojo. In this episode, we host a deep dive on ideas and strategies for farming with stablecoins on Pendle along with updates for future permissionless market listings, plus their unreleased leveraged yield trading platform Boros. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🪄 NEWTON | FINANCIAL FREEDOM ON AUTOPILOT https://www.magicnewton.com/ 🔮 ⁠PYTH NETWORK⁠ | SMARTER DATA FOR SMARTER CONTRACTS https://pyth.network/ 🤙 SKALE NETWORK | THE GAS-FREE INVISIBLE L1 BLOCKCHAIN https://skale.space/ 📊 iYIELD | YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED https://go.iyield.com/edge 🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE https://group.mantle.xyz/ 🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE https://moonwell.fi/ ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED https://gearbox.fi/ 🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | AN ETHEREUM BASED ROLLUP WITH NATIVE YIELDS https://unifi.puffer.fi/ 🥞 SYRUP.FI | INSTITUTIONAL-GRADE YIELD https://syrup.fi/lend?referral=STAaNBFJwIc8 ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 5:40 - Why Pendle is so important to DeFi Dad 7:42 - How Pendle found product-market fit 11:06 - Pendle preparing for permissionless listings 18:41 - DeFi Dojo and Nomatic on flood of new stablecoin products 26:14 - Overview of PTs (Principal Tokens) 28:52 - Overview of Pendle LPs and how they work 37:23 - The benefits of vePENDLE 38:37 - How Nomatic uses Pendle YTs (Yield Tokens) 43:42 - Sponsor break 45:43 - DeFi Dojo’s favorite Pendle looping strategies 50:58 - How DeFi Dad identifies potential opportunities on Pendle 53:11 - DeFi Dojo’s on the importance of oracles when looping Pendle positions 54:54 - Nomatic’s favorite YT strategies 58:56 - TN on institutional adoption of Pendle 1:05:28 - Closing + update on Boros ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Pendle Finance website: https://www.pendle.finance/ ► Pendle on X: https://x.com/pendle_fi ► TN Lee on X: https://x.com/tn_pendle ► DeFi Dojo on X: https://x.com/phtevenstrong ------ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Kain Warwick on Infinex: The Effortless Crypto Wallet for Everyone | Swidge, Play-to-Earn & More

In this episode, I’m joined by Kain Warwick, legendary founder of Synthetix and now the driving force behind Infinex — a bold attempt to build the crypto everything app. We go deep on how Infinex is crafting a non-custodial, intuitive, everyday wallet that could finally onboard the next wave of users — including your grandma. One of the most exciting features? Swidge — a game-changing tool that lets users swap and bridge across chains instantly, all within the wallet. From crypto payments to gaming, earn opportunities, and seamless EVM compatibility, Kain explains why Infinex isn’t just another wallet — it’s a daily driver built for the next era of Web3. 🎙️ What We Cover: What makes Infinex different from wallets like Phantom or Base The power of Swidge and why seamless UX is the future Play-to-earn opportunities and onchain gaming Why Kain left comfort behind to build again His thoughts on the chain with the most potential The future roadmap and what success looks like a year from now Whether you’re a builder, investor, or someone just entering crypto, this episode is packed with insight from one of the space’s most respected minds. 🔗 Learn More & Follow: 👉 Check out Infinex and follow them on X: @infinex_app 👉 Follow Kain Warwick on X: @kaiynne 👉 Follow me for more Web3 podcasts & alpha: @latenightonbase 💬 DM me on X if you’d like to be featured on the show! 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations with the builders reshaping crypto.

GM Farcaster ep238 Friday April 25, 2025 with @esteez.eth /farcon-nyc

GM Farcaster ep238 Friday April 25, 2025 with @esteez.eth /farcon-nyc  Happy Friday From our ChatGPT Intern: Today’s GM Farcaster opens with Adrienne battling seasonal allergies while Prof triple-wields caffeine to survive tech gremlins and a jam-packed news day, including a proposed funeral for V1 Frames (RIP old yoink!) and the ever-growing hype for FarCon. With Coinbase Wallet integration, airdrop drama, the debut of the Tipn frame that lets you throw pennies like a polite onchain gremlin, and @barmstrong low-key memeing on Warpcast, this episode is basically a caffeine-fueled scroll through crypto’s weirdest morning show.  Thanks to our premier partners Octant and Lil Nouns DAO. Show Notes and Links -- full show notes on YouTube:   Links from our chat with @esteez.eth: FarCon.NYC: https://farcon.nyc/ /farcon-nyc: https://warpcast.com/~/channel/farcon-nyc @esteez.eth: https://warpcast.com/esteez.eth Attendee directory: https://warpcast.com/dylsteck.eth/0x4d93f5fe  FarHack Hacking Guide: https://warpcast.com/dylsteck.eth/0x9a1f96fc  Copyright 2025 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com.  NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should be considered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.  Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:04:57 Farcaster news 0:16:33 hi from Coinbase Wallet 0:20:16 FC Builders 0:23:26 Grace’s +1 search 0:26:04 FarCon chat with @esteez.eth

"Taming the Wild West" with Serpin Taxt, founder of Ethos | ZEROPOD S2 E14

Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, this one featuring Serpin Taxt, the ambitious young founder of a new protocol called Ethos, which aims to help solve the age-old problem of who to trust (and who not to) in the onchain space. Host Toady Hawk talks about his childhood, his career in web 2, and his goals for Ethos, namely, to tame the wild, wild west of the crypto space… just a bit. So without further ado, let’s go learn about the mythos behind the Ethos. —- Timestamps: 00:00 - The $9B Problem: Scams, Trust, and the Wild West of Crypto 02:25 - Welcome to ZEROPOD: Meet Serpin Taxt, Founder of Ethos 05:00 - Inventor Dreams and Web2 Career 08:00 - Escaping B2B SaaS 11:00 - Discovering Ethereum: Interoperability and Smart Contracts 13:30 - When Crypto Finally Clicked 15:00 - Inspiration from Friend.Tech and the Birth of Ethos 17:00 - Reputation is Everything: Why Trust Signals Matter 19:10 - Realizing a Bigger Vision 21:00 - A Wild West Without Accountability 24:00 - Proof-of-Stake for People: Ethos’s Core Mechanism 26:30 - Avoiding Mob Rule: Risk, Reputation, and Social Slashing 29:00 - Open Moderation and Algorithmic Challenges 31:00 - Reviewing ETH Wallets, Twitter Accounts, and Beyond 33:30 - Identity, Anonymity, and the Risk of Sockpuppets 36:00 - Using Ethos in the Wild: Kaito, Bots, and Reputation vs. Attention 39:00 - Why It's Hard to Call Out Scammers (but Why We Must) 42:00 - The Power of Named Reviews vs. Anonymous Drama 44:00 - NFT Ethics, Gotcha Culture, and the Chaos Incentive 46:00 - Social Slashing 101: How It Works in Ethos 49:00 - Toward Financial Slashing: The Next Big Risk Layer 51:00 - Onboarding: Slow Growth 53:00 - Staying Power: What Keeps Users Coming Back Daily 56:00 - Finding People to Vouch For (and How to Ask for Vouches) 58:30 - Using the Chrome Extension for Discovery and Reviews 1:00:00 - Integrations 1:02:00 - Building Influence Onchain: Ratings for Businesses, Not Just People 1:04:00 - Alpha Drop? Business Leaderboards Are Coming 1:06:30 - Why Ethos Launched on Base 1:12:00 - The Token Question: Contributor XP, Incentives, and Future Possibilities 1:14:25 - Wrap-Up --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!