The Defiant - DeFi Podcast
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The Defiant - DeFi Podcast

by Camila Russo

The internet of money is being built with blockchain technology and without banks. We call it DeFi, short for Decentralized Finance, and this is where you can hear the builders and users of this cutting edge world tell their stories first hand. Hosted by Camila Russo.

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1
Will Aave’s New Plan Change DeFi Forever? | Stani Kulechov Explains
52:22 Mar 13, 2026
2
Optimism Is Done With “Ethereum Alignment” — Users Come First
36:59 Mar 6, 2026
3
Did L2 Fragment Ethereum? - With Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset, Co-Founder of Canton
51:45 Feb 27, 2026
4
The Bitcoin Renaissance Legacy : Beyond Digital Gold Ep. 2
20:41 Feb 26, 2026
5
Why DAO Governance Always Turns Political
55:56 Feb 20, 2026
6
Robinhood’s Crypto Head Johann Kerbrat on Why Public Blockchains Will Win
41:21 Feb 11, 2026
7
Rebuilding Global Payments with Stablecoins | Circle & USDC with Nikhil Chandhok
45:53 Feb 6, 2026
8
Crypto’s Point of No Return: Institutions are Finally Here, with Brett Tejpaul
49:08 Feb 4, 2026
9
EP1 - Bitcoin before Maximalism: The experiments we forgot.
14:25 Feb 4, 2026
10
Why OG DeFi Failed | Kain Warwick, Founder of Synthetix
54:22 Jan 30, 2026
11
Ethereum is for Institutions: Danny Ryan Says Tokenization Isn't Enough
26:10 Jan 29, 2026
12
How Stablecoins Are Rewiring Global Payments | Borderless CPO Alex Garn
25:33 Jan 9, 2026
13
The Rise of the Fan Economy | Consumer Crypto | Avalanche Ecosystems Ep. 4
18:26 Jan 5, 2026
14
Uniswap is about to “turn on the switch.” with Hayden Adams
1:08:18 Dec 22, 2025
15
Ethereum’s “HTTP Moment” with Marissa Posner & Yoav Weiss
40:00 Dec 19, 2025
16
Ethereum’s “HTTP Moment” with Marissa Foster & Yoav Weiss
40:00 Dec 17, 2025
17
Becoming the "Institutions Chain" With Avalanche’s Morgan Krupetsky
40:19 Dec 5, 2025
18
Tokenize Everything: Robert Leshner’s Vision for On-Chain Finance
22:12 Nov 18, 2025
19
??Is DYOR Dead? Building a Safer Web3 with Alex Katz
37:08 Nov 14, 2025
20
Avalanche DeFi: the Journey to Bring Institutions Onchain
15:23 Nov 12, 2025
21
Inside the PYUSD's takeover of PayPal with May Zabaneh, VP Crypto
42:17 Nov 7, 2025
22
Why Yat Siu Believes Altcoins Will Surpass Bitcoin
1:01:14 Oct 21, 2025
23
The AI CEO Era: Breaking Build Bottlenecks with Vibe Coding | Ahmad Shadid
47:10 Oct 17, 2025
24
How Avalanche is Tackling the Blockchain Trilemma
26:44 Oct 14, 2025
25
What Crypto VCs Want Now | Aryan Sheikhalian
46:50 Oct 10, 2025
26
Solana vs. Bitcoin: Why Pantera Capital is All In | Paul Veradittakit
35:59 Oct 6, 2025
27
Can Crypto Be Trusted? Ben Nadareski’s Answer to the Skeptics
46:15 Oct 3, 2025
28
StarkWare Bets on Becoming Bitcoin's Execution Layer, Not on Attracting Corporate Chains
54:07 Oct 1, 2025
29
Bitcoin’s Next Chapter: StarkWare’s Vision for Staking, Scaling, and the Integrity Web
54:07 Sep 30, 2025
30
$100 Million DeFi DAT Chooses ETH | Ryan Zurrer
44:58 Sep 19, 2025
31
Plasma’s Plan to Dethrone Tron | Paul Faecks
45:02 Sep 16, 2025
32
J.P. Morgan’s Nightmare: How Stablecoins Let You Be Your Own Bank | Reeve Collins
41:33 Sep 12, 2025
33
Solana’s Rise as a Treasury Powerhouse: DeFi Development Corp’s Bold Strategy
1:09:35 Sep 9, 2025
34
Bitcoin Mining’s Golden Age or Final Battle? Insights From Fakhul Miah
45:17 Sep 5, 2025
35
The Future of Finance is Tokenized: Ondo’s Vision for RWAs
46:53 Sep 2, 2025
36
Bridging the Gaps: Prabal Banerjee on Scalability, Interoperability, and the Future of DeFi
45:28 Aug 29, 2025
37
The $10 Trillion Question: Crypto's Biggest Cycle Yet with Ellio Trades
45:53 Aug 25, 2025
38
Interoperability and Innovation: How Decentraland is Shaping the Future of Virtual Worlds | Kim Currier
49:59 Aug 22, 2025
39
Filecoin’s Role in Decentralized AI and Data Sovereignty | Marta Belcher
45:32 Aug 18, 2025
40
Intention, Privacy, and Trust: Adrian Brink’s Vision for Resilient Communities
49:39 Aug 15, 2025
41
DeFi’s Dance with Fintech: Choreographing Tomorrow’s Finance with Paul Frambot
46:51 Aug 12, 2025
42
Bridging DeFi and TradFi: Niklas Kunkel on Chronicle Labs and the Future of Finance
36:54 Aug 8, 2025
43
Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential: Bitlayer's Vision for DeFi and Beyond
57:48 Aug 4, 2025
44
From Meme to Movement: Dogecoin's Next Chapter with Jordan Jefferson
56:35 Aug 1, 2025
45
Ethereum Turns 10: Joe Lubin on Revolutionizing the Global Economy
46:03 Jul 30, 2025
46
Spark (SPK): The DeFi Protocol Redefining Finance with Explosive Growth and Innovation
46:38 Jul 28, 2025
47
Stablecoins Redefined: How the Genius Act Impacts Cryptocurrency Exchanges | Biconomy.com
54:45 Jul 25, 2025
48
The Global Shift to Bitcoin: What It Means for the Future of Finance
53:11 Jul 23, 2025
49
How Lido is Redefining Ethereum Staking: Dual Governance, Liquid Staking, and the V3 Upgrade
51:52 Jul 22, 2025
50
Invisible Wallets and Decentralized Privacy: Georgi Koreli’s Vision for Web3
45:34 Jul 18, 2025
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