J.P. Morgan’s Aave Trade Explained | Matthew Blumberg, Byron Gilliam
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, we bring on Matthew Blumberg and Byron Gilliam to discuss how J.P. Morgan - the largest bank in the US - just made history.
What happened? J.P. Morgan executed their first trade on a public blockchain (sup Polygon) using an Aave Arc clone. Tune in to find out what happened, why J.P. Morgan chose Polygon, how enterprise crypto adoption will likely play out and more!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:42) JP Morgan’s Aave Trade, What Happened?
(10:53) Permissioned DeFi, Why Do This On-Chain?
(25:09) The Aave Mafia
(26:08) Will Polygon Remain "Loyal" To Ethereum?
(31:50) Why J.P. Morgan Chose Polygon
(37:51) Social Media Is Adopting Web3
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Resources
Decent Crypto Podcast (hosted by Matt)
https://spoti.fi/3FKxBJW
Ty Lobban's tweet thread on the J.P. Morgan trade
https://twitter.com/TyLobban/status/1587679344792829954
Erik Voorhees & SBF on Bankless
https://spoti.fi/3FIPw3M
Sandeep's tweet on Polygon "bringing the world to Ethereum"
https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal/status/1587949120031006721
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Is Crypto an Investable Asset Class? | Weekly Roundup
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason is joined by Byron Gilliam - a markets strategist and author of the Blockworks newsletter. Often called the Matt Levine of Web3, Byron brings his traditional finance experience to crypto with a mix of wisdom and wit.
Jason and Byron cover this week's biggest stories and explore crypto's outlook as an investable asset class. Episode highlights include:
Why Byron frames crypto as commodities, not equities
How private markets are losing their advantage
Why crypto may be amazing for users, but a bad investment
How OpenSea's insider trading news will affect other Web3 companies
What happened with Optimism's airdrop
Can L2s find a sustainable revenue model
How BTC mining could fuel growth in renewable energy
Byron questions if MEV is crypto's only use case
Why UST's collapse was not crypto's Lehman moment
and much more!
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Referenced in the show:
Byron's Newsletter
https://blockworks.co/newsletter/
0xHamZ tweet on $100B required market inflows
https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1530222542413234176
Arthur Hayes article
https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/shut-it-down-15d230b28089
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(00:00) Introduction
(01:26) Byron's Evolving View on Crypto
(05:50) Lack of moats and risk taking founders
(11:28) Byron's investment outlook
(13:30) The private market arbitrage
(16:25) OpenSea insider trading
(23:49) Optimism's Airdrop
(27:18) Bitmex Ad
(33:08) Public goods & Layer 2 tokens
(36:28) Oil companies working with BTC miners
(38:51) Is everything just MEV?
(42:39) Crypto's structural selling
(46:31) No profits, just circular pricing
(48:13) Trust in Tether
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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.