From the past to the future, how can we build the future of finance using lessons learnt from before? Josh and Lisa discusses! Please consider donating to help fund these educational videos: 0x6da9AAa73D39F3880119Fd20e6d6a2f65Dd44ABe or tip us at https://www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 00:00 Introduction 02:45 What History Has Taught Us 14:54 How Tokens Can Coordinate Market Creation 20:52 Dealing With Governance & Those Lagging Behind 34:27 Q&A 49:54 Final Thoughts 51:43 More Resources & How to Support Us! Want more in-depth content? 1) The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 2) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 3) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 4) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign Spotify Podcast – https://spoti.fi/3wzDbXt Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/ED-podcast Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/economics-design/id1492490959 *Disclaimer* This is not financial advice. Information shared is found publicly on the internet. All analysis and opinions are my own. The purpose of sharing the information is for education and knowledge sharing. The information shared is accurate at the time of recording. Purchasing cryptocurrencies poses a considerable risk of loss. Past performance does not indicate future results. #economicsdesign #tokeneconomics #tokenomics #DeFi

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Ep 63: Crypto Renaissance - How We’re Building The Future Of Finance

Is Bitcoin a form of stored energy? Dave and Lisa discusses how universal basic income may be addressed using Bitcoin! Please consider donating to help fund these educational videos: 0x6da9AAa73D39F3880119Fd20e6d6a2f65Dd44ABe or tip us at https://www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Interest In Bitcoin 02:54 Economy Is Energy 05:43 Traditional Energy Sources 07:58 Renewable Energy & Bitcoin 10:38 Bitcoin Mining & The Grid 18:37 Stored Energy & Distribution 22:28 Using Bitcoin As Energy Distribution 25.56 Energy As Universal Basic Income 28:30 Cypto vs Fiat Currency 34:37 Final Thoughts 37:40 More Resources & How to Support Us! Want more in-depth content? 1) The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 2) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 3) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 4) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign Spotify Podcast – https://spoti.fi/3wzDbXt Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/ED-podcast Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/economics-design/id1492490959 *Disclaimer* This is not financial advice. Information shared is found publicly on the internet. All analysis and opinions are my own. The purpose of sharing the information is for education and knowledge sharing. The information shared is accurate at the time of recording. Purchasing cryptocurrencies poses a considerable risk of loss. Past performance does not indicate future results. #economicsdesign #tokeneconomics #tokenomics #DeFi

EP 62: Universal Bitcoin Income - Bitcoin As Stored Energy

We take a look at how the Antimatter protocol can potentially simplify DeFi! Connect with Jack here: https://twitter.com/jack_venture Please consider donating to help fund these educational videos: 0x6da9AAa73D39F3880119Fd20e6d6a2f65Dd44ABe or tip us at https://www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 00:00 Introduction 01:35 Conversation With Jack Lu 38:30 More Resources & How to Support Us! Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign  2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign Spotify Podcast – https://spoti.fi/3wzDbXt Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/ED-podcast Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/economics-design/id1492490959 *Disclaimer* This is not financial advice. Information shared is found publicly on the internet. All analysis and opinions are my own. The purpose of sharing the information is for education and knowledge sharing. The information shared is accurate at the time of recording. Purchasing cryptocurrencies poses a considerable risk of loss. Past performance does not indicate future results. #economicsdesign #tokeneconomics #tokenomics #DeFi

EP 61: Antimatter, Does It Matter? | DeFi Simplicity

We found a problem that crypto truly solves - public goods and #DAO! Please consider donating to help fund these educational videos: 0x6da9AAa73D39F3880119Fd20e6d6a2f65Dd44ABe or tip us at https://www.patreon.com/economicsdesign Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign  2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign Spotify Podcast – https://spoti.fi/3wzDbXt Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/ED-podcast Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/economics-design/id1492490959 *Disclaimer* This is not financial advice. Information shared is found publicly on the internet. All analysis and opinions are my own. The purpose of sharing the information is for education and knowledge sharing. The information shared is accurate at the time of recording. Purchasing cryptocurrencies poses a considerable risk of loss. Past performance does not indicate future results. #economicsdesign #tokeneconomics #tokenomics #DeFi

Ep 60: We Found A Problem That Crypto Truly Solves | Public Goods & #DAO

In the previous EP 58: Analysis of UST (TerraUSD) | Algo Stablecoin on Terra,, we mentioned that UST is 1% within the range but mostly outside of the $1±5% range. Turns out, we are wrong! This video is meant to correct the mistake. EP 58: https://youtu.be/w_AdzPFM58g Please consider donating to help fund these educational videos: 0x6da9AAa73D39F3880119Fd20e6d6a2f65Dd44ABe or tip us at https://www.patreon.com/economicsdesign Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign  2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign Spotify Podcast – https://spoti.fi/3wzDbXt Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/ED-podcast Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/economics-design/id1492490959 *Disclaimer* This is not financial advice. Information shared is found publicly on the internet. All analysis and opinions are my own. The purpose of sharing the information is for education and knowledge sharing. The information shared is accurate at the time of recording. Purchasing cryptocurrencies poses a considerable risk of loss. Past performance does not indicate future results. #economicsdesign #tokeneconomics #tokenomics #DeFi

EP 58 UPDATE: UST Is Not What It Is! This is not clickbait. I made a mistake. Updates here.

Another stablecoin? All weather stablecoin with Gyroscope. Always stable. Please consider donating to help fund these educational videos: 0x6da9AAa73D39F3880119Fd20e6d6a2f65Dd44ABe or tip us at https://www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 00:00 Intro & Overview 03:58 Gyroscope Collaterals 09:16 Minting Gyro Dollar 10:42 Mechanisms To Maintain $1 Peg 11:58 Earning Yields 12:53 PAMM vs Underlying Assets 13:25 Gyroscope vs USDC 14:24 SAMM 16:06 Lines of Defence 14:55 Gyroscope vs FEI 21:45 PAMM vs SAMM 22:43 Designing Governance 26:23 Accruing Cashflow 27:16 Third Party Liquidity Providers 28:49 Is Gyro Dollar a Security? 29:18 Opinions 29:56 More Resources & How to Support Us! Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign  2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign Spotify Podcast – https://spoti.fi/3wzDbXt Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/ED-podcast Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/economics-design/id1492490959 *Disclaimer* This is not financial advice. Information shared is found publicly on the internet. All analysis and opinions are my own. The purpose of sharing the information is for education and knowledge sharing. The information shared is accurate at the time of recording. Purchasing cryptocurrencies poses a considerable risk of loss. Past performance does not indicate future results. #economicsdesign #tokeneconomics #tokenomics #DeFi

EP 59: Another Stablecoin? | All-Weather Stablecoin Gyroscope

Many of you have been asking for an episode on UST, the algo stablecoin on the Terra network. So today, we take a dive into how UST works, how it is created, analyse its stability, and more. - Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro & Overview 0:51 – UST vs LUNA 1:14 – Classifying Terra 1:50 – $LUNA 3:05 – UST Creation 4:34 – 3 factors affecting Stability of UST 8:37 – Analysing UST Stats 10:25 – Analysing the Terra Ecosystem 12:06 – 4 Opinions 17:10 – More resources & how to support us! - Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ - Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign

EP 58: Analysis of UST (TerraUSD) | Algo Stablecoin on Terra

Flashbots & Miner-Extractable Value are problems faced by decentralised exchanges (DEXs). In this episode, we explain what flashbots and MEV are all about and what solutions there are. We also explain in-depth the risks of ETH like front running, and several design flaws in DEXs. This recording was extracted from our free-to-join Discord lounge sessions. We host lounge sessions on Sundays, where we dive deep into such topics, and you get the chance to ask any questions live. We invite noteworthy guest speakers too. Do join our Discord channel to engage with the community! :) Discord link: https://economicsdesign.com/discord - Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction to MEV & Flashbots 0:24 – Layer 1 infrastructure comparison: BTC vs ETH 1:36 – 51% Attack vs Front Running vs Forking 3:49 – Flashbots explained 7:06 – MEV (Miner Extractable Value) 8:12 – Other arbitrage opportunities 8:57 – Solutions to MEV 10:30 – 5 design flaws in DEXs 12:57 – Front Running & information Assymetry 14:55 – Impact of Economic Rent on DEXs 16:18 – Why Flashbots & MEV are a big problem - Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ - Connect with us and the ED community: Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord

Flashbots and MEV are a huge problem for DEXs. Here's why you should care. | DeFi Markets

Liquity presents a unique approach to decentralisation, without a governance token and several other notable features. In this episode, we dive deep into Liquity's mechanisms, economics, and what it means for the DeFi space. The chat segments are extracted from our Discord lounge session with Robert. We host lounge sessions on Sundays with guest speakers, absolutely free to join for the public, where we dive deep into such topics and you can directly ask any questions you may have. Do join our Discord channel to get the chance to interact with guest speakers directly! :) Discord link: https://economicsdesign.com/discord -- Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction to Liquity 0:53 – Stablecoin Classification of Liquity 3:31 – How LUSD is created 4:21 – Uses of LUSD token 7:49 – LQTY token 8:52 – How does Liquity maintain stability 11:06 – Liquidation Mechanism in-depth 13:56 – Redemption Mechanism in-depth 17:24 – Zero governance 18:28 – Importance of decentralisation 20:05 – Opinions 23:03 – More resources & how to support us! p.s. Thanks once again to Fernando for processing the audio used here! -- Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) New research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ -- Connect with us and the ED community: Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign

EP 57 LQTY Stable Coin | Solving Maker's DAI Problem and No Governance

We have several recommendations to make, after all the research we have done recently on algo stable coins. To be specific, we have 3 recommendations regarding the secondary token, how to avoid economic exploitation, and the responsiveness to price action of the tokens. - Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) Check out our new research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ - Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign

Before you start an algo stable coin, listen to this | DeFi Markets

In our recent research on algo stablecoins, we found some imperfections in some of their mechanisms – namely economic misalignment and failure of coupons. In this episode, we analyze and discuss the impact of such failures. - Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign  2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) Check out our new research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ - Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign

Economic Analysis, Discussion & Observation on Algo Stable Coins | DeFi Markets

How did IRON Finance crash 100% within a day? What went wrong with its mechanisms and economic design, and how is it different from FRAX, which we recently reported to be the best among 8 different stable coins? We dive into the tragedy of IRON in this episode. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro & Contents 0:32 – Iron Finance explained 1:13 – IRON vs FRAX 2:43 – Causes of failure: Uncontrolled Supply 4:07 – Causes of failure: TITAN & IRON relationship 4:44 – Causes of failure: TITAN Mechanism Design 7:31 – Three Opinions 9:31 – More resources & how to support us! _ Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) Check out our new research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ _ Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign

EP 56: Iron Finance vs FRAX | 3 Reasons why IRON failed in its economics design

An algorithmic stablecoin that is not pegged to $1: How does OHM do it? What exactly are the inner workings in the OHM ecosystem and how can you take part in it? We explain in this episode! Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction to OHM 0:58 – Classifying $OHM stablecoin 1:30 – OHM's Reserve & Algo mechanism 2:06 – No Peg Stablecoin explained 2:59 – Partial Reserve with DAI 3:30 – Zeus: What is $OHM? 4:05 – Stablecoin Creation 4:43 – Stability Mechanism 5:48 – Zeus: OHM Mechanisms 10:09 – Bonding vs Staking 12:19 – What is (3, 3) ? 14:10 – Utility of $OHM Token 15:02 – $OHM vs $BTC 16:39 – Explaining the Premium in OHM and BTC prices 18:25 – Opinion 21:29 – More resources & how to support us! Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign  2) [Textbook] The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) Check out our new research site & dashboard: https://econteric.com/ 5) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com/ Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://economicsdesign.com/discord Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign

EP 55: OHM OlympusDAO (3,3) | New Reserve Currency To Replace Bitcoin?

If you're Doing Your Own Research (DYOR) on stable crypto coins, this episode explains how to use quantitative and qualitative metrics to analyze them, the 3 types of risks to look at, and how Lisa & our research team applied these concepts to compare 8 different stablecoins in our research report of Apr/May 2021. The report can be downloaded for free over at econteric.com :) p.s. Thanks to Fernando for assisting with the audio processing for the episode!

How to "DYOR" for crypto stable coins | 3 Steps Economics Analysis | DeFi Markets

In this week's episode, we talk about FRAX, a fractionalised algorithmic stablecoin. Using the token economics framework that we have explained in other videos, we will analyse the token economics of the $FRAX stablecoin, perform stability analysis on it, and give some opinions about FRAX. Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction & Contents 0:36 – What is Frax? 2:38 – Dual-Token Mechanism explained 3:34 – Reserve Mechanism explained 4:36 – How to create $FRAX stablecoin 7:11 – How to Maintain Stability 11:10 – Stability Analysis of FRAX 16:32 – Opinion: Elasticity in Collateral 17:15 – Opinion: backing by USDC Want more in-depth content? 1) Support us on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicsdesign 2) (Textbook) The Economics and Math of Token Engineering and DeFi https://book.economicsdesign.com/ 3) Academy: https://academy.economicsdesign.com/ 4) Newsletter: https://economicsdesign.substack.com Connect with us and the ED community: Discord – https://discord.gg/ZqgpzdbZP2 Twitter – https://twitter.com/econsdesign Reddit – https://reddit.com/u/economicsdesign

EP 54: How to analyse token economics of Stable Coin | $FRAX Economics Analysis and Design

We talk about the design of economic systems. This could be video game simulated economy or real business world like frequent flyer points system or blockchain based token economy.

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