Smartkarma Research Team, Smartkarma

Smartkarma Research

Smartkarma Research Team

Smartkarma

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<p>For our next Webinar, we are delighted to welcome back Analyst <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/alec-tseung" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:20480" rel="noopener">Alec Tseung</a> who will talk about the fundamental ideas of DeFi options protocols. Alec will introduce and go through the key aspects of the three currently leading protocols: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/opyn-squeeth" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35935" rel="noopener">Opyn Squeeth (OSQTH CURNCY)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ribbon-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35936" rel="noopener">Ribbon Finance (RBN CURNCY)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dopex" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35937" rel="noopener">Dopex (DPX CURNCY)</a>.</p>
<h3>The webinar was hosted on Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 17:00 SGT/HKT.</h3>
<p>Subscribe to the podcast feed and listen on the go:</p>
<p><iframe src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2dOHmHUXkzjMQsPztV3Bq7?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" style="border-radius: 12px;" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture"></iframe><span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">Alec is a Fintech &amp; EM-focused Analyst. He previously spent time with Tencent, where he was responsible for the group's investments in the overseas markets (Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe). Prior to Tencent, he was in the Principal Investments team at Swiss Re, where he focused on driving the group's investments into financial services and Fintech sectors in APAC. He has been responsible for a wide range of investments and transactions (venture/growth, buyout, direct secondaries, etc.) totalled &gt;$5 billion.</span></p>

For our next Webinar, we are delighted to welcome back Analyst Alec Tseung who will talk about the fundamental ideas of DeFi options protocols. Alec will introduce and go through the key aspects of the three currently leading protocols: Opyn Squeeth (OSQTH CURNCY), Ribbon Finance (RBN CURNCY), and Dopex (DPX CURNCY).
The webinar was hosted on Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 17:00 SGT/HKT.
Subscribe to the podcast feed and listen on the go:
Alec is a Fintech &amp; EM-focused Analyst. He previously spent time with Tencent, where he was responsible for the group's investments in the overseas markets (Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe). Prior to Tencent, he was in the Principal Investments team at Swiss Re, where he focused on driving the group's investments into financial services and Fintech sectors in APAC. He has been responsible for a wide range of investments and transactions (venture/growth, buyout, direct secondaries, etc.) totalled &gt;$5 billion.

Smartkarma Webinar | DeFi Options Protocols

Crypto Investing and Decentralized Finance, Coinstack

Coinstack

Crypto Investing and Decentralized Finance

Coinstack is published weekly by Ryan Allis. He was previously CEO and Co-founder of iContact and led the company from 300 employees, 70,000 customers, and $50M in annual sales and an exit for $169M. Ryan was an angel investor in SpaceX, LendingClub, Change.org, Kuli Kuli, and Catalant. Today, Ryan advises companies and governments on blockchain-related projects and is the Chairman of Hive.org, a global community of 3,500 purpose-driven leaders from 130 countries making a positive impact in the world. Ryan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was Co-President of the Harvard Social Enterprise Club and a fellow of the Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute.

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<li>Peer is building their social network on top of their own high throughput blockchain that is designed to be even faster than Solana and Avalanche.</li>
<li>The utility token driving the ecosystem and rewarding creators will be called the Peer Metaverse Coin, or PMC, which is expected to launch later this month in June 2022.</li>
<li>Peer has raised $14M to date and is led by CEO Tony Tran, COO Heath Abbate, and Chief Design Officer Kyle Hay.</li>
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Peer is building their social network on top of their own high throughput blockchain that is designed to be even faster than Solana and Avalanche.
The utility token driving the ecosystem and rewarding creators will be called the Peer Metaverse Coin, or PMC, which is expected to launch later this month in June 2022.
Peer has raised $14M to date and is led by CEO Tony Tran, COO Heath Abbate, and Chief Design Officer Kyle Hay.


Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group

Alec Tseung

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

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<li>Options offer an additional source of yield that could be much more sustainable in the long run for investors in DeFi.  </li>
<li>The current ecosystem of DeFi options protocols is divided into two main layers - the marketplace layer and the structured product layer.</li>
<li>Opyn, Ribbon Finance, and Dopex are the three protocols we think will have an exciting year ahead.</li>
</ul>


Options offer an additional source of yield that could be much more sustainable in the long run for investors in DeFi.  
The current ecosystem of DeFi options protocols is divided into two main layers - the marketplace layer and the structured product layer.
Opyn, Ribbon Finance, and Dopex are the three protocols we think will have an exciting year ahead.


DeFi Options Protocols Series (#1): The New "Robhinhood" Of DeFi?

Digital Asset Management Firm, Etherbridge

Etherbridge

Digital Asset Management Firm

Etherbridge is a digital asset management firm investing in the value of information and trust

<ul><li>Inevitable trade-offs need to be made between decentralisation, security and scalability.</li><li>This has led to the rise of many different layer 1 blockchains that have been optimised to achieve a specific outcome</li><li>A few chains have taken very different approaches, and one of these is Avalanche.</li></ul>

Inevitable trade-offs need to be made between decentralisation, security and scalability.This has led to the rise of many different layer 1 blockchains that have been optimised to achieve a specific outcomeA few chains have taken very different approaches, and one of these is Avalanche.

<ul><li><p>Bitcoin is now down 20% YTD in 2022 and so far has continued its trend of having a down year in the third year of its four year cycle.</p></li><li><p>Since the market peaked on November 10, 2022, we’ve seen substantial declines in both Bitcoin and Ethereum prices.</p></li><li>Yes, it’s a sea of red. But we see it as the buying opportunity of the year</li></ul>

Bitcoin is now down 20% YTD in 2022 and so far has continued its trend of having a down year in the third year of its four year cycle.Since the market peaked on November 10, 2022, we’ve seen substantial declines in both Bitcoin and Ethereum prices.Yes, it’s a sea of red. But we see it as the buying opportunity of the year

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Smartkarma Webinar | DeFi Options Protocols

On 6 July, 5pm SGT, join our Webinar with Analyst Alec Tseung, who will cover the fundamental ideas of DeFI options protocols.

Smartkarma Research

DeFi Options Protocols Series (#1): The New "Robhinhood" Of DeFi?

The first piece of a four-part DeFi options protocols series which delves into the three protocols (Opyn, Ribbon Finance, and Dopex) that we think...

Alec Tseung

Getting Started With Avalanche

Inevitable trade-offs need to be made between decentralisation, security and scalability. This has led to the rise of many different layer 1...

Etherbridge

A Sea of Red

Bitcoin is now down 20% YTD in 2022 and so far has continued its trend of having a down year in the third year of its four year cycle.

Coinstack

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Smartkarma Webinar | DeFi Options Protocols

On 6 July, 5pm SGT, join our Webinar with Analyst Alec Tseung, who will cover the fundamental ideas of DeFI options protocols.

Smartkarma Research

Peer - The Web3 Social Network

Peer is building their social network on top of their own high throughput blockchain that is designed to be even faster than Solana and Avalanche.

Coinstack

DeFi Options Protocols Series (#1): The New "Robhinhood" Of DeFi?

The first piece of a four-part DeFi options protocols series which delves into the three protocols (Opyn, Ribbon Finance, and Dopex) that we think...

Alec Tseung

Getting Started With Avalanche

Inevitable trade-offs need to be made between decentralisation, security and scalability. This has led to the rise of many different layer 1...

Etherbridge

A Sea of Red

Bitcoin is now down 20% YTD in 2022 and so far has continued its trend of having a down year in the third year of its four year cycle.

Coinstack