In this episode, Mippo and Vance discuss the recent market volatility, the Sky ecosystem, and MicroStrategy’s rebrand. They also discuss crypto onboarding, the launch of Berachain, and Tether’s dominance in the stablecoin sector.

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Resources

Sky Ecosystem Dashboard: https://info.sky.money/

DeFi Yield Sources with Guy Young & Sam MacPherson: https://youtu.be/fVCvqZxdmik

Martin Carrica on Hagerty stablecoin bill: https://x.com/mcarrica/status/1886925176488567081

Aries Markets is the largest lending protocol on Aptos by TVL, and among the top 10 lending protocols across all blockchains! Since launch, Aries has expanded its product suite to become a fully integrated DeFi hub combining lending, borrowing, and more to its community of 738,000+ unique users.

To learn more about why Aries Markets deployed on Aptos, visit ariesmarkets.xyz

Marinade is the premier staking delegation platform on Solana, bringing billions in liquidity and security to the Solana network, and connecting SOL holders to the best staking rates.

Since launching in 2021, Marinade has expanded their suite of products to provide solutions for both DeFi users and TradFi, including liquid and native staking, as well as direct enterprise integrations.

To learn more about Marinade, follow the link below: https://marinade.finance/?utm_source=blockworks&utm_medium=partnerships&utm_campaign=podcast

Uniswap Labs is running a $15.5 million bug bounty for critical bugs found in Uniswap v4, the largest bug bounty crypto has ever seen!

This bug bounty follows nine independent audits of the protocol, and aims to make it one of the most rigorously reviewed codebases ever deployed to Ethereum.

You’ll find all the information you need about the bug bounty, from eligibility and scope to, of course, details about rewards and prize payouts in the following link: https://v4.uniswap.org/?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=bellcurve&utm_campaign=11-24-v4

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:26) Market Volatility

(13:35) Ads (Aptos and Marinade)

(14:04) Sky Ecosystem Update

(21:14) MicroStartegy Rebrands

(38:16) Ads (Aptos and Marinade)

(39:28) Bringing New People Into Crypto

(43:02) Berachain Launches

(53:14) Uniswap Ad

(54:05) Tether's Growth & Stablecoin Regulation

Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve 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. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.