Indexed Podcast
Episodes
Is DeFi dead? The biggest bank run in history
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we’re breaking down the Kelp DAO exploit and the cascading fallout across DeFi. We unpack how a LayerZero configuration was ab...
The RWA Reality Check
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we're joined by JW from Nexus Data Labs for a deep dive into the current state of RWAs, onchain data, and where real usage actuall...
The Problem with DeFi Integrations
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Andrew Hong, Co-Founder of Herd, Advisor at Archetype, and former Headmaster at Dune.In this episode, we discuss:Leaving Dune ...
The Hidden Risks of Crypto Bridges
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Luca Donnoh, Head of Research at L2BEAT, to dive deep into interoperability, bridging risk, and the hidden trust assumptions b...
Who is the leading crypto payment card?
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Dash, Janitor and Co-Founder at Paymentscan.In this episode we’re discussing:- Dune as the new frontend for data- Onchain vs...
Demystifying Prediction Markets Beyond Volume Charts
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we're unpacking what’s really driving prediction markets and how to think about them as information and distribution systems, ...
Did Ethereum Really Solve the Trilemma?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we discuss Vitalik’s recent comments on zero-knowledge technology and revisit the scalability trilemma through a 2025 lens. Th...
Is 2026 DePIN's year?
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into DePIN with Dylan Bane, Prince of DePin at Messari.We discuss:What DePIN actually is and why it mattersH...
Year End Review: State of Crypto
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we're reflecting on 2025.We discuss:- Are blockchains ready for real world adoption?- TPS vs throughput: what matters more?- Solan...
How fast are crosschain bridges??
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re comparing onchain launchpads Zora and pump.fun.In this episode we’re discussing:Why creator launchpads matterHow pump.fun fuels Solana...
x402: The Internet’s Native Payment Layer
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're joined by Jay Yu, research & investments @panteracapital, to discuss the potential of HTTP status code for Web3. We dive into the id...
The 2025 DAT Era
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today the three of us are diving deep on Digital Asset Treasury Companies.We discuss:What digital asset treasury companies areNotable examples and str...
The HyperLiquid Effect: Whose PerpDEX Volume is Real?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss:- What Perp DEXs are and how they differ from spot- Mechanics of perpetual contracts: funding, leverage, liquidations, oracles- Hyperliquid...
How Much Does Polymarket REALLY Make?
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re diving deep into prediction markets!We discuss:- The rise of prediction markets and their growing relevance- Cultural significance and m...
Stablecoins in 2025: Money, Re-Imagined
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unpack the evolving landscape of stablecoins.We discuss:Recent Developments in StablecoinsHyperliquid and USDH AuctionStablecoin I...
Better Ads Are Coming To Crypto Thanks To Coinbase
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by James Wang from Spindl/Coinbase to talk all things Web3 advertising.We discuss:- James' career journey and building Spindl- We...
Should We Care About Arbitrum DAO?
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Tom, Head of Data at Entropy Advisors and Ali, Data Analyst at Entropy Advisors to explore how they’re accelerating DAO deve...
The Data Behind DeFi’s Biggest Upgrade
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by Jackie (@agaperste), Head of Data Science at Uniswap Foundation, and Grace (@grace_lily), part of the Data team at ...
Is EIP7702 A Double Edged Sword?
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the hosts are joined by Igor from Wintermute to unpack EIP 7702.We explore:Recap of Pectra/EIP7702The motivation behind the proposalI...
The REV Debate
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're diving into Real Economic Value (REV) and the true utility of blockchain metrics.We explore:What Real Economic Value (REV) actually measur...
Pectra Upgrade: Will This Save Ethereum?
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Ethereum researcher Christine Kim to go deep on Ethereum's Pectra upgrade, set to launch on April 21.In this episode we're dis...
How much money did US miss out on Airdrops?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today the three of us are discussing all things Dragonfly’s State of Airdrops Report 2025, Airdrop mechanics, incentives, regulations, and more! We...
Which DEX has the best price?
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we dive into a new DEX research paper 'Execution Welfare Across Solver-based DEXes'. Joined by the authors, to find out which DEX is the best—...
The $1.5B Bybit Hack, Crypto’s Largest Hack Ever
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're discussing the $1.5B Bybit hack and diving deep onchain. In this episode we're discussing:Cryptos history of hacksExchange hack mechani...
Should L2s Pay Tariffs to Ethereum?
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're joined by Lorenz Lehmann, The Master of Labels at growthepie.xyz. In this episode we're discussing:- What does ‘Grow The Pie’ do?- Wha...
A deep-dive on $TRUMP
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today the three of us are diving deep on $TRUMP! We discuss:- The US President launches a memecoin… (first reactions) - Moonshot involvement/othe...
Solana MEV w/ Ghost
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Chris and George, from https://tryghost.xyz/graphIn this episode we discuss: Solana MEV & sandwich attacksSolana MEV comp...
Does Ethereum Need Solo Stakers?
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Nixo, Chief Nerd Wrangler at EthStaker. In this episode we discuss: * EthStaker * Why stake?* Beacon chain * ETH staking v...
Building the World's Largest Crypto Index Fund
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Bitwise Co-Founder & CTO, Hong Kim to discuss how Bitwise has built the world's largest crypto index fund and the future o...
Is TradFi Coming Onchain? w/RWA.xyz
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by RWA.xyz Co-Founder & CTO, Charlie You to discuss bringing Real World Assets onchain. RWA.xyz is the Premiere data website ...
Censorship Resistance w/ Thomas Thiery [PBS Series EP3]
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Ethereum Researcher, Thomas Thiery AKA soispoke, to discuss censorship resistance.In this episode we discuss: * What does ‘...
PBS Series EP3: MEV Searcher Profits w/ Brontes
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Joseph Noorchashm, Founding Partner of Sorella Labs and Ludwig Thouvenin, Co-Founder of Sorella Labs. Today we're discussing M...
Proposer Timing Game w/ DataAlways: PBS Series
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by dataalways, Researcher @ Flashbots.In this episode the four of us discuss: - Block building latency games - Block slots- Win...
PBS Series EP1: Block Builder Market w/ Burak Öz
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Burak Öz, Ph.D. Candidate at Technical University of Munich, 2023 & @thelatestindefi research fellow. In this episode we ...
Account Abstraction & ERC-4337 w/ Kofi
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Kofi, self-proclaimed data nerd, responsible for ERC-4337 data aggregator; bundlebear.com, and more. In this episode we discus...
ETH ETF Review, Polymarket, US Election/Regulation, and more
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re diving deep on the ETH ETF launch, Polymarket, politics, and more! We discuss: ETH ETF FlowsAddress disclosuresPolymarket updatesBitcoi...
Why is Solana Data So Hard? w/ Andrew Hong
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Should we Keep Event Logs on Ethereum?? w/ Alvin Hsia & Mark Tyneway
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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SocialFi: friend.tech, Polymarket and everything in between
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Staking & Restaking
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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DEGEN w/ Jacek
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Blobscription and Base's meme szn, $DEGEN & L3 (and Easter egg!)
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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EIP4844 Blobs (w/ Michael Silberling)
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Blast, Bitcoin L2s & Solana Memecoins
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Farcaster, Daimo & Polymarket
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry every other few weeks - brought to you by wizards @hi...
Orderflow, Inscriptions, ETFs & $JUP
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry every other few weeks - brought to you by wizards @hi...