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Events in crypto take place at warp speed. This weekly crypto podcast reveals how the marquee names in crypto are reacting to the week’s top headlines. With host Laura Shin, the guests also discuss what they’re thinking about these days and reveal what they believe is on the horizon in crypto. Disclosure: I'm a nocoiner.
How to Get Your ETH2 Yield and Take Out a Loan on It - Ep.154
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37 minutes
4 years ago
How to Get Your ETH2 Yield and Take Out a Loan on It - Ep.154
James Slazas, founder and CEO of LiquidStake and DARMA Capital, describes their retail and institutional offerings for customers who want to stake on Ethereum 2.0 but still access the locked-up capital. In this episode, we discuss:
what problem LiquidStake solves and how
what happens if the dollar value of someone’s stake drops below the amount that they’ve borrowed
who keeps the ETH in a liquidation
how LiquidStake makes money
how they determine the price of ETH to make the loan and what it does in the event of a flash crash on an exchange
how LiquidStake and DARMA Capital are also serving institutional clients
how total return swap agreements with DARMA work
why they offer more tax and regulatory clarity
why LiquidStake currently offers USDC for its stablecoin
the pros and cons of a centralized loans on staked ETH 2 over decentralized ones
the other crypto systems LiquidStake is partnering with
how LiquidStake and DARMA Capital are able to make these loans from a regulatory perspective
Thank you to our sponsor!
Crypto.com: http://crypto.com/
Episode links:
James Slazas: https://twitter.com/DARMA_Slazas
Liquidstake: https://liquidstake.com
DARMA Capital: https://darma.capital
LiquidStake announcements: https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-heavyweights-launch-liquidstake-loans-to-ease-eth-2-0-lockup
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/84277/eth2-liquidstake-borrow-eth-validators
LiquidStake blog post: https://liquidstake.com/blog/1
Link to the Crypto News Recap:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/this-is-pushing-up-the-price-of-bitcoin/
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Events in crypto take place at warp speed. This weekly crypto podcast reveals how the marquee names in crypto are reacting to the week’s top headlines. With host Laura Shin, the guests also discuss what they’re thinking about these days and reveal what they believe is on the horizon in crypto. Disclosure: I'm a nocoiner.
