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Wallfacer Podcast

Wallfacer Podcast
Defi
Ethereum
Gauntlet
Infinifi
Real World Assets
Lotus Protocol
Bitcoin
Resolv Protocol
Aera
GTUSDA (gauntlet USD Alpha)
Pendle
Makerdao
Morho (morpho)
Nook
DARMA Capital
The Ether Machine
Stablecoins
Morpho
Aave
Tradfi

Wallfacer Podcast: Conversations with the builders, operators, and investors shaping crypto's future. We explore the strategies, technical innovations, and market insights that go beyond the headlines wallfacerlabs.substack.com

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Today’s guest is David Reising, founder and CEO of Lotus Protocol. Ryan and David get into why isolated lending markets keep converging on the same handful of pairs, how Lotus prices risk on liquidation thresholds, and why the re... more

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Today’s guest is Joey Isaacson, co-founder and CEO of Nook, a consumer savings app that connects everyday users to DeFi lending markets on Base. Joey spent five years at Coinbase leading design on earn, staking, and lending befor... more

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Today’s guests are Arthur Breitman (co-founder of Tezos), Owen (Hasheur) Simonin (CEO of Meria), and Dmitriy Kovalevskiy (founder of Hanji). Recorded live at TezDev 2026 in Cannes, the panel covers why crypto yields remain struct... more

Today’s guest is Jeremiah Smith, co-founder and CEO of OpenCover. Jeremiah explains why less than 0.05% of DeFi TVL is insured, walks through how OpenCover’s new “covered vaults” primitive eliminates the upfront cost and manual renewal problems that ... more

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Today’s guest is Octave Mesnard, Head of Strategy and Consumer Products at Jumper Exchange. We discuss Jumper’s evolution from a thin cross-chain swap interface into a full on-chain consumer hub, the real challenges of building ... more

Today’s guest is Sébastien Derivaux, co-founder of Steakhouse Financial. We discuss the evolution of real-world assets in DeFi from MakerDAO’s pioneering experiments to today’s institutional-grade credit infrastructure, the recent mF-ONE private cred... more

Today's guest is Andrew Keys, co-founder and chairman of The Ether Machine and managing partner of DARMA Capital. We discuss why crypto treasury companies offer superior returns to ETFs through active yield generation, the structural limitations prev... more

Today's guest is Rob Montgomery, co-founder and CEO of InfiniFi. We discuss how fractional reserve banking principles can revolutionize DeFi yields, the symbiotic relationship between InfiniFi and Pendle, and why traditional finance assets may finall... more

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David Reising
Founder and CEO of Lotus Protocol
Lotus Protocol
Episode: #32: David Reising, Lotus Protocol | Tranched Lending and the Missing Middle in DeFi Credit
Joey Isaacson
Co-founder and CEO of Nook
Nook
Episode: #31: Joey Isaacson, Nook | Building a DeFi Savings App for Non-Crypto Users
Owen Simonin
CEO of Meria, stacking provider
Meria
Episode: #30: TezDev: Beyond Crypto-Natives: The Next Era of Earn w/ Tezos, Meria, and Hanji
Arthur Breitman
Co-founder of Tezos
Tezos
Episode: #30: TezDev: Beyond Crypto-Natives: The Next Era of Earn w/ Tezos, Meria, and Hanji
Dmitriy Kovalevskiy
Founder of Hanji
Hanji
Episode: #30: TezDev: Beyond Crypto-Natives: The Next Era of Earn w/ Tezos, Meria, and Hanji
Jeremiah Smith
Co-founder and CEO of OpenCover
OpenCover
Episode: #29: Jeremiah Smith, OpenCover | Why 99.95% of DeFi Is Uninsured
Octave Mesnard
Founder/Executive at Jumper Exchange (LiFi/Jumper collaborator)
Jumper Exchange
Episode: #28: Octave Mesnard, Jumper | A consumer hub vision, building for prosumers & multi-chain myths
Sebastien Derivaux
Co-founder of Steakhouse Financial
Steakhouse Financial
Episode: #27: Sebastien Derivaux, Steakhouse Financial | Building Steakhouse, MakerDAO's RWA Legacy, and DeFi risk management
Andrew Keys
Co-founder and chairman of The Ether Machine; Managing Partner at DARMA Capital
The Ether Machine, DARMA Capital
Episode: #26: Andrew Keys, The Ether Machine | Why DATs beat ETFs & The $654M Ethereum Bet

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Ryan Berkman
Host of the Wallfacer Podcast with a focus on crypto infrastructure, DeFi, and governance discussions.

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#29: Jeremiah Smith, OpenCover | Why 99.95% of DeFi Is Uninsured
Q: What were the real-world payout examples that illustrate OpenCover's approach?
In cases like the XUSD and USR DPEG events, OpenCover insured affected vaults via pre-bought Nexus Mutual capacity and processed claims through the standard on-chain claim flow, resulting in payouts to affected users.
#29: Jeremiah Smith, OpenCover | Why 99.95% of DeFi Is Uninsured
Q: How do Covered Vaults work in practice for a user who already has vault positions?
Users stake vault shares from any supported vault to activate cover; the protection is essentially embedded in the staking action and remains while the stake is active, with payouts handled via Nexus Mutual capacity when needed.
#29: Jeremiah Smith, OpenCover | Why 99.95% of DeFi Is Uninsured
Q: What is OpenCover doing differently in DeFi risk transfer compared with traditional insurance models?
OpenCover focuses on on-chain risk transfer that can be added to existing vaults without off-platform prepayments or renewals, delivering a seamless, streaming protection layer that integrates with DeFi primitives and is backed by Nexus Mutual capacity.
#28: Octave Mesnard, Jumper | A consumer hub vision, building for prosumers & multi-chain myths
Q: What is the approach to curation and risk when selecting protocols for Earn?
The approach is to apply an 80-20 rule, prioritizing big, well-known protocols (Aave, Morpho, Euler, etc.) to ensure credibility, while refining inclusion of long-tail projects through security history, audits, and credibility signals. The team also emphasizes the importance of human contact with founders and avoids overreliance on purely automated scoring, aiming for a balanced, trust-based framework.
#28: Octave Mesnard, Jumper | A consumer hub vision, building for prosumers & multi-chain myths
Q: How did Jumper evolve from a demo interface to a broader product strategy?
Jumper started as a simple interface to demonstrate bridging and swapping across chains, but usage proved there was consumer demand for a broader experience. The team then scoped a vision beyond V1, adding Earn and portfolio analytics to cater to sophisticated DeFi users while keeping the interface accessible to normies, with the goal of building a complete toolkit that enables more than just swaps.

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What is Wallfacer Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show features in-depth conversations with builders, operators, and investors shaping crypto's future, with a strong emphasis on DeFi, cross-chain strategy, risk management, and real-world asset integration. Across episodes, guests unpack technical architectures, market dynamics, and governance decisions driving on-chain finance, liquidity design, and institutional adoption. A notable thread is the willingness to compare competing designs (e.g., vault strategies, tranching, and risk-transfer layers) and to surface practical implications for wallets, custodians, and product teams. The format often blends technical detail with strategic context, along with sponsor and partner insights, offering listeners a practical lens on where crypto i... more

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