The rise of Bitcoin DeFi has created an abundance of new opportunities to earn yield on the asset. And at the forefront of this innovation is our portfolio company Neutron, whose Bitcoin Summer Vaults campaign has allowed users to bootstrap the ecosystem and earn income on their BTC.

Hadron Labs Co-Founder & CEO Avril Dutheil joins CoinFund Co-Founder, CIO and Managing Partner Alex Felix and Partner Einar Braathen on the latest episode of Mined with CoinFund to discuss Neutron’s approach to DeFi, early findings from the Bitcoin Summer Vaults campaign, and the biggest challenges that face BTCFi adoption. They cover:

• Modular DeFi infrastructure (2:18)
• Passive market making (11:21)
• DeFi’s target audience (23:54)
• Bringing maxBTC to market (34:09)
• Challenges to attract supply & demand (43:20)

Don’t miss the full episode, available to download on Apple and Spotify.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mined-with-coinfund/id1758988850

https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZxUQqsbsjLvtjyyTxHoNR

In 2016, while interviewing for the role of CMO at Consensys, Amanda Cassatt declared she wanted to make Ethereum a “household name” like Starbucks and the MLB. Nearly a decade later, she’s one of the most influential voices in crypto marketing – and from leading marketing at Consensys to founding Serotonin, she firmly believes that it’s impossible to bypass identifying fundamentals or product-market fit when bringing an idea to the masses.

Amanda joins CoinFund Founder, CEO and Managing Partner Jake Brukhman on Mined with CoinFund to discuss her background in marketing early Ethereum-based projects, how she’s observed adoption shift in recent years, and why she’s passionate about helping companies position themselves to optimize for longevity. They cover:

• Media & crypto's ideological contrast (2:34)
• Contextualizing the virtual machine (11:44)
• The state of dApp adoption (17:49)
• Building community to bring Ethereum to market (21:11)
• Looking beyond decentralized money (35:49)
• Why fundamentals and product-market fit truly matter (44:55)

Don’t miss the full episode of Mined with CoinFund, available on Apple or Spotify.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mined-with-coinfund/id1758988850

https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZxUQqsbsjLvtjyyTxHoNR

Over the last 10 years as a crypto journalist, Laura Shin has observed many different trends in the industry, from ICOs to NFTs, come and go. But what has stuck through each cycle is the speed that money moves over blockchains, which she believes will contribute to crypto’s “tipping point."

Unchained host Laura Shin joins CoinFund Founder, CEO and Managing Partner Jake Brukhman on Mined with CoinFund: The Builders’ Decade to chat about her transition from a personal finance reporter to a full time crypto journalist, her experience writing The Cryptopians following the DAO hack, and how she’s witnessed media consumption in crypto shift since launching Unchained. They cover:

• Diving down the rabbit hole as a reporter, and writing The Cryptopians (2:39)
• Revisiting The DAO hack (13:36)
• Building an audience in crypto media (21:36)
• Framing the narratives of the current cycle (41:08)
• Takeaways from the last 10 years (48:20)

Download the full episode of Mined with CoinFund on Apple and Spotify.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mined-with-coinfund/id1758988850

https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZxUQqsbsjLvtjyyTxHoNR