Vance Spencer: The FAANG of DeFi (S.M.E.L.L)

On the show today, we’re bringing Vance on to talk about S M E L L. Not an odor, but instead 5 different assets. The FAANG of Crypto?

We walk through all 5 assets and talk about the merits of each, along with the other subjects running around the current crypto meta.

Let Vance loop you into what he thinks is worth paying attention to.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
06:37 Takes on Friend.Tech
13:02 Good Or Bad For Crypto?
17:40 The SocialFi Narrative
20:17 S.M.E.L.L
23:23 Synthetix
27:55 Maker
35:34 Ether
41:26 Lido
47:10 ChainLink
50:48 Can They Outpace ETH?
56:35 Where's Uniswap
59:22 Solana?
1:01:29 Closing and Disclaimers
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RESOURCES

Vance Spencer 
https://twitter.com/pythianism 

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