This Month's Top Ethereum News, Innovation & Development - April 2020

This Month's Top Ethereum News, Innovation & Development - April 2020
In this new regular series Anthony Sassano & I will be going over all the latest innovation, developments, news & exciting projects from the entire Ethereum ecosystem. We will be covering both technical & fundamental aspects as Ethereum, ETH 2.0, decentralised finance, (DeFi), staking, research & adoption of this exciting technology as it begins gaining traction in the real world. With so much innovation in the blockchain & cryptocurrency industry happening on Ethereum this monthly episode will help you stay informed. #Ethereum #Defi #ETH

TIMESTAMPS:
[0:25] Recap of the latest from Ethereum and DeFi
[2:30] dForce hack
[6:00] The need for Curve, Shell, and mStable
[8:40] DeFi a misnomer
[11:15] Exchanges & DeFi
[16:30] dYdX & Futureswap
[19:10] Loopring & AZTEC’s approach to scalability
[22:50] Managing risk with Hegic & Opyn
[26:20] Options 101
[27:20] Reddit’s Ethereum-based rewards experiment
[30:00] Ethereum 2.0 latest
[35:45] Performance of TokenSets on Set protocol
[36:35] Understanding risk-adjusted returns
[38:00] Kyber’s Katalyst upgrade; Matcha on 0x, Compound & $COMP token
[39:45] Open-source licenses
[41:30] PoolTogether Pods
[42:05] Dharma social pay
[44:05] NFTs for physical goods
[45:00] RealT progress
[47:10] Maker Foundation lawsuit
[49:25] Gnosis sponsoring Corona Information Markets

Glossary of Terms: https://nuggetsnews.com.au/resources/glossary/
ETH 2.0 Explained: https://youtu.be/sQAKlpGEHw8
ETH Staking Explained: https://youtu.be/mnRfRF5vkwc
How To Be Your Own Bank: https://youtu.be/gq9T2vLiDig
Pool Together Tutorial: https://youtu.be/qETPha7GbEs
dYdX Tutorial: https://youtu.be/OujtW5FmcFo
Maker CPD Tutorial: https://youtu.be/sLRDWTtNC04

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