During the DeFi Summer of 2020, YAM Finance launched with a bang, and had its share of ups and downs within its first couple of days. It started out as an experiment to bring together some of the more innovative ideas in the space. It sparked a movement which brought massive attention to yield farming, and started the food token craze. After a bug was discovered in the v1 contract, many thought the project was dead. But no, the team and community have been working diligently to bring the protocol back to life and it's now a community-run DAO innovating at the intersection of decentralized governance and programmable finance. Trent Elmore is one of the creators of YAM. He joins us to talk about the incredibly swift birth of the project, the rebase mechanism, the treasury, the infamous bug and how they saved the project. He also shares some of the new upcoming products on the YAM Roadmap, and how a truly decentralized community is rebuilding its brand. Topics covered in this episode: Trent's background and how he got into crypto and DeFiHow YAM and food tokens were bornThe team behind YAMWhat was the vision of the project at the beginning?The proposed utility of the protocolHow the treasury funding works in the context of the rebasing mechanismThe Game Theory for YAM holdersHow they built their communities and choose tokensYAM's connection between their governance and SnapshotThe infamous bug in V1 and how they recovered from itWhat plans do they have for the treasury and products going forward, including the recent UMA collaborationEpisode links: YAM on TwitterYAM FinanceDiscordYAM on MediumTrent on TwitterSponsors: 1inch: Discover the best rates and most efficient swapping routes across leading DEXes. Optimize on gas cost and execute DeFi trades faster with 1inch V2 - https://epicenter.rocks/1inchThis episode is hosted by Sunny Aggarwal & Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/375

Eric Wall is the Chief Investment Officer at Arcane Assets, but you may already know him from his writing and his presence on Twitter where he offers valuable insights on crypto markets. He joined us on the show to share with us his deep and timely insights into the current bull run and how this compared to 2017, where it is headed from here, and also he opens up on his normally guarded thoughts on the future of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Topics covered in this episode: Eric's background and how he got into cryptoEric's experience working with Cinnober and NasdaqUsing blockchain as an underlying substrate in the traditional finance ecosystemAn overview of Arcane AssetsEric's thesis behind BitcoinThe current Bitcoin bull runHow Arcane deals with transaction fee problems and solutions that may address these over the coming yearsUsing the value proposition of Ether when Bitcoin is store valueEric opens up on how he thinks Ethereum will become adopted in mainstream financeWhy does the Bitcoin community reject tokens?What is different in the current bull market compared to 2017Eric's predictions on how this bull market will play outEpisode links: Arcane AssetsArcane CryptoNine Bitcoin Charts Already at All-Time HighsCrypto Market Structure 3.0Arcane on TwitterEric on TwitterSponsors: 1inch: Discover the best rates and most efficient swapping routes across leading DEXes. Optimize on gas cost and execute DeFi trades faster with 1inch V2 - https://epicenter.rocks/1inchShow notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/373