Arcade: Unlocking Liquidity through NFT Lending with Gabe Frank
December 6, 2023
In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Gabe Frank, the Founder of Arcade.xyz, to discuss the evolving landscape of NFT lending and its implications in the DeFi space. Gabe shares insights into the inner workings of Arcade’s platform, the evolution of Arcade into a DAO, and the potential for real-world asset tokenization. Gabe also shares his journey from third-generation pawnbroker to leading a cutting-edge blockchain platform.
In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Gabe Frank, the Founder of Arcade.xyz, a DeFi protocol on Ethereum that specializes in NFT lending. It operates as a non-custodial Web3 application and financial “super app” for NFTs and other unique on-chain assets.
Join them as they:
- Weigh in on the current state of the NFT space
- Discuss Gabe’s journey into crypto
- Delve into the mechanics of NFT lending on Arcade
- Explore the technical infrastructure and integration of Arcade’s platform
- Weigh up the importance of KYT and transaction monitoring
- Examine the role of the Arcade DAO
- Shine a light on the future of NFT lending
- And much more!
Gabe Frank is the Founder of Arcade.xyz and the Co-Founder and CEO of Non-fungible Technologies. He has been involved in the crypto space since 2018 and has experience in custodial services and institutional digital asset wallets, having previously worked at BitGo and Curve.
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Previous guests include: Paul Neuner, Founder and CEO of Telcoin; Aryan Sheikhalian, Head of Research at CMT Digital; David Hoffman, co-Founder and host of Bankless; Fabian Gompf, Chief Executive Officer of the Web3 Foundation; Kurt Hemecker, CEO of the Mina Foundation; Sunny Lu, co-Founder and CEO of VeChain Foundation; Joe Doll, general counsel at Magic Eden; Philippe Schommers, the Head of Infrastructure at Gnosis; and many others.
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- The Darwin Cycles of Crypto: What Survives and Why with Aryan Sheikhalian of CMT Digital
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