{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Get Your ETH2 Yield and Take Out a Loan on It - Ep.154","description":"James Slazas, founder and CEO of LiquidStake and DARMA Capital, describes their retail and institutional offerings for customers who want to stake on Ethereum 2.0 but still access the locked-up capital. In this episode, we discuss:&amp;nbsp;  what problem LiquidStake solves and how&amp;nbsp; what happens if the dollar value of someone\u2019s stake drops below the amount that they\u2019ve borrowed who keeps the ETH in a liquidation&amp;nbsp; how LiquidStake makes money&amp;nbsp; how they determine the price of ETH to make the loan and what it does in the event of a flash crash on an exchange how LiquidStake and DARMA Capital are also serving institutional clients how total return swap agreements with DARMA work&amp;nbsp; why they offer more tax and regulatory clarity why LiquidStake currently offers USDC for its stablecoin the pros and cons of a centralized loans on staked ETH 2 over decentralized ones&amp;nbsp; the other crypto systems LiquidStake is partnering with how LiquidStake and DARMA Capital are able to make these loans from a regulatory perspective  &amp;nbsp; Thank you to our sponsor! Crypto.com: http:\/\/crypto.com\/ &amp;nbsp; Episode links: James Slazas: https:\/\/twitter.com\/DARMA_Slazas Liquidstake: https:\/\/liquidstake.com DARMA Capital: https:\/\/darma.capital &amp;nbsp; LiquidStake announcements:  https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/ethereum-heavyweights-launch-liquidstake-loans-to-ease-eth-2-0-lockup  https:\/\/www.theblockcrypto.com\/linked\/84277\/eth2-liquidstake-borrow-eth-validators &amp;nbsp; LiquidStake blog post: https:\/\/liquidstake.com\/blog\/1 &amp;nbsp; Link to the Crypto News Recap: https:\/\/unchainedpodcast.com\/this-is-pushing-up-the-price-of-bitcoin\/ ","author_name":"Unconfirmed","author_url":"https:\/\/unchainedpodcast.com\/category\/unconfirmed\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17061008\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/17061008"}