Mathieu Baril is the CoFounder and CEO of Octav Labs.

How does someone who tests new protocols daily as part of his job actually invest onchain? In this episode, Mathieu shares all the his latest strategies onchain, including how he hedges Uniswap LPs with options, why tokenized stocks and Robinhood Chain caught his attention, how he uses LP fees to take profit, and the tokens he’s holding and watching.

Hear from one of the most advanced DeFi investors in the game!

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💎 THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS

🔒 KPK | Best risk-adjusted yield through automated vaults

🏦 AXIS | The Origin Vault launched on Ethereum

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♾️ INFINIT | Institutional-grade trading vaults, built onchain

🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | ETH staking solutions for scale

💰 SAFFRON FINANCE | A fixed yield layer built on Uniswap

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro
2:11 - From Bitcoin mining to DeFi Summer
6:34 - How Octav offers early signal on new protocols
8:53 - What new DeFi is most exciting right now?
16:41 - How Mathieu earned huge LP returns on Robinhood Chain
20:57 - The impressive thing about Robinhood using USDG
22:32 - How to hedge Uniswap LP positions with options
27:02 - Why Mathieu reallocated from Base to Robinhood Chain
28:13 - Hyperliquid, Kinetiq, and why Elysium is interesting
32:19 - Mathieu’s ideas for managing longs over the next 12 months
40:23 - Are crypto FDV multiples out of line with TradFi?
42:22 - Why ETH is a store of value, plus his top 3 liquid positions
46:46 - Mathieu’s shopping list: VVV, DIME, and other options tokens
48:36 - Mathieu’s DIME/Paradex bull thesis explained
52:38 - What is Tacticalls? A social copy trading platform for options
57:06 - Screenshare demo of Tacticalls
1:03:13 - Octav demo: Tracking any wallet with AI insights
1:11:00 - Closing

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► Octav website: https://octav.fi/
► Octav on X: https://x.com/OctavFi
► Tacticalls website: https://tacticalls.xyz/
► Tacticalls on X: https://x.com/tacticallsxyz
► Mathieu on X: https://x.com/mbaril010

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Sudo is the Project Lead and Zaki Manian is Head of Engineering at Sovright, which builds critical infrastructure for Zcash.

Just a few years ago, Zcash was almost dead. The treasury was tight, the team was shrinking, and the wallet was nearly unusable. Now the price is up 30x-40x since 2024, Bitcoiners are buying, and the team says they're just getting started.

In this episode, Zaki and Sudo walk through the full comeback story including the breakthrough with better wallets like Zodl, the unlock for ZEC DeFi with NEAR intents, the existential Orchard pool bug this year, quantum safety, and why they believe now is like Bitcoin in 2016.

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💎 THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS

🔒 KPK | Best risk-adjusted yield through automated vaults

🏦 AXIS | The Origin Vault launched on Ethereum

🟠 APYX | The first dividend-backed stablecoin (DBS)

♾️ INFINIT | Institutional-grade trading vaults, built onchain

🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | ETH staking solutions for scale

💰 SAFFRON FINANCE | A fixed yield layer built on Uniswap

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro
2:46 - Zaki and Sudo’s background
7:04 - What drew Zaki and Sudo to Zcash full time
12:52 - What triggered the price run for ZEC
19:02 - Two phases of Zcash’s redemption arc
22:04 - Why Zcash is special vs other blockchains
25:10 - What the Tor/IP privacy toggle in Zodl does
29:40 - How to buy ZEC privately
32:55 - The Orchard pool vulnerability explained
43:09 - Would shielded ZEC in Zodl be safe in a PQ-world?
45:19 - Could more minted ZEC be hiding in the Orchard pool?
48:17 - The ecosystem map for Zcash
51:32 - Cypherpunk’s role (CYPH) and profitability of mining ZEC
54:50 - Proof of work vs proof of stake debate in Zcash
57:09 - How Zcash governance actually works
1:03:54 - What is Sovright building for Zcash?
1:08:37 - What DeFi might be possible for Zcash in the future?
1:13:57 - Why Zcash is the "middle thing" between Bitcoin and experimental chains
1:17:03 - Closing

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► Sovright website: https://sovright.com/
► Zodl wallet website:https://zodl.com/
► Sovright on X: https://x.com/sovright_
► Sudo on X: https://x.com/sudo_ml
► Zaki on X: https://x.com/zmanian

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Alan is a privacy researcher and long-time contributor to Railgun.

Every DeFi transaction you make is fully public. But Railgun is building the incognito mode for Ethereum. How does it actually work, and how does it compare to Zcash? Can we really access private DeFi with any shielded asset on Ethereum? What we learned will surprise you.

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💎 THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS

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🏦 AXIS | The Origin Vault launched on Ethereum

🟠 APYX | The first dividend-backed stablecoin (DBS)

🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | ETH staking solutions for scale

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Why privacy matters
4:18 - What is Railgun?
5:50 - How to do a private swap on Ethereum with Railgun
9:42 - Railgun is like a privacy safe, but not a mixer
12:47 - Common uses of Railgun
16:50 - Privacy limitations: the privacy set problem explained
20:00 - Is Railgun similar to an L2?
23:48 - The balancing act of unstoppable access
25:49 - Railgun vs Zcash differences explained
30:47 - Which apps can I use for private DeFi with Railgun?
33:25 - Wallet-level privacy vs application-level privacy
41:41 - Railgun’s relationship working with the Ethereum Foundation
47:43 - Will privacy become a default setting or an option?
52:16 - The RAIL token: staking, governance, and yield
54:32 - Closing

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► Railgun website: https://railgun.org/
► Railgun on X: https://x.com/RAILGUN_Project
► Anon Inc wallet: https://anon.inc/
► Railgun on X: https://x.com/tsu_kareta

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