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DeFi

230
mentions
94
episodes
2021–2026
span
2021
peak year

Decentralized finance — lending, DEXes, yield — mostly lived on Ethereum, and the panel's Bitcoin-centric view was skeptical: real innovation tangled with unregistered securities, hacks, and Ponzi mechanics. FTX and Terra vindicated much of the caution.

Across the years

Mentions per year in the show transcripts.
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The episodes that covered it most

Ranked by how heavily each episode engaged the topic.
#2672021-07-16Bank of America - Political Dogecoin - Square Decentralized 10×
#2712021-08-13Price Rise - Poly Hacked - AMC Accepts - Bitcoin Family
#2312020-10-09Square Invests $50M - $11K Moon Mode? - Goldman Scrambling -
#2472021-02-05Saylor Seminar Sells Out - Paypal - $38,000+? - Carbon Footp
#2662021-07-09China Crackdown - Consolidation Complete? - Crypto Cons - Co
#2392020-12-11MassMutual buys $100M - 1000% Surge? - No one cares - $400M
#3152022-07-08Maximalism - Rally - ETF Drama - Miner Struggle - Tom Brady
#3192022-08-12Bitcoin vs $24,000 - BlackRock Spot - Tornado Cash - Bear Su
#3322022-11-11FTX Collapses - Crypto Craters - $3B Seized - Shell Mines Bi
#3342022-11-25Proof of Reserves - Mining Moratorium - No Retirement - More
#4192024-08-24Bull Run? - Miner Takeover - Runes Rise - Good Government?
#4382025-01-11- The 2024 Bitcoin Group Year in Review Spectacular
METHOD — Counts are keyword/theme matches across the show transcripts (WCN + Mad Bitcoins + TBG). The written synthesis is grounded in Bitcoin's public history and the show's coverage.