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Are you ready to discover the sun-kissed greens and perfect drives of Florida's most exciting new addition to the golfing world? Dive into the splendid fairways at Cabot Citrus Farms, a tropical golf paradise that's swiftly capturing the hearts of golf enthusiasts everywhere. Named the 'Best New Golf Course,' this gem in Brooksville isn't just making waves; it's setting a new standard for golfing excellence. From the elegant layout mirroring the grandeur of historical courses to the innovative use of citrus-themed markers, Cabot Citrus Farms promises an experience as refreshing as a Floridian creamsicle beer from a local brewery. Follow us as we journey through this golfing haven in our podcast, where lush fairways, the sparkle of TrackMan-assisted drives, and the taste of victory await you! #CabotCitrusFarms #BestNewFloridaGolfCourse #GolfParadise

00:00: Imagining a ridiculous golf trip with friends.
03:50: World woods was one of our favorites and now Cabot made it better
09:00 Vision for World Woods Golf Club: "Imagine Augusta and Pine Valley and the most amazing practice facility in the world"- PGA 
15:29: Expanding golf range with lodge offers convenience.
18:09: Excited for trip, bring your yoyos
19:47: creates enjoyable, inspiring golf courses.
22:42 DITYAMA plays 18 with Gerry Carey.
36:34 Adventurous golf hole offers two different approaches.
39:48 Golf hole reminiscent of original, still cool.
43:34 Course still early but will be amazing.
50:53 Appreciative of invitation, interested in future visits.
51:46 Grateful shoutouts to friends and kangaroo.

Lex chats with Rachel Lin, the Co-Founder & CEO of SynFutures, a decentralized derivatives trading platform. Lin discusses her background in traditional finance and her transition into the fintech and cryptocurrency industry. She explains her experience working in structured derivative sales and trading at Deutsche Bank, where she interacted with clients such as hedge funds and corporates who used derivatives for speculative purposes, hedging, and arbitrage. Lin then moved to fintech company Alipay, where she learned about blockchain technology and became interested in the potential of decentralized finance. She later joined Matrixport, a centralized platform, before starting her own decentralized derivatives platform, SynFutures. Lin explains that decentralized platforms offer transparency and the ability for anyone to become a market maker or service provider, while centralized platforms require more configuration and rely on market makers. She also discusses the growth potential of decentralized derivatives and the current dominance of speculation in the crypto derivatives market. Lin believes that as digital economies grow, the usage of blockchain and derivatives for economic purposes will also increase.

MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION

SynFuture's Website: https://bit.ly/3OCDRaa

Topics: crypto, digital assets,  investment, blockchain, AMM, DeFi, CeFi, Liquidity, hedging, arbitrage, derivatives, perps, synthetic

Companies: Synfutures, Alipay, Matrixport, DYDX, GMX, Synthetix, Deutsche Bank, Uniswap

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TIMESTAMPS

1’23: Trading Illusions for Insights: Navigating the Complex World of Financial Derivatives

6’35: Hedging Needs vs. Market Speculation: Deciphering the Derivatives Landscape

10’54: Institutional to Retail: Transitioning Through Chinese Fintech and Cryptocurrency Markets

16’16: SynFutures: Unlocking Decentralized Derivatives Trading for All

20’54: Synthetic Derivatives and Leverage: Amplifying Trades on Decentralized Platforms

26’56: DeFi Derivatives: AMM Liquidity, Competition, and the Future of Synthetic Trading

32’13: The promise of Crypto Derivative Markets: Beyond Speculation - Hedging, Arbitrage, and the Promise of Digital Economies

35’00: The channels used to connect with Rachel & learn more about SynFutures

Disclaimer here — this newsletter does not provide investment advice and represents solely the views and opinions of FINTECH BLUEPRINT LTD.

Contributors: Lex, Laurence, Matt, Farhad, Mike, Daniella

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Over the next 10 years, the number of individuals in the workforce ages 75+ is going to quadruple! It shouldn't come as a surprise considering the majority of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck and live beyond their means. It brings us back to the famous Warren Buffet quote: "If you can't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die."

Most people don't understand that saving/investing just $125/month from ages 22-65 at 10% interest yields $1M+. Well, what if you legitimately don't have $125/month? A relatively simple way to make a few extra hundred dollars a month is ARBITRAGE. Buy things at one price, sell them at a higher price. Garage sales, Dollar Stores, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, any number of places where you can buy things on the cheap and flip them on Amazon, Ebay, Wish, Etsy, etc. Some of our favorite arbitrag-ers include Gary Vaynerchuk and Ryan Pineda. All the secrets to arbitrage are online FOR FREE. All you need is a phone.

Looking for an investing strategy that could offer greater cash flow? Today, Nathan Orange shares everything you should know about short-term rental arbitrage as a starter and more of its advantages. Hear about his investment journey, real estate market insights, and more when you tune in!

Key takeaways to listen to 

• An overview of Nathan’s real estate background
• 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) vs. 2023 real estate market
• How to select good properties to do an Airbnb rental arbitrage
• Pro tips on getting your rental properties exposure and finding clients
• Why it’s critical to prepare exit strategies for your investments
• Top advice for people who want to start real estate investing

Resources mentioned in this episode

• EP77: Short and Mid-Term Rental Property Investing Tips for Agents with Amanda Williams 
• AirDNA
• Furnished Finder
• Airbnb
• Vrbo
• Asana

About Nathan Orange
Nathan attended pre-engineering at Purdue University before graduating from the University of Michigan with a BBA. After a 25-year career as a commercial lender, he left to pursue real estate investing full-time. A diverse portfolio of assets has been accumulated in three states, including Multifamily, seller-financed / rent-to-own properties, and short-term and corporate rentals (owned and arbitrage). He also recently started a debt placement company with former banking colleagues to add an income stream. Nathan believes two of the most important skills to succeed in real estate are adaptability to the changing markets and taking repeated action. 

Connect with Nathan 

• Website: Escape 4 Us Adventures | Midwest Business Innovations 
• Phone Number: (810) 348-2985

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• Send us an email: rm@ridgelineig.com 

Tommy Mello is the owner and operator of A1 Garage Door Service, one of the most successful home service businesses in the country. He also hosts the Home Service Expert podcast, was named a Top Entrepreneur Under 35, and owns and invests in several other businesses ranging from Christmas lights to mobile apps.

In this episode, Tommy breaks down how you can build wealth with recession-resistant, blue-collar service businesses – and how to have fun doing it. You'll learn how he went from $50,000 in debt to a massive exit and "life-changing" money, all while helping his team members achieve their own dreams and undergoing a personal evolution in his leadership, health, and faith.

Tommy also shares:

- Why arbitrage is the one business skill to rule them all
- Why home service businesses thrive despite pandemics, recessions, and the advent of AI
- Vanity metrics and the only 4 Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) he cares about
- Why you should "always be recruiting," and why he doesn't worry about giving away secrets to his competition
- The #1 mistake he sees people make when starting service businesses
- How to hire A-players and motivate them with equity and other performance incentives
- His religious faith and the "deal" he made with Jesus when his father was on the brink of death
- His health regime: Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), supplements, and massage
- The health benefits he's experienced since abstaining from alcohol
- Exactly what he'd do if he had to start over with no money

Tommy's Charitable Cause:

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, an "independent, nonprofit organization that works to protect people's health from epidemics and pandemics and ensures that communities are resilient to major challenges." *

*All ad revenue from this episode is donated directly to the charity of the guest's choice

Connect with Tommy:
- Instagram
- TikTok
- Home Service Expert Facebook Group
- Home Service Expert Podcast
- Freedom Event Conference Nov 1-3 in Orlando
- Tommy's book, "Home Service Millionaire"

The maximal extractable value (MEV) problem, if left unchecked, could represent an existential threat to Ethereum’s core values. One might argue that it is a natural result of solving market inefficiencies, but it entices to centralisation and collusion in order to extract the highest amount of value. Additionally, through front-running and back-running, it creates unnecessary overhead, which caused up to 2.4% of the total network congestion back in DeFi summer of 2020 (according to Flashbots’ research). As current infrastructure cannot eliminate MEV altogether, Flashbots and other research groups have tried to come up with solutions to address its aftermath.

We were joined by Stephane Gosselin, co-founder of Flashbots and Frontier Research, to discuss the MEV landscape, what research breakthroughs have been recorded and how they impact DevEx and UX.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Reflecting on ‘Frontrunning the MEV crisis’
• Decentralising the MEV ‘supply chain’
• The vision behind Frontier Research
• Request-for-Quotation (RFQ) explained
• Block building
• Uniswap X and how it might impact LPs & block building
• Decentralising block building
• Proposer-builder separation (PBS)
• MEV burn
• How MEV influenced different applications’ UX
• Intents

Episode links:

• Stephane Gosselin on Twitter
• Frontier Research
• Frontier Research on Twitter
• Flashbots

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Felix Lutsch. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/511