# Vance Spencer: The FAANG of DeFi (S.M.E.L.L)

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams, David Hoffman*
*Published: Aug 22, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/vance-spencer-the-faang-of-defi-s-m-e-l-l*

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On the show today, we’re bringing Vance on to talk about S M E L L. Not an odor, but instead 5 different assets. The FAANG of Crypto?

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## CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro

06:37 Takes on Friend.Tech

13:02 Good Or Bad For Crypto?

17:40 The SocialFi Narrative

20:17 S.M.E.L.L

23:23 Synthetix

27:55 Maker

35:34 Ether

41:26 Lido

47:10 ChainLink

50:48 Can They Outpace ETH?

56:35 Where's Uniswap

59:22 Solana?

1:01:29 Closing and Disclaimers

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## RESOURCES
Vance Spencer 

https://twitter.com/pythianism
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