The Big Brain Podcast Ep. 2: DeFi Wizards
Quick Take
- Guy Young and Rune Christensen discuss the evolution of DeFi, noting how it has become more grounded in reality and sustainable business models, moving away from the early hype and ideological claims.
Episode 2 of The Big Brain Podcast, hosted by The Block's CEO Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu, was recorded with Ethena Founder Guy Young and Sky Protocol Co-Founder Rune Christensen.
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In this episode, Guy Young and Rune Christensen discuss the evolution of DeFi, noting how it has become more grounded in reality and sustainable business models, moving away from the early hype and ideological claims.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:23 DeFi Ain't What it Used To Be
08:27 Ethena's Success
13:01 Get $HYPE(D)
15:08 HL L1
16:38 'Ecosystem Protocols'
19:32 DeFi User Capture
21:42 DeFi Endgame
22:05 Hyper-rational Users Onchain
24:53 Compressing DeFi Rates
27:16 Stealing from the Rich
28:43 Onchain KYC
30:57 Forking DeFi
33:57 The Future of Finance
37:50 'MicroStrategy Playbook" for Alts
42:19 Bitcoin DeFi?
43:57 F.A.F.O. Onchain
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- Apple: https://apple.co/43F3vmq
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/44NT1lZ
- Larry: https://x.com/lawmaster
- Namik: https://x.com/NamikMuduroglu
- The Block Podcasts: https://x.com/TheBlockPods
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- Rune:@RuneKek
- Guy: @gdog97_
- Sky: https://sky.money/
- Ethena: https://ethena.fi/
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