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In this episode, we’re joined by Martin de Rijke, Head of Growth at Maple Finance, to discuss Maple’s evolution from a lending protocol into an onchain asset manager focused on institutional yield products. We cover fintech adoption, stablecoin growth, DeFi infrastructure, institutional borrowing demand, modular yield strategies, securitization vehicles, and the convergence o...

In this episode we’re joined by Shaundadevens & Carlos to discuss market volatility, reported scrutiny of Hyperliquid, Coinbase’s partnership and revenue-sharing structure with Hyperliquid, stablecoin distribution dynamics involving USDC, prediction market activity, HIP-4 outcome markets, Cerebras related trading discussions, and broader analysis of Sky, USDS, Spark, and ...

In this episode, we’re joined by Sam MacPherson, Co-Founder and CEO of Phoenix Labs, to discuss Sky’s evolution from MakerDAO, Spark’s role as a prime agent SubDAO, and its approach to DeFi lending, liquidity management, and risk frameworks. We also cover governance restructuring, isolated lending markets, token buybacks, institutional liquidity products, fintech partnerships...

In this episode, we discuss shifting dynamics in crypto infrastructure, including Base moving away from Optimism, the evolving Layer 2 landscape, MegaETH’s business model, and Jito’s expansion into trading products with JTX. We also cover tokenized equities on Solana, frontend vs. backend monetization strategies, and Coinbase’s layoffs and earnings miss.

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In this episode, we’re joined by Hersch and Aurelius from World Markets to break down their vision for a fully onchain exchange. We cover the Atlas risk engine, unified perp, spot, and lending markets, fixed-rate lending, MegaETH infrastructure, ADL limitations, market structure design, and what’s next for the platform.

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