Degen Responsibly with Exponential DeFi
Degen Responsibly with Exponential DeFi
Exponential DeFi
A series of live discussions between the Exponential research team and guests from the top protocols in DeFi. We talk about what makes them unique, how they are innovating in DeFi, and how users can make risk-informed decisions when investing. Follow us at @ExponentialDeFi on Twitter to listen live. Check out all episodes at exponential.fi/degen-responsibly and learn more about us at www.exponential.fi
Revert: Unlocking liquidity for Uniswap V3
Our guest today is Mario, founder of Revert Finance, a DeFi protocol that develops analytics and management tools for liquidity providers in AMMs (automated market makers). In this episode, we dive into their latest product offering, Revert Lend. We'll explore how they enable Uniswap V3 liquidity providers to collateralize their positions and secure loans while retaining management of their liquidity. Resources: ⁠⁠⁠Revert website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Whitepaper ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, as well as talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi. Interested in learning more about DeFi? Check out our past blogs at exponential.fi/blog. ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Feb 7, 2024
45 min
Curvance: Enabling yield in an omnichain world
Our guest today is Mai, co-founder and CTO at Curvance, a new crosschain money market platform for yield-bearing assets. In this episode, we discuss the vision and strategy behind their omnichain lending market. We'll explore the mechanics behind Curvance's protocol and its tokenomics, how they manage lending market risks, and gain insights into their approach to building the everything DeFi app. Resources: ⁠⁠Curvance website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Documents ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, as well as talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi. Interested in learning more about DeFi? Check out our past blogs at exponential.fi/blog. ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Jan 24, 2024
49 min
Stella: Redefining leveraged yield farming
Our guest today is Apoorv, Project Lead at Stella, a new leveraged strategies protocol from the Alpha Homora team. In this episode, we discuss how Stella enables leveraged yield farming with zero borrowing costs, their realigned incentives model for lenders and borrowers, and the risks involved with their leveraged strategies. Resources: ⁠Stella website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Medium ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, as well as talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi. Interested in learning more about DeFi? Check out our past blogs at exponential.fi/blog. ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Dec 18, 2023
41 min
Botanix: Building Ethereum on Bitcoin
Our guest today is Willem Schroé, founder of Botanix, the first fully decentralized Layer 2 EVM network on Bitcoin. In this episode, we discuss why Botanix chose Bitcoin as their base layer, the security and decentralization perks of this approach, and dive into their innovative Spiderchain technology. Willem also gives us a breakdown on what users can expect on Botanix as well as shed light on their risk mitigation measures. Resources: Botanix website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Whitepaper ⁠⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠ ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, as well as talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi. Interested in learning more about DeFi? Check out our past blogs at exponential.fi/blog. ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Nov 29, 2023
40 min
ether.fi: Innovations in solo staking
Our guest today is Rok Kopp, co-founder of ether.fi, a non-custodial liquid staking protocol that is launching the first liquid 'restaking' token, eETH. In this episode, we talked about how ether.fi enables stakers to retain control of their keys, the upcoming launch of their liquid staking token (eETH), and the associated benefits and risks involved in restaking. Resources: ether.fi website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Blog⁠ ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of live talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, their builders but also talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi. Interested in learning more about DeFi? Check out our past blogs at exponential.fi/blog. ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Nov 9, 2023
35 min
ClayStack: Pioneering the next generation of liquid staking
Our guest today is Mohak Agarwal, CEO of ClayStack. ClayStack is a next generation liquid staking protocol that is launching the first DVT-based Ethereum liquid staking asset, csETH. In this episode, we talked about the current state of the liquid staking market, how ClayStack is working to improve the decentralization of Ethereum validators, and the associated risks of liquid staking. Resources: ⁠ClayStack website⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Blog ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of live talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, their builders but also talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi. Interested in learning more about DeFi? Check out our past blogs at exponential.fi/blog. ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Oct 26, 2023
36 min
SynFutures: Enabling permissionless derivatives trading
Our guest today is Mark Lee, CMO of SynFutures. SynFutures is a decentralized derivatives exchange that employs an Amazon-like business model, giving users the tools to freely trade any assets and list arbitrary futures contracts within seconds. In this episode, we chatted about how SynFutures enables permissionless trading of virtually any crypto asset with a reliable price feed, how the protocol is positioned within the decentralized perps ecosystem, as well as get a sneak peek into the exciting features lined up for their V3 launch. Resources: SynFutures website Twitter Whitepaper FAQs ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of live talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, their builders but also talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Oct 10, 2023
36 min
Carbon: The next frontier for on-chain liquidity management
Our guest today is Mark Richardson, Project Lead at Bancor. Carbon is a new trading protocol developed by Bancor that enables advanced trading strategies through the use of on-chain limit and range orders. In this conversation, we explore the evolution of the decentralized exchange (DEX) landscape, what problems have emerged from the existing automated market maker (AMM) model, and how Carbon was built to address these issues. Resources: Carbon website Twitter Whitepaper Dune Trading Simulator ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of live talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, their builders but also talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Oct 4, 2023
1 hr 12 min
DeFi risk management: What's wrong and how can it improve?
Our guests today are Paul Frambot, co-founder and CEO at Morpho, monetsupply from Block Analitica, and Nick Cannon, VP of Growth at Gauntlet. In this conversation, we explore the current state of DeFi risk management for lending protocols, what problems have emerged from the existing DAO-based model, and what improvements can be made. Links: Morpho Block Analitica Gauntlet ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of live talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, their builders but also talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Aug 24, 2023
40 min
Raft: The case for LSD-backed stablecoins
Our guest today is Richard, Head of Product at Raft. Raft is a governance-minimized protocol that allows users to mint a novel stablecoin, R, backed by liquid staked ETH as collateral. In this conversation, we explore the current state of the stablecoin landscape, what differentiates R from other stablecoins, the potential use cases for R, and how the protocol maintains peg stability. ----- Degen Responsibly is a series of live talks by Exponential DeFi and a guest protocol. In these conversations we explore some of the latest and greatest projects in DeFi, what makes them unique, their builders but also talk about the risks and what to watch out for. Our goal is to help investors make better informed decisions and help them save time as they do their own research. ----- Learn more about us at exponential.fi and follow us @exponentialdefi ----- Information provided here is presented for educational purposes only and does not consider financial advise or any offer or solicitation to buy any of the tokens or invest in any of the pools mentioned throughout the podcast.
Jul 26, 2023
35 min
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