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How To Revive DeFi - Julian Koh, Ribbon Finance, Ep. 215
How To Revive DeFi - Julian Koh, Ribbon Finance, Ep. 215
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64 minutes
Released:
Oct 4, 2022
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*Apologies for the audio quality this week! Usual quality will resume in the next episode Even in a bear market, Ribbon Finance continues to provide high but most importantly, sustainable yield for its users. Ribbon is DeFi protocol that allows users easy access to crypto structured products. Till date, they have facilitated over $10 billion in notional volume and allows users to earn up to 24% on their ETH despite being in a bear market. Today, Ribbon’s Co-Founder Julian Koh shares with us: Why are high yields sustainable on Ribbon Building new products vs integrating with others What is takes to revive DeFi Potential regulations on crypto space Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:03:41) – Road to founding Ribbon (00:07:34) – Primer on structured products (00:11:31) – Risks of capital loss on Ribbon (00:14:16) – Managing options with automated smart contracts (00:16:00) – Preventing market makers from front-running (00:19:42) – Types of Ribbon’s customers (00:21:14) – Reasons for Ribbon’s success (00:23:18) – New Ribbon products and plans (00:31:55) – Is composability just a meme (00:35:37) – Underwriting lending risks (00:39:27) – Moving away from Opyn & building own exchange (00:47:38) – Allowing DAOs to issue bonds (00:51:50) – Primary drivers of future of DeFi (00:58:26) – Potential regulations on crypto-space ----------- Sponsors ------------- dYdX is the Leading Decentralized Exchange for trading perpetual contracts. Users enjoy low fees, deep liquidity, up to 20x more buying power and even earn $DYDX from trading. Trade on dYdX today at: https://trade.dydx.exchange ----------- More Resources --------- Guest Julian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/juliankoh Ribbon Finance’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ribbonfinance Blockcrunch Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch Jason Choi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi ------------ Disclosures ------------- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch’s guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch’s podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement.
Released:
Oct 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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