Our guest today is Joshua Scigala, co-founder of TheStandard.io, a DeFi stablecoin protocol backed by physical and digital assets. In this episode, we discuss the evolution of stablecoins and where The Standard fits with its multi-collateral model. We'll also explore novel features like collateral swaps, the protocol's learnings following a recent exploit, and the roadmap ahead. Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠TheStandard 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 lates ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 conver ..read more

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 ..read more

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 pr ..read more

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 ..read more

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 th ..read more

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 a ..read more

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 build ..read more