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Akshay BD

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I cannot believe this content is free.

My notes from @Arthur_0x and @zhusu's podcast. Great catch up on everything going on in DeFi.

PS - This is extremely niche so please feel free to skip if you're not interested in DeFi. https://anchor.fm/uncommoncore/episodes/17-Defi-Top-20-with-Arthur0x--Su-Zhu-and-Hasu-eofj2n

#17: Defi Top 20 with Arthur0x, Su Zhu and Hasu by Uncommon Core • A podcast on Anchor

After our episode on the top 20 crypto coins by market cap, we got a lot of requests to do one for Defi as well. For that discussion, we brought in one of the foremost experts on Defi. Arthur0x went...

https://anchor.fm/uncommoncore/episodes/17-Defi-Top-20-with-Arthur0x--Su-Zhu-and-Hasu-eofj2n

TLDR:

1. Build for UI/UX; not solely for technology/economics. They’re more important than you’d expect. See Balancer.

2. Involve community. They’ll do more than you’d expect. See Sushi.

3. Creative governance solutions & long term orientation will win. See SNX

Part 1: Decentralized Exchanges

$UNI (Uniswap)

$SUSHI (Sushiswap)

$ZRX (0x)

$BNT (Bancor)

$KNC (Khyber Network)

2021 Dexes Takeaway.

Part 2: Lending Protocols

$AAVE (AAVE)

$COMP (Compound)

$MKR (Maker)

( @placeholdervc article referenced above) https://www.placeholder.vc/blog/2020/9/17/stop-burning-tokens-buyback-and-make-instead

Stop Burning Tokens – Buyback and Make Instead — Placeholder

In most “buyback-and-burn” token models, a network generates income in one currency token and uses the proceeds to buy-back and “burn” its own native token. The intent is to grow token value by...

https://www.placeholder.vc/blog/2020/9/17/stop-burning-tokens-buyback-and-make-instead

$SNX (Synthetix)

I *think* this is the blogpost referenced above. @Arthur_0x can confirm. https://synthetix.community/blog/2019/12/29/a16z-investment

What Can We Learn from the a16z Investment? · Synthetix Community

https://synthetix.community/blog/2019/12/29/a16z-investment

$UMA (Universal Market Access)

Fin.

Notes are rough and were meant for myself but this podcast was so valuable I figured I'd publish it. Apologies if I mis-summarized anywhere @zhusu @Arthur_0x... please feel free to correct, thanks!

PS - Part II is out next week.

Some collab suggestions:

@BanklessHQ pls have @Arthur_0x on to discuss Layer 2 impact on DeFi protocols?

@RaoulGMI @AshBennington pls have Arthur/Su Zhu on to discuss the hybrid CeDeFi thesis?

3. @twobitidiot please have Arthur/Su Zhu to compare Messari v. DeFiance notes?

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