THE PROTOCOL: Morpho Labs CEO Examines Drawbacks in Current DeFi Risk Management
CoinDesk Podcast Network
CoinDesk
4.8 • 689 Ratings
🗓️ 7 March 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Paul Frambot discusses the future of DeFi and the potential for widespread adoption.
This episode is sponsored by the Stellar Community Fund
Follow the show here for more.
In this installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk, dive into the evolving landscape of DeFi with guest Paul Frambot, the Co-founder and CEO of Morpho Labs, a research and development company responsible for building and growing the Morpho protocol.
Dencun Coming Next Week - What Are We Expecting?
Leading figures behind layer-2 teams told CoinDesk how Ethereum's upcoming Dencun upgrade will affect their networks – and costs.
Gauntlet and DeFi Lending
According to Gauntlet, the move to Morpho offers the potential for more money with greater flexibility.
Sign Up for THE PROTOCOL NEWSLETTER
TAKEAWAYS |
- ETH Denver showcased the presence of layer 2 solutions and infrastructure layer solutions in the blockchain space.
- The competition between different blockchain platforms, such as Ethereum and Solana, is driving innovation and pushing the Ethereum community to accelerate its development.
- The current model of risk management in DeFi, where protocols are managed by on-chain funds, has limitations and lacks transparency.
- Morpho Labs is building lending pools that aim to decentralize risk management and allow for a more flexible and efficient system.
EPISODE LINKS |
Ethereum Fees Set to Drop for Arbitrum, Polygon, Starknet, Base. But How Much?
Days After Ditching Aave, Risk Manager Gauntlet Moves to Rival Lender Morpho
Curve Crisis Shows Pitfalls of Decentralized Risk Management
-
From Our Sponsor:
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is an open-application awards program that draws on community input to support developers and startups building on Stellar and Soroban. Accelerate your web3 project today.
Apply for Funding at communityfund.stellar.org
-
The Protocol has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Take Me Back” by Strength To Last.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Protocol is sponsored by the Stellar Community Fund. |
| 0:07.5 | Dive deep into the blockchain realm with the protocol podcast, with CoinDesk founding editor of the protocol newsletter, Brad Cowan and tech journalists, Sam Kessler and Margo Nykirk. |
| 0:18.8 | They unravel the intricate technologies powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, one |
| 0:23.9 | block at a time. |
| 0:26.1 | Just a reminder, CoinDesk is a news source and does not provide investment advice. |
| 0:34.1 | Hello and welcome to the Protocol podcast. |
| 0:37.1 | I'm Brad Cowan here with my co-hosts, Margo Nykirk and |
| 0:40.5 | Sam Kessler. Excited to dive into today's show with the latest news and developments and technology |
| 0:46.9 | behind crypto and blockchains. First, please do not forget to subscribe to our weekly newsletter, |
| 0:52.5 | The Protocol on CoinDesk.com. And let's dive right into it. |
| 0:57.6 | We've got a pretty incredible guest today here, Paul from Bo. He's co-founder and CEO of Morpho Labs, |
| 1:05.8 | a research and development company responsible for building and growing the Morpho protocol, which is, you know, at the forefront |
| 1:14.0 | of kind of this evolving and crazy, you know, landscape of defy and sort of changes every |
| 1:20.4 | week or month. And we're going to go deep with Paul a little bit later. But first, we're going to talk about ETH Denver, which |
| 1:30.8 | actually all three of y'all were out there. Sam Margo, both moderating panels, and Paul |
| 1:37.6 | was out there, is now back in Paris, joining us from Paris. Margo, you know, you had a pretty interesting panel, |
| 1:47.4 | and you've also been writing about the Den Koon upgrade on Ethereum, which is coming next week, |
| 1:54.6 | which is pretty amazing just to how fast this stuff unfolds, of course, like everybody |
| 1:58.7 | talking about Bitcoin all-time high. |
| 2:01.6 | This week is the dominant story, but, you know, it's just like the news in crypto never sleeps. |
| 2:08.4 | Margo, you know, tell us what were some of your experiences out at Heath Denver last week and some of the panels that you moderated? |
| 2:15.6 | Yeah, I mean, what was really noticeable to me is that the presence of like layer twos and DA solutions |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CoinDesk, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of CoinDesk and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.