All content for Decent Crypto Podcast is the property of Decent Crypto Podcast and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Today we have special guest Jack Melnick, Head of DeFi at Polygon Labs joining the show talking all things DeFi. We talk about new innovations in the lending market that support new token types, updates on the DEX front, how UNI v4 will change things, and much more.
The Decent community is growing! Subscribe to our newsletter and join our Telegram channel below:
Newsletter: https://decent-newsletter.beehiiv.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/+6lBOC6TNyJZiMzYx
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(02:01) Jack’s Backstory
(06:03) Olympus DAO
(12:33) Jack’s Research Process
(22:10) Analyzing DeFi Protocols as Businesses
(28:52) Curve Tokenomics
(31:47) How does Jack find alpha?
(34:38) What’s the DeFi landscape like right now?
(40:51) Where is the innovation in DeFi right now?
(50:48) Jack’s role as head of Polygon DeFi
(58:48) How do you attract builders without an airdrop?
(1:03:32) Jack’s hot takes
