The Big Brain Podcast features conversations with crypto's most influential thinkers, builders, and traders.
Co-hosted by The Block CEO Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu, these interviews challenge ideas, dig into mental models, and push guests beyond the headlines.
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The Big Brain Podcast features conversations with crypto's most influential thinkers, builders, and traders.
Co-hosted by The Block CEO Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu, these interviews challenge ideas, dig into mental models, and push guests beyond the headlines.
This show isn't about predicting the future of crypto—it’s about spotlighting the big brains shaping it.
DeFi Wizards: Rune Christensen and Guy Young on the past, present, and future of finance
The Big Brain Podcast
49 minutes
5 months ago
DeFi Wizards: Rune Christensen and Guy Young on the past, present, and future of finance
In this episode, Guy Young & Rune Christensen discuss the evolution of DeFi, noting how it has become more grounded in reality and sustainable business models, moving away from the early hype and ideological claims.
OUTLINE:
00:00 Introduction
01:23 DeFi Ain't What it Used To Be
08:27 Ethena's Success
13:01 Get $HYPE(D)
15:08 HL L1
16:38 'Ecosystem Protocols'
19:32 DeFi User Capture
21:42 DeFi Endgame
22:05 Hyper-rational Users Onchain
24:53 Compressing DeFi Rates
27:16 Stealing from the Rich
28:43Onchain KYC
30:57 Forking DeFi
33:57 The Future of Finance
37:50 'MicroStrategy Playbook" for Alts
42:19 Bitcoin DeFi?
43:57 F.A.F.O. Onchain
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- Apple: https://apple.co/43F3vmq
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- Larry: https://x.com/lawmaster
- Namik: https://x.com/NamikMuduroglu
- The Block Podcasts: https://x.com/TheBlockPods
GUEST LINKS:
- Rune: @RuneKek
- Guy: @gdog97_
- Sky: https://sky.money/
- Ethena: https://ethena.fi/
The Big Brain Podcast
The Big Brain Podcast features conversations with crypto's most influential thinkers, builders, and traders.
Co-hosted by The Block CEO Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu, these interviews challenge ideas, dig into mental models, and push guests beyond the headlines.
This show isn't about predicting the future of crypto—it’s about spotlighting the big brains shaping it.
