One of the bluechip DeFi projects and backbone of Ethereum liquidity markets, Aave has recently announced their V4 upgrade proposal, which aims (among others) to unify crosschain liquidity.
We were joined by Stani Kulechov, founder & CEO of Aave, to discuss the DeFi (r)evolution since ETH Lend to Aave V4, expanding to non-EVM chains and potentially even building a self-sovereign chain.
Topics discussed in this episode:
0:00 - Introduction
3:46 - The evolution of Aave
8:59 - Aave V3 risk management & MakerDAO feud
14:49 - Aave V4
19:25 - Unified liquidity layer & risk pricing
29:04 - GHO stablecoin
32:59 - How the unified liquidity layer improves UX
38:29 - RWA & liquidation strategies in Aave V4
45:11 - Expanding to non-EVM networks
53:11 - Building a self-sovereign chain
56:48 - Aave’s role in the future of DeFi
1:00:45 - How stablecoins will evolve
1:02:14 - DeFi institutional adoption
1:06:43 - Future roadmap
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Stani Kulechov on Twitter: bit.ly/3znAdft
- Aave on Twitter: bit.ly/3zoFW4I
- Lens Protocol on Twitter: bit.ly/4cM10jX
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This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture & Friederike Ernst.
Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/555
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