The Crypto Beat

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Aave-Chan Initiative Founder Marc Zeller.

In this episode, Copeland and Zeller discussed Aave's decentralization, the Horizon Initiative, and the ACI's "most important proposal" of a six-month, $1 million dollar per week buyback program.

OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
05:15 - The most Important Proposal
07:32 - DeFi Isn't Dead — It's Maturing
10:43 - Buybacks
17:16 - Liquidity Incentives and Yield Optimization
25:23 - The Horizon Plan
32:49 - GHO and Stablecoin adoption
38:42 - Embracing Competition to Grow GHO
40:14 - Bitcoin-Backed Loans 
43:09 - Bullish Outlook on Ethereum
48:12 - Building on Mainnet vs. L2
51:31 - Fixing Ethereum
54:10 - Outro and Final Thoughts

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Guest links:
Marc Zeller - https://x.com/lemiscate
Aave-Chan Initiative - https://x.com/Aavechan

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Show Notes

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Aave-Chan Initiative Founder Marc Zeller.


In this episode, Copeland and Zeller discussed Aave's decentralization, the Horizon Initiative, and the ACI's "most important proposal" of a six-month, $1 million dollar per week buyback program.


OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction

05:15 - The most Important Proposal

07:32 - DeFi Isn't Dead — It's Maturing

10:43 - Buybacks

17:16 - Liquidity Incentives and Yield Optimization

25:23 - The Horizon Plan

32:49 - GHO and Stablecoin adoption

38:42 - Embracing Competition to Grow GHO

40:14 - Bitcoin-Backed Loans 

43:09 - Bullish Outlook on Ethereum

48:12 - Building on Mainnet vs. L2

51:31 - Fixing Ethereum

54:10 - Outro and Final Thoughts


The Block Newsletters

The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters


Guest links:

Marc Zeller - https://x.com/lemiscate

Aave-Chan Initiative - https://x.com/Aavechan


Are you hiring in crypto?

Use Campus to quickly find your best candidates with our challenging Crypto Assessment Test.

Faster hiring, stronger teams.

Sign up for a trial today: theblock.co/campus

What is The Crypto Beat?

The Crypto Beat is a live streaming podcast focused on topical crypto news events. The podcast will feature multiple guests who are deep in the crypto industry sharing their views on the topic of the day. It will be available across X, Twitch and YouTube and made available afterwards on popular audio platforms.