In this episode, Nicholas Cannon, Chief Business Officer at Gauntlet, discusses how data-driven risk curation is helping DeFi become safer, more resilient, and easier to access at scale.
We cover how wallets, neo-banks, and enterprise integrations are becoming key distribution channels for onchain strategies, why Gauntlet currently sets performance fees at zero as part of a growth-first approach, and how that may evolve into sustainable monetization over time.
We also discuss the growing role of institutional participants, from asset managers like Apollo to major banks, the future of crypto-native risk curators versus in-house strategies, and how recent industry hacks have shaped Gauntlet’s approach to security, resilience, and risk management.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:44 What is Gauntlet?
08:30 Distribution and adoption curve across sectors.
20:49 Business model and growth-first strategy.
30:50 Institutional adoption and the role of risk curators.
36:29 Security lessons and the future of safer DeFi.
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