DeFi in 2023: Building An On-Chain Binance, Speculation Primitives, DEX Beating CEXs, Ditching veTokens and Futuristic Ideas

Tom Shaughnessy, Co-founder of Delphi Digital, brings on Ashwath Balakrishnan, VP of research at Delphi Digital, and Jordan Yeakley, Research Analyst at Delphi Digital, to cover their Year Ahead for DeFi report. Access the report: The State of DeFi and Where It’s Going We cover: Pushing DeFi Forward: Themes for the Future Theme #1: Tailwinds for DEXs -- A Loss of Trust in Centralized Platforms Theme #2: DeFi Blue Chips Rise From the Ashes Theme #3: 0-1 Speculation Primitives Theme #4: Undercollateralized Money Markets Theme #5: Improving the State of Passive LP Products and Emphasizing Delta Neutrality Theme #6: The Rebirth of UX Aggregators: A Front End for DeFi Theme #7: Ditching veTokens for More Sustainable Alternatives What Surprised Us Surprise #1: Underwhelming Derivatives Traction Surprise #2: Saturation of the Structured Products Space Futuristic Ideas Idea #1: Envisioning a Consumer-Grade DeFi Experience Idea #2: How to Scale Undercollateralized Lending Idea #3: The Advent of True On-Chain Arbitrage Social Links Ashwath Balakrishnan Jordan Yeakley Tommy Shaughnessy Follow Delphi Digital Website: https://members.delphidigital.io/home Twitter: https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Delphi_Digital Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.