Frax’s Alternative Approach to Scaling LSTs | Sam Kazemian

Season 5 | Episode 7 In this episode of Bell Curve, Mike and Myles are joined by Sam Kazemian, Founder of Frax Finance. They explore FRAX's innovative journey from decentralized stablecoin to Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) and Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs). Sam shares insights into the algorithmic stability mechanism, decentralizing trust, DeFi domination plan, and FRAX V2 decentralization. -- Timestamps: (00:00) Intro: Pre-Interview (02:07) Interview Start: Sam Kazemian (02:36) The Evolution of Frax (11:21) Frax Products (17:29) Frax Thesis (23:34) The Frax Global Domination Play (30:22) Frax V2 & Liquid Staking Future (42:24) Frax Liquid Staking Economics (46:09) Frax Chain Vision (53:03) Recap: Post-Interview - - Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/samkazemian Follow Myles: https://twitter.com/MylesOneil Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH - - Use code BELLCURVE30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources: Frax Finance https://frax.finance/ frxETH V2 https://medium.com/coinmonks/introducing-frxeth-v2-the-evolution-of-decentralized-lending-markets-and-stablecoins-142b52b5f81e - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.