Wilbert takes us on his Web3 journey, starting with the heady days of the 2020 DeFi Summer to building his own Web3 startup, and his current role at Pendle Finance. He provides insightful commentary on the evolution of decentralized finance, the potential of RWA, and the intricacies of yield trading.

⌛ Timestamps:

00:00:00 Episode trailer

00:00:28 Show introduction and brief self-introduction from Wilbert Johan

00:01:33 The experience of DeFi summer and early days in crypto

00:02:13 Wilbert discusses his transition from traditional finance to Web3

00:04:39 Challenges in founding a Web3 startup in rewards tokenization

00:10:43 Wilbert’s experience working with RWAs and DeFi strategies

00:12:47 How Wilbert discovered blockchain and his entry to Pendle

00:14:39 Wilbert explains the concept of private credit

00:20:07 Wilbert’s personal interests and how they keep him balanced

00:23:49 Overview of Pendle Finance and the mission to tokenize yields

00:24:39 Wilbert explains ETH restaking and BTC-Fi yield opportunities

00:28:24 Pendle’s approach to providing fixed returns with PT and YT tokens

00:30:49 An in-depth look at Pendle

00:31:28 Pendle’s BTC-Fi pools and their potential in the DeFi landscape

00:32:23 How Pendle enables yield opportunities for Bitcoin holders

00:33:42 Wilbert describes Pendle’s approach to building liquidity pools

00:34:08 Traction and growth of Pendle’s BTC-Fi pools in DeFi

00:37:59 An in-depth look at Pendle’s unique yield tokenization mechanism

00:42:19 Pendle’s ecosystem: Partnerships and collaborations in DeFi

00:50:50 How the VE tokenomics model boosts user engagement

00:54:26 The team behind Pendle and the company’s structure

00:58:38 Challenges facing Pendle and plans for future growth

00:59:43 Wilbert’s thoughts on security and risk management in Web3

01:01:57 How will BTC-Fi and DeFi evolve in the next few years

01:04:45 Advice for people who want to break into Web3

01:09:03 Where to follow Wilbert and learn more about Pendle

01:10:49 Episode outro and next episode preview

Follow Wilbert and his company:

Wilbert's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilbertjohan/

Wilbert's Twitter: https://x.com/_whalebird

Pendle Twitter: https://x.com/pendle_fi

Pendle website: https://www.pendle.finance/

My social media:

Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/LamWeb3⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamweb3/⁠

Website: ⁠https://lamtrinh.xyz⁠

My old article about the 2-3 prevailing narratives of 2024-2025: https://substack.com/home/post/p-143541984

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