Today we have special guest Jack Melnick, Head of DeFi at Polygon Labs joining the show talking all things DeFi. We talk about new innovations in the lending market that support new token types, updates on the DEX front, how UNI v4 will change things, and much more.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(02:01) Jack’s Backstory

(06:03) Olympus DAO

(12:33) Jack’s Research Process

(22:10) Analyzing DeFi Protocols as Businesses

(28:52) Curve Tokenomics

(31:47) How does Jack find alpha?

(34:38) What’s the DeFi landscape like right now?

(40:51) Where is the innovation in DeFi right now?

(50:48) Jack’s role as head of Polygon DeFi

(58:48) How do you attract builders without an airdrop?

(1:03:32) Jack’s hot takes