How To Revive DeFi - Julian Koh, Ribbon Finance, Ep. 215

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">*Apologies for the audio quality this week! Usual quality will resume in the next episode<br /> <br /></span></p> <p>DeFi has been accused of being propped up by unsustainable ponzis - can Ribbon be the solution?<br /> <br /></p> <p>Ribbon is a DeFi protocol that allows users access to crypto structured products. Till date, they reported over $10 billion in notional volume and claims to offer 24% on their ETH - despite being in a bear market.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Ribbon’s Co-Founder Julian Koh shares with us:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">How Ribbon generates yield</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Building new products vs integrating with others</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is takes to revive DeFi</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Potential regulations on crypto space</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------------ Timestamps -------------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:00:00) – Introduction</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:03:41) – Road to founding Ribbon</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:07:34) – Primer on structured products</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:11:31) – Risks of capital loss on Ribbon</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:14:16) – Managing options with automated smart contracts</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:16:00) – Preventing market makers from front-running</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:19:42) – Types of Ribbon’s customers</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:21:14) – Reasons for Ribbon’s success</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:23:18) – New