Insights from MakerDAO’s Founder, Scaling Bridges Without Breaking UX, Deploying Crypto VC Capital in 2025 with Rune Christensen, Lito Coen, Mads Mathisen & David Phelps
The Rollup9 Kesä 2025

Insights from MakerDAO’s Founder, Scaling Bridges Without Breaking UX, Deploying Crypto VC Capital in 2025 with Rune Christensen, Lito Coen, Mads Mathisen & David Phelps

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to DeFi and Recent Headlines

02:12 SEC Talks and Market Structure Bill

05:09 Regulatory Clarity and Its Implications

06:09 Demand for New Tokens and ICOs

08:26 Convergence of Markets and Media

11:24 Introduction of Rune and Maker's Evolution

19:02 Circle's IPO and Its Impact on the Industry

21:25 Sky's Business Model and User Base

24:37 Targeting Mercenary Capital in DeFi

27:27 Sky Agent Framework and Its Functionality

33:30 DeFi Interoperability and Notable Projects

35:53 Navigating the Risk Framework for Profit Generation

38:09 The Exponential Bet on Star Ecosystems

40:01 The Future of Stablecoins and AI in Finance

41:49 The Resurgence of DeFi and Institutional Interest

45:32 Innovative On-Chain Applications and Yield Opportunities

49:23 The Role of Ethereum Foundation in DeFi

52:12 Building an Incubator for Ethereum Startups

54:33 The State of Interoperability in Blockchain

01:01:03 Evaluating the Future of Layer 1s and Applications

01:12:56 The Stablecoin Boom and Investment Opportunities

01:17:21 IPO Trends in Crypto and On-Chain IPOs

01:21:11 The Rise of New Founders in Crypto

01:26:08 Vibes and Financialization: The Degenification of Society

01:41:32 User Experience in Crypto Apps and Wallets


𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥: 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘍𝘪 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴.

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