Vitalik's Low-Risk DeFi Thesis

In this episode, we discuss Vitalik’s “low-risk DeFi” blog post, unpack Hasu and Jon Charbonneau’s HYPE supply-reduction proposal, and take a look at post-GENIUS Act stablecoin momentum. We also compare AI’s surge with crypto market performance, and close the episode with discussion on Tether’s $500B raise. Thanks for tuning in!

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Resources

Low-risk DeFi Can Be For Ethereum What Search Was For Google: https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/09/21/low_risk_defi.html

Proposal to Reduce HYPE Total Supply By 45%: https://x.com/jon_charb/status/1970117627017105554

Ethereum Validator Queue: https://www.validatorqueue.com/

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(4:10) Vitalik's Blog On Low-Risk DeFi For Ethereum

(25:07) Katana Ad

(25:36) Should HYPE's Total Supply Be Reduced?

(36:38) Activity In The Stablecoin Market

(41:00) Katana Ad

(41:37) Crypto vs AI Performance

(54:57) Tether's Major Capital Raise

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