Outro

In this episode, we’re joined by Romeo Ravagnan and Sonya Kim from 3F Labs to discuss the $30 billion open-interest wipeout, Binance’s margin issues, and the collapse of Stream Finance’s xUSD. They unpack pooled versus isolated risk models in lending, liquidity dynamics, and emerging strategies for leveraging RWAs onchain.Thanks for tuning in!

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The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain built for institutional finance— combining privacy, compliance, and scalability. It enables real-time, secure synchronization and settlement across asset classes on a shared, interoperable infrastructure. It’s the link between the promise of blockchain and the power of global finance, making finance flow as it should. 

Learn more about the Canton Network here: https://www.canton.network/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=cantonprivacy&utm_id=blockworks

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Katana directs chain revenue back to DeFi users for consistently higher yields.

It starts with VaultBridge, which turns bridged assets into yield streams that back a perpetually funded real yield, boosting rewards for DeFi users. Katana is pioneering Productive TVL, assets actually being used in DeFi and reinforces this with Chain-owned Liquidity, permanent liquidity the chain controls.

Stop sleeping on your bags:

https://app.katana.network/?utm_source=BW-Pod

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:31) Crypto's Open Interest Wipeout

(15:54) Ads (Canton & Katana)

(17:02) Stream Finance and xUSD

(26:22) Isolated vs Pooled Risk Models

(50:34) Ads (Canton & Katana)

(51:48) RWA Strategies

(1:03:57) Bringing New Strategies Onchain

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