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87 - The Future of Maker | Rune Christensen

Oct 11, 2021

Rune Christensen, the visionary founder of MakerDAO and a key player in the DeFi space, shares insights on the future of decentralized finance. He discusses the groundbreaking collaboration with Société Générale and how MakerDAO can leverage DAI for sustainable initiatives. The conversation dives into the challenges of a multichain world, the importance of aligning human and market values, and the potential for DAI to become 'clean money.' Rune also explores the environmental implications of crypto, advocating for a purpose-driven evolution in the space.

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Intro

4min

Envisioning Maker's Future and Crypto's Environmental Impact

4min

Navigating the Dual Nature of Crypto and the Future of MakerDAO

3min

Bridging DeFi and Traditional Finance

25min

Decentralization vs. Centralization in Crypto

36min

Dynamics of Blockchain Adoption and Security Assurances

4min

The Vision for MakerDAO and Its Purpose-Driven Future

3min

Embracing Purpose in MakerDAO

31min

The Power of Narrative in Crypto and its Impact on DAI

2min

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DeFi and Climate Consciousness

17min

Rune Christensen is the Founder of MakerDAO and one of the pioneers of the DeFi space. As one of the earliest DeFi protocols, Maker set precedents for tokenomics, governance, and use cases. Maker is setting new precedents with the recent announcement of Société Générale's proposal for a Maker loan using bond tokens.

As a thought leader in Crypto, Rune has had some fascinating takes lately on the plausibility of a multichain future, as well as how incentives can turn DAI into a clean money. From maximalism to environmentalism, this conversation explores it all.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 7:00 Rune Christensen of MakerDAO 12:20 Société Générale 20:32 Why Maker? 23:48 Criticizing the Multi-Chain World 41:19 Optimizing for Home 49:06 On Maximalism 58:13 Nativity and Monetary Premium 1:07:47 Does Decentralization Matter? 1:12:53 Multi-Chain Propaganda 1:20:00 Maker as Clean Money 1:29:56 Aligning Human & Market Values 1:41:05 Environmental Economic Crisis 1:46:26 How Maker Gets Clean 1:53:24 Narratives 2:02:41 Solarpunk Tokenomics 2:09:53 Updates on DeFi 2:12:12 Closing & Disclaimers

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Rune on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RuneKek?s=20 MakerDAO: https://makerdao.com/en/ The Case for Clean Money: https://twitter.com/RuneKek/status/1445072416598859781?s=20 The L1 Future: https://twitter.com/RuneKek/status/1436454065760788483?s=20

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