The Makings of a DeFi Credit Boom | Tushar Jain

In this episode of Bell Curve, Jason and Mike are joined by Tushar Jain from Multicoin Capital to discuss how fixed-rate lending, interest rate swaps and financial derivatives could be the catalyst for the next DeFi bull market.

We also explore the limits of undercollateralized lending, DAO capital markets, new token distribution models and more!

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(04:32) Interest rate swaps & fixed rate demand

(15:01) Undercollateralized lending & DAO capital markets

(21:20) Yield Curves, perps, and dated futures

(30:35) New token distribution mechanisms

(37:02) Proof of Useful Work

(42:46) Solana Phone

(46:34) Will debt markets catalyze the next bull?

(50:05) Protocol-specific stablecoins

(52:47) Post interview: takeaways

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Resources:

Multicoin article on DeFi interest rate markets

https://multicoin.capital/2021/10/06/exploring-the-opportunity-for-defi-interest-rate-markets/

Multicoin article on proof of physical work

https://multicoin.capital/2022/04/05/proof-of-physical-work/

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