The Defiant - DeFi Podcast

Everything You Need To Know About Liquid Staking & LSTfi

Aug 19, 2023
Guest
Amit Gajjala
Guest
Daniel Dizon
Guest
Ken Chia
Amit Gajjala, Daniel Dizon, and Ken Chia discuss liquid staking and LSTFi in the Ethereum industry, its benefits and challenges, the role of platforms like ETHX and Pendle, integrations, hedging assets with Bumper protocol, and the disparities between DeFi and traditional finance.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Challenges of Ethereum's Proof of Work and the Switch to Proof of Stake
02:57 • 3min
3
Liquid Staking in the Ethereum Industry
06:17 • 12min
4
ETHX: Lowering Barriers for Node Operators
18:15 • 7min
5
Progressive Decentralization and Fixed Rates in DeFi
24:49 • 12min
6
Integrations, Incentivization, and Liquid Restake Tokens
36:56 • 6min
7
Hedging Assets, FX Protocol, Stagnation of DeFi, and Risks of Liquid Staking
42:49 • 3min
8
Exploring the Differences between DeFi and Traditional Finance
45:49 • 16min