The Rollup Insights from MakerDAO’s Founder, Scaling Bridges Without Breaking UX, Deploying Crypto VC Capital in 2025 with Rune Christensen, Lito Coen, Mads Mathisen & David Phelps
Jun 9, 2025
Rune Christensen, the visionary founder of MakerDAO, now pivoting to Sky and USDS, joins early DeFi educator Lito Coen for an insightful discussion. They dive into the intricate landscape of cryptocurrency regulations, particularly the Genius Act's potential impact on stablecoins. Topics like DeFi interoperability, innovative financial products, and the future of on-chain user experiences take center stage. Listeners will find engaging insights on emerging trends, risk management, and the balance between user engagement and profitability in an evolving crypto ecosystem.
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Stablecoins as Crypto's Power Use Case
- Stablecoins represent the most powerful use case of crypto, driving massive market interest and hype.
- Sky offers an advanced decentralized stablecoin that will benefit from this growing understanding and demand.
Mercenary Capital Drives USDS Demand
- Sky’s USDS and sUSDS stablecoins cater mainly to institutional and hyper-rational "mercenary" capital seeking the best risk-adjusted returns.
- Optimizing for demanding capital ensures a robust product appealing to all user types, from retail to AI-assisted robo-advisors.
Sky's Agent Framework Optimizes Yield
- The Sky Agent framework allows business entities called Stars to independently deploy capital and optimize yields within strict risk parameters.
- Competition among Stars drives risk-adjusted returns up while safeguarding holders through conservative risk buffers.