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The Return of Aave | Stani Kulechov

Mar 30, 2022

Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Aave and Lens Protocol, dives into the groundbreaking features of Aave V3 and its impact on decentralized finance. He discusses innovative concepts like self-repaying loans and the importance of cross-chain functionality. Stani also explores the future of social media ownership with Lens Protocol, emphasizing user control and dynamic NFTs. The conversation highlights how these advancements are reshaping both the DeFi landscape and the Web3 social space, paving the way for a more decentralized future.

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Intro

4min

Upgrading Aave and Embracing Multi-Chain Innovation

4min

Aave V3: Innovations in DeFi

23min

Navigating Aave's Governance and Innovations

17min

Aave V3 and the Future of DeFi

7min

Redefining Social Media Ownership

10min

Innovations in Decentralized Social Media and DeFi

16min

Coming off the heels of Aave's huge v3 release a couple weeks ago, we wanted to bring on Founder and CEO, Stani Kulechov to unpack it for us. Stani is also the Founder of Lens Protocol, a permissionless, composable, & decentralized social graph that might just be the future of Web3 social platforms.

How are Aave and Lens Protocol bringing this inevitable future to reality sooner than expected? What is the current state of the DeFi landscape? Buckle up because Stani will unpack these questions and so much more.

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------ Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 7:00 What's New With Stani 10:15 DeFi in 2021 14:13 Aave Portals 23:00 Maintaining Market Share 27:25 Forecasting the Future of Chains 32:57 Bridging & Security 37:38 Efficiency Mode 40:23 Isolation Mode 44:20 Stani's Thoughts on Rari 48:18 Future Aave Versions 54:30 Stani's PFP 57:15 Lens Protocol & Web3 Social 1:10:00 Lens Protocol All-Star Team & Roadmap 1:14:09 Rapid Fire Questions

------ Resources:

Stani Kulechov: https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov

Aave: https://aave.com/

Lens Protocol: https://lens.dev/

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