Maple's Sidney Powell explains how DeFi is making institutional yield more accessible
Quick Take
- Maple CEO and co-founder Sidney Powell shares how the DeFi lending market is becoming more robust.
Episode 39 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro, and Maple CEO & Co-Founder Sidney Powell
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Sidney Powell is the CEO and co-founder of Maple Finance — a decentralized finance platform that facilitates loans.
In this episode, Powell discusses the evolution of crypto's decentralized lending market, the challenges faced by centralized exchanges, and the strategic vision behind Maple's new permissionless lending product, Syrup.
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00:53 Maple Overview
02:06 Permissionless DeFi
04:00 DeFi 2.0
06:12 Derisking DeFi
09:44 DeFi Creditworthiness
11:19 DeFi Lending Robustness
13:48 Crypto Lending Market
19:04 Maple's Strategy
21:12 Closing Thoughts
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