Bringing DeFi Back to First Principles w/ Greg Di Prisco (Ajna Finance‪)‬ StablePod

In this episode, Greg Di Prisco joins us to chat about all things DeFi Protocol Design. Greg is the former Head of Business Development at MakerDAO and is now Co-founder at Ajna Finance, an innovative oracle-free lending and borrowing protocol soon to be redeployed. In our conversation, we cover Ajna's recent griefing exploit, designing DeFi from first principles, and the future of Ajna's ecosystem growth and development.
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⏳ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:15 Greg's Journey and Source of Inspiration
3:27 How MakerDAO Influenced Greg
5:35 Maker's Focus on Governance
7:40 Greg's Push for Real-World Assets at Maker
11:13 What Influenced Ajna Finance
13:22 How Ajna Finance Innovates
14:48 Ajna UX Considerations

17:03 The Complexity Barrier

19:18 DeFi's New Direction

22:42 Protocol Upgradeability

25:23 How Ajna Scales

28:11 Lessons from Building Ajna

29:50 The Ajna Vulnerability

35:30 Ajna Multichain Strategy

38:07 Ajna Grants Program

40:53 Ajna Ecosystem and Growth

42:30 Why the D in DeFi is a Farce

47:15 Final Thoughts/Outro

✏️ SHOW NOTES
https://www.ajna.finance/
https://gdipri01.medium.com/building-defi-from-first-principles-537903e756eb
https://forum.ajna.finance/
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The information in this video is for informational purposes only. You should not construe it as investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice, and it does not represent any entity's opinion but those of the speaker(s). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.