Maple: How DeFi could have prevented The Crypto Blow Up - Sidney Powell, Ep. 207

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When centralized lending desks were blowing up from the 3AC contagion, DeFi lending protocol Maple Finance remained stable. Could DeFi have prevented the crypto blowup?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maple Finance is an undercollateralized lending protocol where pooled capital is managed by credit experts and lent to reputable and profitable crypto-institutions.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Co-Founder Sid Powell shares with us:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How DeFi might have prevented the recent blow-up</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Maple Finance differs from other DeFi protocols</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maple’s business model and value accrual to it’s token MPL</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------------ Timestamps -------------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:00:00) – Introduction</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:02:33) – Thoughts on recent 3AC contagion</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:08:13) – How DeFi could have helped</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:13:56) – Maple Finance vs DeFi 1.0</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:20:02) – Is Maple replicable off-chain?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:28:05) – How pool delegates manage depositor’s money</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:32:03) – Criticism that Maple Finance is partly centralized</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:35:43) – Will Maple Finance pursue full-decentralization?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:41:03) – Maple’s business model and