EP-04 DeFi summer 2.0? Inside Institutions' DeFi Playbook

Shownotes:

00:00 Opening

01:00 Can you give us an intro of Into the Block and how did you get involved in DeFi

05:20 What types of institutions are participating in the DeFi market?

07:00 How will the participation of institutions shape the futrue of DeFi?

12:50 How do instittutions deploy on newer L1&L2?

15:40 How much size do institutions allocate in today's DeFi environment?

17:40 Which strategies in DeFi are institutions most interested in?

20:10 How do the significant fluctuations in DeFi TVL since 2021 and various events impact institutional adoption?

25:00 What are your views on the DeFi ecosystem during the interest rate hike cycle and strategies like Maker integrating US Treasury bonds and other RWA assets?

29:10 What could be a catalyst for DeFi 2.0?

31:30 How do you view the prospects and value of existing blue-chip DeFi projects and their tokens?

34:20 Are there any DeFi projects you are particularly interested in?

37:00 Will the collapse of FTX push institutions towards on-chain trading or on-chain perpetual contracts?

41:50 Do institutions have a preference regarding liquidity fragmentation?

44:30 What are the biggest risks currently preventing institutions from entering DeFi?