Morpho: Ushering in DeFi’s Next Era | Paul Frambot

In this episode, Paul Frambot, Co-founder and CEO of Morpho Labs, joined us to discuss the history of Morpho, TAM and network effects for primitive protocols, and what Morpho does today. Additionally, he gave his thoughts why a simple codebase is important, and how TradFi distribution will come onchain. Finally, we unpacked the recent trends in DeFi, importing yield, and institutional adoption of crypto.  Thanks for tuning in! -- Uniswap Labs is running a $15.5 million bug bounty for critical bugs found in Uniswap v4, the largest bug bounty crypto has ever seen! This bug bounty follows nine independent audits of the protocol, and aims to make it one of the most rigorously reviewed codebases ever deployed to Ethereum. You’ll find all the information you need about the bug bounty, from eligibility and scope to, of course, details about rewards and prize payouts in the following link: https://v4.uniswap.org/?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=bellcurve&utm_campaign=11-24-v4 -- Follow Morpho: https://x.com/MorphoLabs Follow Paul: https://x.com/PaulFrambot Follow Mike: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ Join the Bell Curve Telegram group: https://t.me/+nzyxAvQ0Xxc3YTEx -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:15) The History of Morpho (11:29) Tradeoffs Between Immutable Code And Innovating (18:13) TAM And Network Effects For Primitives (25:24) Forking Code And LP Behavior (29:05) Uniswap Ad (29:58) What Does Morpho Do Today? (35:50) Why Is A Simple Codebase Important? (40:43) Risk Curators and TradFi Distribution Channels (48:35) Recent Trends In DeFi (53:07) Importing Yield And The Institutional Cycle -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.