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Robert Leshner: Compound – An Automated Money Market for Ethereum Tokens (#295)


In this episode, we caught up with Robert Leshner, founding father of the Compound protocol. Compound is a captivating sensible contract protocol, working atop Ethereum, that enables customers to lend and borrow particular ERC-20 tokens with a duration-free curiosity mannequin. The protocol acts as a central borrower and lender of person tokens and algorithmically costs the curiosity charged to debtors and lenders. Compound is among the first examples of a well-functioning lending market constructed utilizing sensible contracts.

Topics mentioned on this episode: – Robert’s background and the way he got here to discovered Compound – The workings of the compound protocol – Statistics of utilization of the protocol – Intended plan for governance of the protocol sooner or later – Business mannequin of the corporate and the protocol – Comparison of compound to different lending protocols on Ethereum – Outlook and future plans

Links talked about on this episode: – Compound Website: https://bit.ly/2xGXNk8 – Compound Protocol Stats: https://medium.com/compound-finance/compound-v2-fe4b1fb62abb – Our plan to create Compound v2: https://bit.ly/2JwrMRu – Robert Leshner on Twitter: https://bit.ly/30yaeLV – Robert Leshner on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/2YJluEy – Compound Finance on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2xBxV9D

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This episode is hosted by Meher Roy & Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening choices: https://epicenter.tv/295

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