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. — ⏳ 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/ — 👋 FOLLOW US StableLab https://twitter.com/StableLab Juan https://twitter.com/0xCadena Gustav https://twitter.com/GArentoft Greg https://twitter.com/g_dip Ajna Finance https://twitter.com/ajnafi Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/@StableLabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLPLJjgm7Htj28SOh1 Subscribe on Apple — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER 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.
Bringing DeFi Back to First Principles w/ Greg Di Prisco (Ajna Finance)