Ep 46 | Decentralized Credit & Capital Markets with Sidney Powell of Maple Finance
The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire | Leaders in Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi & Financial Inclusion · 2022-01-13 · 42 min
Episode notes
From the world's first IPO in 1602 to the start of the New York Stock Exchange in 1792 and to Nasdaq’s launch in 1971, the capital markets continue to evolve. And since Satoshi’s innovation in 2009, the rate of change has been increasing as blockchain technology infiltrates every corner of the market. One specific, rapidly developing area is the world of institutional borrowing, where decentralized capital markets are increasing access, speed and transparency. In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Sidney Powell, CEO and Co-Founder at Maple. Maple is a Circle DeFi customer and partner. They cover: The Maple protocol Scaling liquidity pools on Maple Transparency of on-chain borrower and lender data Under collateralized lending Crypto as collateral in the Maple protocol The role of delegates in the lending pools The pathway to progressive decentralisation Future iterations of the Maple DAO Multi-stakeholder protocol governance Identity management in on-chain finance Maple’s evolution If the financial sector, institutional capital markets and the incorporation of blockchain technology on these systems is of interest, tune in to this episode of The Money Movement.