From Wall Street to Web3: How Plaza Finance is Bringing TradFi Sophistication to DeFi

Episode notes

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Ryan Galvankar, the founder of Plaza Finance, a platform built on Base that is specializing in programmable derivatives. What you’ll learn: How traditional finance expertise shaped Plaza's approach to building decentralized derivatives Why Base was chosen as the L2 solution for Plaza's products The mechanics behind bondETH's stable 10% annual yield through quarterly coupon payments How levETH achieves "leverage without liquidation" through self-balancing protocols Why institutional adoption of Ethereum continues despite market sentiment fluctuations The relationship between bondETH and levETH in creating balanced risk profiles for different investors How programmable derivatives can bridge TradFi and DeFi by offering familiar financial products And much more! Ryan Galvankar is the founder of Plaza Finance, a platform built on Base that is specializing in programmable derivatives.