In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh are joined by Tarun Chitra, CEO and co-founder of Gauntlet, to discuss decentralized finance (DeFi), focusing on risk management, vault curation, and the evolving landscape of lending markets. Tarun provides a historical overview of Gauntlet, explaining its origins in simulation-based risk analysis and its current role in on-chain asset management. The conversation explores the concept of vaults as on-chain funds managed by curators, drawing parallels to traditional finance while highlighting the unique aspects of transparency and self-custody in DeFi. They discuss hybrid models, balancing public and private information to optimize yield and security, and the implications for fintech builders and asset managers. The discussion also covers the importance of yield-bearing assets, the challenges of tokenization, and the future of DeFi as a space for agentic asset management within secure, sandboxed environments.
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