The Chopping Block: Curve Crisis Concludes With a Whimper, PayPal’s PYUSD Raises New Questions - Ep. 529 | Unchained

This podcast episode discusses the hosts' desire to obtain a Red Bull Fridge for their studio as a sign of success, the aftermath of the CRV hack and the return of some stolen funds, Curve's decision to place a bounty on the Curve hacker, the issues of concentrated borrowing in DeFi, and the risks of excessive concentration of assets, MakerDAO's recent experiments with adjusting the yield and liquidity of its stablecoin, DAI, and PayPal's stablecoin, PYUSD.

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The Chopping Block: Curve Crisis Concludes With a Whimper, PayPal’s PYUSD Raises New Questions - Ep. 529

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Red Bull Sponsors Chopping Block: A Bull Market for Podcasts and Extreme Sports

Red Bull's Dominance in Crypto and Extreme Sports: The Hosts' Quest for a Fridge

Alchemix Hacker Returns Funds, Sends Taunting Message

Curve's Bounty: Doxxing the Curve Hacker for $1.85 Million

DeFi Recovery Process and Reflections in the Aftermath of the Curve Hack

Single Borrower Concentration: A Recipe for Disaster in DeFi Lending

Address the Concentration Risk: Lessons from the CRV and Frax Lend Incident

MakerDAO's Experiments with DAI Yield and Liquidity

DAI DSR: Smart Traders' Plaything or a Step towards DAI Adoption?

MakerDAO's DSR and Interest Rate Adjustments: Exploring the Dynamics

PayPal's Stablecoin: Technical Analysis and Supply Predictions

PayPal Stablecoin: Skepticism and Cautious Optimism

PayPal's Stablecoin Ambitions and the Challenges of Beating Block

Stablecoin Market Cap Guessing Game

PayPal Stablecoin: Pivoting from Solana to Ethereum in the Aftermath of FTX

The Chopping Block: Curve Crisis Concludes With a Whimper, PayPal’s PYUSD Raises New Questions - Ep. 529

Unchained

00:00Red Bull Sponsors Chopping Block: A Bull Market for Podcasts and Extreme Sports

Red Bull Sponsors Chopping Block: A Bull Market for Podcasts and Extreme Sports

02:50Red Bull's Dominance in Crypto and Extreme Sports: The Hosts' Quest for a Fridge

Red Bull's Dominance in Crypto and Extreme Sports: The Hosts' Quest for a Fridge

05:03Alchemix Hacker Returns Funds, Sends Taunting Message

Alchemix Hacker Returns Funds, Sends Taunting Message

08:18Curve's Bounty: Doxxing the Curve Hacker for $1.85 Million

Curve's Bounty: Doxxing the Curve Hacker for $1.85 Million

13:11DeFi Recovery Process and Reflections in the Aftermath of the Curve Hack

DeFi Recovery Process and Reflections in the Aftermath of the Curve Hack

17:39Single Borrower Concentration: A Recipe for Disaster in DeFi Lending

Single Borrower Concentration: A Recipe for Disaster in DeFi Lending

22:07Address the Concentration Risk: Lessons from the CRV and Frax Lend Incident

Address the Concentration Risk: Lessons from the CRV and Frax Lend Incident

26:36MakerDAO's Experiments with DAI Yield and Liquidity

MakerDAO's Experiments with DAI Yield and Liquidity

30:47DAI DSR: Smart Traders' Plaything or a Step towards DAI Adoption?

DAI DSR: Smart Traders' Plaything or a Step towards DAI Adoption?

35:11MakerDAO's DSR and Interest Rate Adjustments: Exploring the Dynamics

MakerDAO's DSR and Interest Rate Adjustments: Exploring the Dynamics

39:54PayPal's Stablecoin: Technical Analysis and Supply Predictions

PayPal's Stablecoin: Technical Analysis and Supply Predictions

42:41PayPal Stablecoin: Skepticism and Cautious Optimism

PayPal Stablecoin: Skepticism and Cautious Optimism

46:50PayPal's Stablecoin Ambitions and the Challenges of Beating Block

PayPal's Stablecoin Ambitions and the Challenges of Beating Block

50:30Stablecoin Market Cap Guessing Game

Stablecoin Market Cap Guessing Game

52:43PayPal Stablecoin: Pivoting from Solana to Ethereum in the Aftermath of FTX

PayPal Stablecoin: Pivoting from Solana to Ethereum in the Aftermath of FTX