Gm! In this episode, we’re joined by MacBrennan Peet, Founder of Project 0, to discuss how the platform is tackling capital and risk fragmentation across DeFi venues. We cover unified margin, cross-venue credit, automated strategies, dynamic risk management, integrations across Solana lending markets, and Project 0 Pay.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:48) MacBrennan's Path to Project 0

(5:39) Rebuilding Prime Brokerage for DeFi

(8:48) Unified Margin Across DeFi Venues

(19:59) Automated DeFi Strategies

(26:57) Risk Management & Asset Onboarding

(31:51) The Evolution of Automated Strategies

(35:19) Project 0 Pay Explained

(46:33) Competing With DeFi Super Apps

(51:10) What's Next for Project 0

(55:06) Closing Comments

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