Gm! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Misha Putiatin, Co-Founder of Symbiotic, to discuss the evolution of shared collateral infrastructure, the launch of Core V2, and the future of bringing real-world assets onchain. We also cover liquidity, composability, risk management, compliance challenges, institutional adoption, and Symbiotic’s roadmap for expanding collateral markets and DeFi integrations.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:14) Misha’s Crypto Origin

(6:38) Beyond Shared Security

(9:32) Permissionless Collateral Markets

(13:02) Core V2 Explained

(16:15) Unlocking RWA Liquidity

(22:04) Making RWAs Composable

(31:09) Managing Collateral Risk

(40:30) Symbiotic’s Next Milestones

(48:10) Closing Comments

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