Episode 6: Staking Mondays with Qiao Wang of DeFi Alliance

This week on Staking Mondays, we are joined by Qiao Wang of DeFi Alliance. Qiao graduated from University of Waterloo before working as a Quant Trader. He then jumped into crypto, helped to build out Messari, and is now on a mission to support crypto projects with the DeFi Alliance. He thinks aging is a disease, and we are sure he will find ways to live forever.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

1:03 First interesting crypto outside of BTC?

2:55 What role does staking play in fascinating 1B people into crypto?

5.45 Will investors in 10 years still invest in the underlying crypto?

7:04 What is the biggest challenge for DeFi to become mainstream?

9:55 Regulation in DeFi

11:53 Is it even possible for 1B people to get into DeFi?

14:03 Is yield farming a real innovation that is here to stay?

16:24 Do you think our whole economy (stock market) could switch to truly owned, transparent, and real-time profit distribution via Staking mechanisms as such?

20:03 What is the most sophisticated token design (incl. Staking incentives) you have encountered so far? Any projects that are super innovative or underrated maybe?

About DeFi Alliance

The DeFi Alliance is the leading decentralized finance accelerator. We help startups source liquidity and support from a broad industry network — the DeFi Alliance Network — that includes trading firms, founders, and investors. Together, we will grow DeFi to one billion users by 2025.

DeF Alliance Website: https://www.defialliance.co/

DeFi Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/defialliance

Qiao Wang Twitter: https://twitter.com/QwQiao

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