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Euler: The DeFi Super App - Michael Bentley

Episode Summary

We were joined by Michael Bentley, co-founder & CEO of Euler Labs, to discuss lending protocols, the history of Euler & its modular approach, and how they recovered from one of the largest crypto hacks

Episode Notes

Euler is a DeFi lending protocol built around the idea of permissionless modularity, enabling users to lend and borrow almost any crypto asset with flexible, permissionless pools, tailored to individual risk profiles. Moreover, Euler Vault Kit (EVK) and Ethereum Vault Connector (EVC) enable the creation of custom lending vaults which, in turn, can be used as collateral for other vaults. Earlier this year Euler also announced EulerSwap, a new DEX with a built-in AMM powered by Euler’s lending infrastructure and integrated with Uniswap v4’s hook architecture. EulerSwap integrates directly with Euler’s lending vaults, allowing assets to be used across multiple pools. This turns the lending protocol into a shared liquidity layer, improving capital efficiency across the ecosystem via swaps, lending yield or collateral for borrowing other assets.

Topics covered in this episode:

Michael’s background
The history & vision behind Euler
The Euler hack
Euler V2
Euler vs. other lending protocols
Diversifying offerings
Variable vs. fixed rates
How Pendle works
Euler’s future
RWAs
Privacy in DeFi
Euler roadmap
The impact of AI in DeFi

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This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain.