Sid Powell, CEO and Co-Founder of Maple Finance, joined me to discuss Cantor Fitzgerald’s $2 Billion Bitcoin lending program and how Maple Finance is participating.
Get to know Sid:
- Metaverse theme – Roman Empire or Age of Discovery
- Favorite food – Overnight oats
- Favorite musician/artist – 90’s alternate – The Verve or Goo Goo Dolls
- Favorite movie – Whiplash
- Favorite book – 38 Letters by John D Rockefeller
- Hobby – Padel
Topics:
- Maple Finance overview
- Institutional DeFi
- Maple’s Hybrid DeFi service
- Cantor Fitzgerald’s Bitcoin Lending
- Bitcoin as a Reserve asset
- US Crypto Outlook
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Timestamps
03:38 Sid’s background
05:58 Maple’s Institutional services
11:35 Cantor Fitzgerald Bitcoin lending
14:15 Bitcoin loan terms
16:46 Bitcoin reserve asset
20:59 Eth staking yield
21:59 Services for accredited investors
25:44 Supported blockchains
30:03 Crypto outlook
32:46 Wrap up questions
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