The DeFi-Native Prime Broker | MacBrennan Peet
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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