In our 17th PoV episode, our Director of Protocol Services, Kirk, had on Sam, CEO of Phoenix Labs and contributor to Spark Protocol.
Spark commands one of the largest AUMs in DeFi, responsible for ~$3.2B in liquidity deployed. Spark specializes in providing stablecoin yield via its internal savings rates & integrated stablecoin borrowing with SparkLend...
We discussed Spark's relationship with Sky, the team's upcoming plans, $SPK, & more!
Have a listen 👇
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:58 - Sam's Backstory & Experience at Sky (fka MakerDAO)
05:05 - Premise Behind Spark
08:20 - Spark Liquidity Layer
14:02 - Ehena & Morpho Integration
19:40 - Approach to New Assets
23:57 - RWA Tokenization Risk Management Frameworks
29:00 - Opinion on Genius Bill & its Impact
34:00 - Preparing for Stablecoin Inflows
38:00 - Appealing to Normies
42:08 - $SPK Token & its Utility
44:45 - Outro
Important Links:
Follow Sam on X: https://x.com/hexonaut
Follow Spark on X: https://x.com/sparkdotfi
Spark Data Dashboard: https://data.spark.fi/?utm_source=Alea_Research&utm_medium=Research&utm_campaign=Global
Spark Newsletter: https://alearesearch.substack.com/p/spark-dashboard-release-what-you
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