Steady Lads #35: Is The ETH ETF Doomed?! w/ Robert Leshner • A Godfather of DeFi

This week, the Lads are joined by the Founder of Compound and CEO of Superstate, Robert Leshner! Robert shares stories from the early days of Defi, and his current thoughts as an investor with Robot Ventures. The Lads also chat about the SEC going to war with ETH and what that means for the ETF, and we finish with some great copypastas!

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Coming Up on Steady Lads

01:01 Intros

01:40 The Early Days of DeFi

09:45 Wen Utility?

15:54 Are We In A New Paradigm?

20:49 SEC Going After Ethereum

28:52 Superstate & Asset Management

37:23 Robot Ventures & Investing

46:36 Pasta of the Week 🍝

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* Robert Leshner • https://twitter.com/rleshner

* Justin Bram • https://twitter.com/JustinCBram

* Thiccy • https://twitter.com/thiccyth0t

* Jordi Alexander • https://twitter.com/gametheorizing

* Taiki Maeda • https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2