About this episode
Tim is the Global Head of Strategy at Mantle and YZ is Product Lead.Mantle is placing some of the biggest bets on their Ethereum L2, a DeFi neobank (UR), a long-standing $500M ETH treasury, and a new major Bybit partnership. In this episode, we unpack the implications of all this in growing demand for their DeFi economy.------🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/------The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources♦️ REDSTONE | THE LEADING MODULAR BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE♉︎ TOROS | EXPONENTIAL GAINS WITH LEVERAGED TOKENS🥞 SYRUPUSDC BY MAPLE | DEFI'S PREMIUM YIELD ASSET🦅 FALCON | OVERCOLLATERIZED SYNTHETIC DOLLAR - POINTS PROGRAM NOW LIVE⚡ SPARK | THE ONCHAIN CAPITAL ALLOCATOR🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | STAKING SOLUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL SCALE📈 RUMPEL | TURN POINTS INTO PROFITS⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED------Timestamps0:00 - Intro6:48 - Tim and YZ’s roles at Mantle11:30 - What is Mantle Index Four (MI4)?14:07 - UR, a money app for crypto natives17:40 - What will drive new users to DeFi neobanks?20:25 - Bybit partnership and its implications for Mantle23:12 - Sponsor break24:17 - Expectations for Bybit-Mantle rollout26:25 - Mantle’s ETH treasury and thoughts on DATs31:26 - The road to $80k ETH33:16 - Sponsor break34:10 - Could Mantle ever deploy an MNT DAT?35:06 - Why Mantle as an L2?37:27 - Closing------🔗 Guest Links 🔗► Mantle website: https://mantle.xyz/► UR website: https://ur.app/► Mantle on X: https://x.com/mantle_official► Tim on X: https://x.com/tx0zz► YZ on X: https://x.com/ngyingzhong------All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters
