About this episode
TN Lee is CoFounder and CEO of Pendle.Pendle generates revenue through two streams: YT fees (5% of all yield and points accrued) and swap fees from PT trading activity. The protocol settled $45 billion in value for PT holders in just 2025, nearly doubling revenue YoY as TVL grew from $6.9B to $13.4B. But the real story for 2026 is Boros, Pendle's new rates trading platform that's already hit $200M in open interest and is positioning itself as infrastructure for the explosive growth in onchain RWA and equity perps.In this episode of Revenue Meta, we cover:+ Pendle's dual revenue model+ Why vePENDLE is being replaced with sPENDLE+ How Boros enables traders to hedge funding rate risk on CEX/DEX perps+ 2026 growth strategy: RWAs, institutional adoption, and rates trading at scale------💎 THIS EPISODE'S PARTNERS♉︎ TOROS | Exponential gains with leveraged tokens🌅 NEUTRL | The next generation of crypto-native yield🛡️ ACCOUNTABLE | Real-time financial verification🕛 NOON | The highest and safest stablecoin yield, built for the long term⚔️ KATANA | Deep liquidity & real yield🔊 DECIBEL | The new sound of trading🥞 SYRUPUSDC BY MAPLE | DeFi's premium yield asset🏦 MANTLE | Innovating the future of onchain finance🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | ETH staking solutions for scale⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | Onchain lending reimagined------⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Intro1:40 - What are Pendle V2 and Boros?5:58 - YoY growth in 20258:40 - Pendle's dual revenue model, swap fees and YT fees9:42 - TVL vs volume as drivers for revenue11:18 - $45B in value settled for PT holders12:42 - The October 10th flash crash and its impact17:05 - Why the vePENDLE model needed to change23:49 - Introducing sPENDLE31:16 - The team behind Pendle33:44 - Pendle's target customers in 202635:42 - Growth strategy and goals for 202641:51 - Key trends for 2026: RWAs, rates trading, and equity perps45:20 - How trad
