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Ethereum just turned 10, and Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave, one of the earliest and most influential lending protocols in DeFi, is more bullish on the OG layer 1 blockchain than ever.

In this wide-ranging interview, he reflects on Ethereum’s resilience, explains why Aave is still laser-focused on it despite the rise of competitors like Solana, and gives us a preview of Aave V4 and its institutional play, Horizon.

If you want to understand where DeFi is going, you’ll want to hear what Stani has to say.

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

Thank you to our sponsors!

• • Focal by FalconX
  • Xapo Bank

Guest:

• • Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave and ETHLend

Links:

• • Recent episode of Unchained with EF’s co-ED Tomasz: As Ethereum Turns 10, Where Is the Foundation Focused Next?
  • Unchained: Aave Labs Unveils V4 Upgrade Proposal, Introducing a Unified Liquidity Layer and ‘Fuzzy’ Rates
  • DefiLlama: Aave stats
  • Reuters: JPMorgan considers offering loans backed by clients’ cryptocurrency holdings 
  • Learn More:
    • What is Aave? 
    • What Is Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenization? A Beginner’s Guide