Jordan Kruger is CoFounder of Metronome and Vesper Finance. Zane Huffman is CoFounder of Metronome and CSO of Bloq. In this episode of The DeFi Podcast, we interview 2 crypto OGs who pivoted to building full time in DeFi back in 2020, which led to the launch of Vesper Finance, designed for easy single-deposit token vault strategies. During this interview, we focus on their latest protocol Metronome, which enables users to generate a variety of synthetics using cryptoassets as collateral. Their newest product Smart Farming is a degen's paradise with up to 4-5X looping to instantly create leveraged positions with like-assets, backed by interest-earning collateral like vaFRAX or vaSTETH deposited in Vesper vaults. This is a great interview and tutorial for those new to the concept of looping in DeFi and how it works. ------ THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 CHECK OUT MY OTHER POD--THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ------ Podcast Sponsor Resources 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview 📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING https://gains.trade/

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https://avocado.instadapp.io/ ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS https://www.utopialabs.com/ 🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING https://staderlabs.com/ 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE https://www.liquity.org/ ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 05:25 - Jordan's background 09:10 - Zane's background 11:20 - Lessons from this crypto bear market 16:30 - What is Metronome 19:35 - Smart Farming application 23:45 - The utility of synths 29:00 - Risks of Smart Farming 34:40 - Synth minting fee 38:20 - What's next for Metronome 40:23 - Closing ------ Guest Links Jordan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JordanJKruger Zane on Twitter https://twitter.com/jeffthedunker Metronome on Twitter https://twitter.com/MetronomeDAO Learn about Metronome https://metronome.io/ Learn about Vesper Finance https://vesper.finance/ ------ 🙏 If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact my team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests, DeFi Dad, and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.