Inside the launch of Euler Finance v2 with co-founder and CEO Michael Bentley
Quick Take Euler Labs Co-Founder and CEO Michael Bentley discusses the launch of Euler v2 and his team’s recovery from a $240 million hack.
Episode 4 of The Crypto Beat was recorded with The Block's Editor-In-Chief Tim Copeland and Co-founder and CEO of Euler Labs Michael Bentley.
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Tim Copeland was joined by Euler Labs co-founder and CEO Michael Bentley to discuss the launch of Euler v2, and how the Euler team recovered from a $240 million hack.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Uniswap's CFTC Settlement
02:40 Euler v2
03:26 Euler V1 Hack & Recovery
06:29 V2 Tech Advancements
07:33 New Euler Utility
09:20 Modularity
13:50 Risk Controls
17:52 Growth Expectations
21:27 DeFi Bear Market
23:32 DeFi Innovation
25:00 'Irregular Asset Classes' in Euler v2
26:54 DeFi Reputation Systems
29:28 Trump's Crypto Project
33:22 Closing Thoughts
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