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Guy Young (Ethena) on Digital Financial Markets (EP.737)

Wyatt sits down with Guy Young, founder of Ethena, for Guy's third appearance on the pod. In this episode: What has driven Ethena's success and durability? Where is there demand for other yield assets? Where is capital c...

2026-09-02
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Wyatt sits down with Guy Young, founder of Ethena, for Guy's third appearance on the pod. In this episode:

  • What has driven Ethena's success and durability?
  • Where is there demand for other yield assets?
  • Where is capital coming from?
  • Is full onchain portfolio construction possible today?
  • Why tokenize financial products at all?
  • Who are the eventual winners?
  • How is Ethena positioning to an evolving onchain yield landscape?

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