The Secret Whales of DeFi - Taiyang Zhang (Ren Protocol), Tom Schmidt (Dragonfly Capital), Ep. 90

A very special discussion on DeFi liquidators with Tom Schmidt (@tomhschmidt) from Dragonfly Capital and Taiyang Zhang (@bftzhang) from Ren Protocol & KeeperDao. We discuss: How traders made $100K+ "risk-free" in single transactions by being "liquidators" Profitability of running liquidator strategies on different DeFi protocols KeeperDao, DarkDao and Game Theory in liquidations Should protocols use native tokens for collateral? Will liquidation market shrink if markets mature? Subscribe or miss out! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice. BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E  ****** Resources: Pay your crypto taxes with the help of https://bitdexs.com/ Sign up for eToro here Subscribe to my essays here: jasonchoi.substack.com Tom's blog post on liquidations here ****** Intro music by Phortissimo. Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.