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The Future of Base DeFi With Aerodrome, Morpho, and Moonwell | Livestream

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Oct 20, 2025
Join Alexander, a core contributor at Dromos Labs, as he delves into Aerodrome's tokenomics and Coinbase integrations. Merlin Egalité, co-founder of Morpho, shares insights on fixed-rate lending and how Morpho is set to attract institutional adoption. Luke Youngblood, founder of Moonwell, discusses innovative offerings like the MAMO agent and Moonwell's pivot to Base, enhancing liquidity and risk curation. Together, they explore the evolving landscape of DeFi, focusing on collaboration and opportunities within this transformative space.
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INSIGHT

DeFi Mullet: TradFi Front, DeFi Back

  • The 'DeFi mullet' pairs TradFi front-ends with DeFi backends to scale product distribution.
  • Alex expects more fintech and exchange front-ends to distribute DeFi rails, benefiting both sides.
ANECDOTE

Students Built Morpho Into Major Lender

  • Morpho started as college students building optimizer layers on lending pools and grew to a standalone lending protocol.
  • Merlin says Morpho now has about $13B in deposits and a large Base presence.
INSIGHT

Intent-Based Liquidity And Fixed Rates

  • Morpho V2 separates intent-based liquidity from isolated markets to reduce fragmentation.
  • Vault curators let users target risk profiles while fixed-rate, fixed-term loans unlock TradFi-style primitives.
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