The Edge Podcast From Goldman to DeFi: Building Institutional Yields for Stablecoins and BTC
Arpan Gautam is the Founder of Noon.
After years at McKinsey and Goldman, Arpan was led to build institutional-grade yield products in DeFi. Noon now delivers one of the highest performing stablecoin yields (9% APY the last 30 days) while DeFi's biggest competitors sit at 4-6%.
In this episode, we cover:
+ How Noon's multi-strategy yield engine combines DeFi, CeFi, and TradFi to outperform competitors
+ Why private credit, leverage looping, and institutional access remove the gatekeepers on high-yield products
+ What institutions actually want: yield, infrastructure, and risk management
+ Noon's newly launched tBTC yield vaults
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💎 THIS EPISODE'S PARTNERS
🔒 KPK | Best risk-adjusted yield through automated vaults
🏙 MAINSTREET | Bringing proven TradFi yield strategies to DeFi markets
🌅 NEUTRL | The next generation of crypto-native yield
🛡️ ACCOUNTABLE | Real-time financial verification
⚔️ KATANA | Deep liquidity & real yield
👻 MANTLE | Aave V3 is live on Mantle
🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | ETH staking solutions for scale
⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | Onchain lending reimagined
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Arpan’s background
3:58 - Why choose to build in DeFi
7:58 - What institutions want: Yield, infrastructure, and risk management
14:08 - Retail vs. institutional: Navigating the changing DeFi landscape
18:05 - What is Noon? “The highest, safest stablecoin yield”
23:57 - Evolving beyond self-reported transparency dashboards
27:29 - Noon's multi-strategy yield engine: DeFi, CeFi, and TradFi
32:53 - How Noon achieves 9%+ yields: Removing gatekeepers and accessing institutional products
36:44 - Private credit exposure and why the risk is acceptable for Noon
41:31 - New Noon tBTC yields and strategies
44:41 - NOON token launch: transferability, staking, and LP vault
50:02 - Closing
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🔗 GUEST LINKS
► Noon website: https://noon.capital/
► Noon on X: https://x.com/noon_capital
► Arpan on X: https://x.com/ag_noon
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DISCLAIMER: Nothing said on The Edge Podcast is a recommendation to buy or sell tokens or securities. This content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing shared here is financial advice. Any views expressed by hosts or guests on the show are solely their opinions. Always do your own research. DeFi Dad, Nomatic, and guests may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. Noon has been a sponsor of The Edge Podcast but we do not do paid guest slots. We believe Noon has a compelling story to spotlight given their standout yield products.