Henry sits down with Corn,
head of business development at Yearn
Finance, for a conversation about the evolution and current
state of defi. In this episode:
The history of defi from 2020 to today, and how the TerraLuna
crash impacted the market
How incentive mechanisms in defi have changed in 2025
What caused the collapse of xUSD and Stream Finance?
What is the role of risk curators in defi?
The state of onchain cybersecurity and recent hacks
What is the appetite for defi from non-crypto users and
institutions, and will a declining fed funds rate help?
How do defi protocols drive value to their native tokens?
How "decentralized" is defi today?
About the Podcast
Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore news and deals in the public blockchain space and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC