Moonwell's Epic Comeback Story

In the newest episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview a Founding Contributor at Moonwell, Luke Youngblood, about Moonwell’s epic comeback story building through last bear market, through their most successful year-to-date as the most liquid lending and borrowing hub now on Base. Starting from his time at Coinbase, Luke dives into their mission to make DeFi accessible for everyone by building a secure, user-friendly platform that brings newcomers and seasoned users together, while tackling the unique challenges of the Base L2. Tune in for insights on their increasingly popular Moonwell Vaults, roadmap, partnerships, and vision for democratizing DeFi!

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

3:24 - Working at Coinbase + starting Moonwell

6:54 - Thoughts on Coinbase’s onchain future

10:43 - Moonwell’s comeback building on Base

16:16 - Base’s path to decentralization

21:07 - Moonwell’s mission and differentiation

24:29 - Mantle mid-roll

25:10 - Moonwell demo

32:28 - Are PWA’s reaching parity with appstore apps?

33:23 - How Moonwell Vaults work

39:15 - The importance of stablecoins

42:50 - Puffer Finance mid-roll

43:35 - Partnering with The Circle Alliance

45:50 - What else do we need to make DeFi for all?

47:37 - The endgame for The Superchain

50:47 - Working on hard problems

52:48 - Closing

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