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About this episode
Fernando Martinelli co-founded Balancer — which makes this guest one of the original pioneers of DeFi liquidity innovation.
This episode of *Not Financial Advice features a guest appearance from Coinshift CEO Tarun Gupta, covering how Balancer continues to unlock a new generation of liquidity strategies — plus boosted pools, hooks, and (of course) the present and future of stablecoins.
Timestamps
00:05 - Balancer V3’s TVL growth & early wins
00:26 - The origins of Balancer: From AMM innovation to V3
02:30 - The "why" behind Balancer V3
03:54 - How Coinshift’s USDC | USDL Boosted Pool is bringing in institutions
07:05 - Boosted Pools in V2 vs. V3
10:31 - The role of stablecoins in Balancer’s ecosystem
18:27 - The power of Hooks
26:26 - Rapid fire with Fernando: Favorite Balancer pool, go-to stablecoins & more
27:47 - Closing thoughts
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