Kamino 2.0: Building Solana's Economic Hub | Marius Ciubotariu, Mark Hull

Marius Ciubotariu and Mark Hull join us to discuss how Hubble 2.0 will become the economic hub of Solana DeFi. In this episode, we discuss Kamino's origin story, how Kamino approaches risk management, why Solana will have the next breakout app, multichain vs a single-chain focus, vertical integration and more! Make sure to stay for the whole conversation as it really heats up at the end! - - (00:00 Introduction (00:57) Kamino's Origin Story (10:32) Lending, Risk Management and the mSOL Depeg (32:27) Kamino Finance 2.0: Solana’s DeFi Hub (36:12) DAS Promo (37:11) Vertical Integration vs Composability (41:13) Kamino Points Incoming (44:46) How to Have Conviction (49:46) Startup Founder Advice (53:43) Why Tribalism Matters, Multichain and the SVM - - Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use LIGHTSPEED10 to get 10% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Follow Marius: https://twitter.com/y2kappa Follow Mark: https://twitter.com/trader_marky Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Kamino Finance https://linktr.ee/kaminofinance https://twitter.com/Kamino_Finance Hubble Protocol https://hubbleprotocol.io/ https://twitter.com/HubbleProtocol MarginFi vs Solend episode https://spoti.fi/48mmhyW https://youtu.be/KcazozbZHd0?si=D0RjxrWyDWZriOt8 - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.