#347: Eric Chen, CEO of Injective Labs, on Institutionalized DeFi, Tokenized RWAs, and Revolutionizing On-chain Trading

Eric Chen is the CEO and co-founder of Injective Labs, the core contributor to Injective. Before founding Injective, he worked as a cryptography researcher and trader at Innovating Capital, where he led market-neutral trading efforts in the blockchain space and invested in prominent companies such as 0x, ChainLink, and Cosmos. Eric possesses extensive knowledge of blockchain protocols and traditional finance, along with a deep understanding of both Eastern and Western blockchain-based protocols and communities.

Eric was featured in Forbes 30 under 30 in 2023 for his significant work with Injective. He studied finance and computer science at NYU.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Institutionalized DeFi
- The convergence of DeFi and TradFi
- Building the fastest L1 blockchain for DeFi
- High-yields in crypto
- Tokenized RWAs
- The need for consumer-based RWAs
- Burning $INJ tokens
- Micro vs. Macro environments
- The current state of crypto conferences
- H2 Outlook
- ETH ETF underscores legitimacy of the crypto industry
- Helix 2.0 upgrade

Injective Labs
Website: injectivelabs.org
X: @InjectiveLabs
Discord: discord.gg/NK4qdbv

Eric Chen
X: @ericinjective

 
 
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