Transitioning Capital Markets On-Chain | Sidney Powell | Maple Finance

In this episode, Jay speaks with Sidney Powell, CEO & Co-Founder of Maple Finance, the largest blockchain-enabled institutional lending platform across traditional and decentralized finance. Sidney shares his background in tradfi & banking in Australia and how Maple is transforming capital markets by combining industry-standard compliance and due diligence with the transparent and frictionless lending enabled by smart contracts and blockchain technology. He also discusses the effect of the FTX collapse on centralized finance, how to navigate the current challenges, and Maple’s outlook for 2023. 

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Maple’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/maplefinance 

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Maple’s Dune Dashboard: https://dune.com/scottincrypto/maple-deposits

Maple’s Token Messari: https://messari.io/asset/maple-finance

Guest Socials:

Sidney Powell’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidneypowell/ 

Sidney Powell’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/syrupsid

About Guest

Sid Powell is the CEO & Co-Founder of Maple, and with his Co-Founder, Joe Flanagan launched Maple in 2021. 

Sid comes from a background in debt capital markets and institutional banking. During his career in traditional finance, he participated in $3BN+ of corporate bond issuance, established and ran a $200M+ bond funding program, and managed Treasury at a commercial lending FinTech company.

You’ll learn about:

• The creation of Maple Finance and how it makes banking and lending accessible globally
• How MPC wallets and on & off ramps can drive mainstream adoption 
• The FTX collapse effect on centralized finance

Timestamps

[1:00 - 2:40] Jay’s Intro

[2:40 - 6:14] Sidney’s Background

[6:14 - 11:41] Intro to Maple Finance

[11:41 - 15:42] Regulation & self custody

[15:42 - 20:58] About Maple Finance

[20:58 - 28:30] The problem Maple solves

[28:30 - 31:28] The progress of cryptocurrencies

[31:28 - 34:40] On blockchain technology to date

[34:40 - 42:16] On mainstream adoption

[42:16 - 45:30] Outlook on 2023

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