DeFi and Governance within Cosmos Ecosystem

DEFI AND GOVERNANCE
Explore a multichain world within the Cosmos ecosystem

Join the Cosmos Singapore community in discussions about core modules that enabled smart contract features and interoperability amongst different networks which has enabled new DeFi primitives to flourish within the Cosmos ecosystem.

The event will feature introductions to prominent projects in the space such as dYdX and Persistence which are building within the Cosmos ecosystem, as well as a panel discussion on topics relating to DeFi and governance within a multichain world.

Date: 15th February 2023
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: SGInnovate, 32 Carpenter Street, Singapore 059911

Programme:
7:00pm – 7:30pm: Registration
7:30pm – 7:50pm: Intro to dYdX (decision to shift from Starkware to Appchain, DEXs vs. CEXs)
7:50pm – 8:10pm: Intro to Persistence (DeFi primitives on Persistence)
8:10pm – 8:30pm: Panel discussion (DeFi and Governance)
8:30pm – 9:00pm: Networking

PLEASE REGISTER HERE:
https://www.sginnovate.com/event/defi-and-governance-within-cosmos-ecosystem

SPEAKER PROFILES:

Cliffton Lee – Governance and Operations, dYdX
Cliffton leads all things governance and operations for the dYdX foundation and is a big proponent of DeFi and decentralization. The dYdX Foundation was created to foster community-led growth and self-sustainability of the dYdX protocol. With dYdX building out its own sovereign chain using Cosmos Software Development Kit (SDK), Cliffton is focusing on decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) structuring to progressively decentralize the protocol from end-to-end, as well as understanding how governance under Cosmos will change from its current state under Starkware on Ethereum.

Tushar Aggarwal – CEO and Founder, Persistence
Tushar is building a specialised Layer-1 network powering an ecosystem of DeFi applications focused on unlocking the liquidity of staked assets. A Forbes 30 under 30 recipient, Tushar has extensive expertise across operations, investment, and management consultancy in the financial technology and blockchain industry. Prior to Persistence, he helped set up LuneX Ventures, the crypto VC arm of Golden Gate Ventures, a traditional Asia based VC firm and hosted the Decrypt Asia podcast.

Sharvin Baindur – Chief of Staff, Saison Capital
As Chief of Staff at Saison Capital (VC arm of Credit Saison) with a focus on crypto, Sharvin sources deals and works with portfolio companies, ensuring research is of the highest calibre to make fund/deal specific and strategic decisions for the firm. He started appreciating the world of crypto in 2018 & has been very involved with several DeFi protocols with a hands-on approach with protocols on Aptos, Solana, Ethereum, Avalanche & Arbitrum. He was also a contributor to one of the top performing CLOBs in the ecosystem.

Michael Ng – Co-founder, Stakewithus
Michael co-founded Stakewithus, a secure staking infrastructure provider for Proof-of-Stake networks. He leads the company’s operations and staking arm, and is working on building out intuitive products for the masses with Unagii. He is a Multichain Maxi and a power user of many DeFi and staking protocols.

About Cosmos Singapore
Cosmos Singapore is a community driven initiative by Stakewithus to educate and grow the Singapore Cosmos community.