This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and guest, Barney Mannerings. He is founder of Vega Protocol, an innovative decentralised derivatives trading and settlement network. He previously created Pik, a web/mobile first payments company building a better deal for digital content creators and consumers.

In this conversation, we discuss decentralized finance, non-custodial exchanges, liquidity, decentralized derivatives, layer 1 vs layer 2, and Vega Protocol.

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Pomp writes a daily letter to over 140,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro
00:11 - Defi
03:19 - Non-custodial exchanges
05:33 - Liquidity challenges
10:37 - Current state of defi derivatives
12:55 - What Barney is trying to improve
14:30 - Users
15:39 - Layer 1 vs Layer 2 architecture
18:14 - Regulations
22:21 - Derivatives in 10 years
24:14 - What has surprised Barney
25:34 - Favorite book
26:33 - Sleep habits
27:27 - Aliens
27:58 - Question for Pomp