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The episode discusses the evolution of Gauntlet and the role of vault curators in the DeFi landscape.

Today's guests are John Morrow, COO and Co-founder of Gauntlet, and Holt Butler, Product Lead for Gauntlet USD Alpha. We discuss Gauntlet's evolution from protocol risk consultants to direct vault operators managing $700M+, the emerging "vault curator" role in DeFi, and how they're bridging TradFi and DeFi through products like gtUSDa. We also explore the competitive dynamics reshaping DeFi lending markets and why automation beats governance for capital allocation. GUEST LINKS: * John Morrow: https://x.com/jmo_mx * Holt Butler: https://x.com/0xhotl * Gauntlet: https://x.com/gauntlet_xyz * https://gauntlet.xyz * Gauntlet USD Alpha: https://app.gauntlet.xyz/vaults/gtusda HOST LINKS: * Ryan Rodenbaugh: https://twitter.com/ryanrodenbaugh * Vaults.fyi: https://vaults.fyi * gtUSDa on vaults.fyi: https://app.vaults.fyi/opportunity/base/0x000000000001CdB57E58Fa75Fe420a0f4D6640D5 * Wallfacer: https://x.com/wallfacerlabs SUBSCRIBE SECTION: Subscribe to Wallfacer Podcast and share with friends: * Apple / Spotify: https://www.wallfacer.io/podcast * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WallfacerLabs * Substack: https://wallfacerlabs.substack.com/s/podcast TIMESTAMPS: * [00:13] Gauntlet's…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Rodenbaugh

Guests: John Morrow, Holt Butler

Topics covered

• DeFi
• vault management
• capital allocation
• TradFi
• risk management
• automation

Keywords

• Gauntlet
• DeFi
• vault curator
• gtUSDa
• capital allocation
• risk management
• automation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gauntlet, Gauntlet USD Alpha, Vaults.fyi, Wallfacer

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