Robert Leshner


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Most Influential 2021: Robert Leshner

The Compound founder expects the bridge between DeFi and traditional finance to narrow next year.

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Policy

Who in Crypto Met With Brian Brooks When He Ran OCC? Here's His Calendar

As Donald Trump’s national bank regulator, Brooks met with a wide range of crypto market participants, from Fortune 500 execs to DeFi protocol founders, documents show.

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Finance

Compound Labs Launches 'Treasury' to Get Big Firms Reaping DeFi Yields

The USDC-powered savings product could be "shockingly big" for getting fintechs into DeFi, said Compound's Robert Leshner.

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Finance

Compound, Gauntlet Founders Raise $4M for New DeFi Scout Fund

Robert Leshner's Robot Ventures has secured $4 million in funding from Galaxy Digital and Paradigm to find early opportunities in DeFi.

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Finance

This Startup Is Forking Compound to Make Hiring More Efficient

Braintrust launched out of stealth mode Wednesday, backed by a $6 million seed round featuring True Ventures, Homebrew Ventures, Uprising Ventures, Galaxy Digital, IDEO CoLab, Kindred Ventures and Vy Capital.

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Tech

Compound’s Approach to DeFi Governance Starts With Giving Away COMP Tokens

Users of the Compound lending platform will begin earning COMP governance tokens in mid-June.

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Markets

Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Back $1.8 Million Round for Bitski Crypto Wallet

The startup looks to boost mainstream crypto adoption by making it easier for developers to put crypto wallets in their applications.

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Markets

DeFi Pioneer Compound Partners With Coinbase Wallet, Zerion for V2 Launch

For its Version 2 launch, crypto interest app Compound has partnerships with Coinbase Wallet, Zerion and a bridge to fellow DeFi leader Uniswap.

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