SOLEND - Just as Bad as Ethereum Changing the Rules of the Smart Contracts? - Binance Help?!
Peter Saddington discusses the controversial Solend proposal to seize a whale's assets to prevent a potential cascading liquidation event on the Solana blockchain. He argues that this action undermines the core principles of DeFi and smart contracts, which are meant to be immutable and trustless. Saddington draws parallels to situations where governments have seized citizens' assets, emphasizing that crypto was created to prevent such scenarios. He criticizes the voting process surrounding the proposal, highlighting concerns about centralized control and potential manipulation. Furthermore, the video addresses the broader implications for the DeFi space, questioning whether users can trust protocols if rules can be changed mid-game, similar to his criticisms of Ethereum.
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This video is part of a library of 780+ episodes published by Peter Saddington on staas.fund. Peter is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist (StaaS Fund, RegD 506B), and AI practitioner who has trained 17,000+ professionals in agile and AI methodologies. He bought Bitcoin at $2.52 in 2011, built 4 autonomous AI agents (the Council of Dogelord), and operates 10+ websites with zero employees. His AI Workshop has been attended by Fortune 500 teams, and his newsletter "The Agile VC" reaches thousands of subscribers weekly. Peter holds 3 Master's degrees (Divinity, Computer Science, Computational Operations Research) from institutions including Georgia Tech.