Interview
Morpho – A lending pool optimizer for better rates in DeFi

Paul Frambot, Founder & CEO of Morpho Labs – the company behind the lending pool optimization protocol Morpho – joined us for an interview to dive into the details behind the charts available on Token Terminal. In this interview with Paul we discuss the basics of what Morpho is, how it works, how it's positioned within the lending market, growth drivers and challenges, and plans for the future.
Morpho's dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/morpho
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:42 What is Morpho?
02:30 How it works & the differences to other lending protocols
05:46 Matching lenders and borrowers
07:32 Integrating additional lending protocols
08:15 How is Morpho positioned within the DeFi lending market?
09:59 Business model
12:09 Distributing rewards
12:56 The MORPHO token
14:00 Business development focus areas, drivers & challenges
15:22 What’s next for Morpho?
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