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15-minute fundamentals with Gearbox Protocol

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In 15-minute fundamentals, we break down the business of a crypto project and learn about the drivers behind the data you can see on Token Terminal's charts.

In this episode, Amplice from Gearbox Protocol – a composable leverage protocol that connects passive liquidity providers to active borrowers – joined us to discuss the basics of Gearbox, current growth drivers and challenges, the protocol’s economic and business models, the GEAR token and the DAO, positioning within the leverage market, upcoming developments, and more!

Gearbox Protocol’s dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/gearbox

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 What is Gearbox Protocol?
02:09 What are Credit Accounts and how do they work?
03:28 Passive liquidity providers and active borrowers
04:26 Gearbox’s business and economic models
07:16 Growth drivers and challenges
10:12 How is Gearbox positioned within the market?
12:19 The GEAR token
15:08 Token incentives
15:53 Community contributors and activity
17:59 What’s next for Gearbox Protocol?

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