1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Chris Blec is a researcher and the founder of DeFi Watch, a project dedicated to identifying points of centralization and risk factors in DeFi, in particular the presence of admin keys. In this episode:&amp;nbsp; How Chris got interested in DeFi&amp;nbsp; How he first noticed the risk of admin key usage&amp;nbsp; The changing nature of admin keys and multisigs&amp;nbsp; Whether project multisigs reduce dependence on trust&amp;nbsp; Why worry about Admin keys in the first place?&amp;nbsp; Have DeFi projects improved their key management and trustlessness over time?&amp;nbsp; Chris' letter to 0xPolygon Chris' plans with DeFi Watch&amp;nbsp; Should Bitcoiners care about DeFi? About admin key failures?&amp;nbsp; Why transparency is a self-regulatory measure&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Sponsor notes: Copper&amp;nbsp;is transforming how institutional investors engage with digital assets by developing award-winning custody and next-gen trading infrastructure. Headquartered in London, the firm is scaling rapidly across Asia and North America to bring its suite of products to a wider pool of institutional investors. To learn more visit&amp;nbsp;copper.co&amp;nbsp;or reach out on Twitter,&amp;nbsp;@CopperHQ Aave&amp;nbsp;is a decentralized, open source, and non-custodial protocol where users can deposits and borrow digital assets, and earn interest on those assets. Head over to&amp;nbsp;aave.com&amp;nbsp;to experience and learn more about DeFi. On The Brink with Castle Island https://castleisland.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/19387820/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/2f3976/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/19387820