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Episode Synopsis
Nate Gee hosts Boris Alergant, Ripple’s Head of DeFi. Ripple has operated in the crypto space for over a decade and offers a range of blockchain-based solutions for businesses.
In this episode we cover:
- Ripple’s original solution addressing cross-border payments inefficiencies
- The XRP Ledger on which Ripple builds its products, and how it differs from other blockchains
- How Boris views and defines decentralized finance and his role leading DeFi at Ripple
- The development of automated market maker functionality on the XRP Ledger
- Central bank digital currencies and other recent industry trends
- Pursuing an MBA to transition into fintech/crypto
- And much more!
About Boris Alergant
Boris joined Ripple full-time in 2019 and is now the company’s Head of DeFi. Before joining Ripple, Boris earned an MBA and MA at the Wharton School and Lauder Institute. Prior to business school, Boris spent the first seven years of his career in investment banking and sales and trading at JP Morgan and MUFG.
About Ripple
Ripple Labs, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2012 with a primary focus on digital cross-border payments via a decentralized blockchain, XRP Ledger. Ripple now offers additional solutions to meet enterprises’ needs with respect to digital assets. Ripple also works with central banks around the world to issue central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on the XRP Ledger.
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In this episode we cover:
- Ripple’s original solution addressing cross-border payments inefficiencies
- The XRP Ledger on which Ripple builds its products, and how it differs from other blockchains
- How Boris views and defines decentralized finance and his role leading DeFi at Ripple
- The development of automated market maker functionality on the XRP Ledger
- Central bank digital currencies and other recent industry trends
- Pursuing an MBA to transition into fintech/crypto
- And much more!
About Boris Alergant
Boris joined Ripple full-time in 2019 and is now the company’s Head of DeFi. Before joining Ripple, Boris earned an MBA and MA at the Wharton School and Lauder Institute. Prior to business school, Boris spent the first seven years of his career in investment banking and sales and trading at JP Morgan and MUFG.
About Ripple
Ripple Labs, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2012 with a primary focus on digital cross-border payments via a decentralized blockchain, XRP Ledger. Ripple now offers additional solutions to meet enterprises’ needs with respect to digital assets. Ripple also works with central banks around the world to issue central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on the XRP Ledger.
For more FinTech insights, follow us on
WFT Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech
WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech
WFT Instagram: instagram.com/whartonfintech
Nate’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-c-gee/
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