In the past year, the profound successes of Transformer Neural Networks, especially Generative Pre-trained Transformers like OpenAI's GPT-4 and Meta's LLaMA2, have sparked the imagination of those in the financial industry. During recent traditional finance conferences I've attended, participants have been abuzz with speculation about how these state-of-the-art AI models could disrupt conventional investing and trading. This post aims to provide insights on how advanced machine learning models might integrate into the world of algorithmic trading, drawing from my experience in the fields of computer science, machine learning, and quantitative finance.

We’ve taken a snapshot of current Obol Contributions, as well as Obol badge and Techne holders. Stay tuned for more details in the coming days about the next phase of the Obol Collective.

2024 was the breakout year for Maple Secured Lending. The strategy grew more than 16X, whilst delivering market-leading yield outperformance and principal protection at all times to our lenders. This article covers the yield generated, collateralization levels throughout the year, liquidity metrics and overall growth of Maple's flagship products.

The Roadmap for Redefining Custody, Creating Standards, and Designing New Value Chains for Credit

In this episode of The Token Warrant, host Regan Bozeman interviews Joe Flanagan, Co-Founder of Maple Finance, and Steve Venino from BlockTower Capital. The episode focuses on Maple's evolution as a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, beginning with its lending products and the challenges faced during the recent crypto bear market. Steve shares insights into BlockTower Capital's investment strategies and their partnership with Maple, including co-leading a $5 million strategic funding round in August 2023.

Today, Morpho unveiled Morpho Vaults 1.1, an upgraded version of the widely adopted Morpho Vaults 1.0. This update maintains the core functionality of the original vaults but removes automated bad debt realization at the vault level, offering greater adaptability for a wider range of integrations and use cases. Additionally, Morpho Vaults 1.1 introduces several quality-of-life improvements for Morpho curators.