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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:\xa0

• How Chris got interested in DeFi\xa0
• How he first noticed the risk of admin key usage\xa0
• The changing nature of admin keys and multisigs\xa0
• Whether project multisigs reduce dependence on trust\xa0
• Why worry about Admin keys in the first place?\xa0
• Have DeFi projects improved their key management and trustlessness over time?\xa0
• Chris' letter to 0xPolygon
• Chris' plans with DeFi Watch\xa0
• Should Bitcoiners care about DeFi? About admin key failures?\xa0
• Why transparency is a self-regulatory measure\xa0

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