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Can AI Fix DeFi? The Rise of DeFAI, w/ Giza co-founder Renç Korzay

March 19, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 5

DeFi promised to make finance more accessible, but has it lived up to that vision? In this episode of The People’s AI, presented by Vana, we explore how AI agents are reshaping decentralized finance (DeFi) and whether they can simplify complex yield farming, crypto investing, and smart contracts for everyday users.

We’re joined by Renç Korzay, co-founder of Giza, a project at the forefront of AI-powered DeFi automation. We discuss how AI can improve DeFi accessibility, optimize financial transactions, and bring new users into Web3. But what are the risks? If blockchain transactions are immutable, how do we ensure AI agents don’t make costly mistakes?

Topics Covered:

• The challenges of DeFi adoption and why it remains difficult for most users

• How AI trading bots and autonomous financial agents could change crypto investing

• The risks and benefits of AI-driven DeFi platforms

• Whether AI in finance can finally deliver on DeFi’s original promise

• The future of DeFi 2.0, AI-powered trading, and decentralized AI protocols

Timestamps:

📌 00:00 – Intro to The People’s AI and today’s topic: AI + DeFi = DeFAI

📌 02:30 – The biggest problems with DeFi today

📌 05:00 – Can AI make DeFi more accessible?

📌 10:00 – How AI trading bots optimize DeFi investments

📌 15:00 – The risks of AI in crypto: Can AI agents make mistakes?

📌 20:00 – The future of autonomous finance and its impact on Web3

If you’re interested in crypto, Web3, AI investing, and automated trading, this episode explores what’s next for AI-powered DeFi and the evolving world of decentralized AI protocols.