#25: Rob Montgomery, InfiniFi | How InfiniFi Hit $120M TVL & bringing tradFi onchain

Today's guest is Rob Montgomery, co-founder and CEO of InfiniFi. We discuss how fractional reserve banking principles can revolutionize DeFi yields, the symbiotic relationship between InfiniFi and Pendle, and why traditional finance assets may finally have a compelling reason to migrate on-chain. Rob shares insights on building automated asset-liability matching systems and his vision for bringing TradFi capital into crypto through superior yield optimization.GUEST LINKS:* Rob Montgomery: https://twitter.com/RobAnon94* InfiniFi: https://infinifi.xyz* InfiniFi on X: https://x.com/infiniFi_HOST LINKS:* Ryan Rodenbaugh: https://x.com/ryanrodenbaugh* Vaults.fyi: https://vaults.fyi* vaults.fyi on X: https://x.com/vaultsfyiSubscribe to Wallfacer Podcast and share with friends:* Apple / Spotify: https://www.wallfacer.io/podcast* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WallfacerLabs* Substack: https://wallfacerlabs.substack.com/s/podcastTIMESTAMPS:* [01:01] InfiniFi's Timeline & Rapid Growth* [02:47] Capital Composition - Retail vs Institutional* [05:52] What is InfiniFi?* [08:00] How Duration Users Get Higher Yields* [09:31] Tranching Analogy & How It Works* [10:33] Portfolio Selection & Governance Process* [17:58] Complex Governance Structure Vision* [21:24] Risk Assessment & Due Diligence Process* [23:34] Duration Asset Adoption in Crypto* [27:59] The Pendle Relationship & Symbiosis* [29:38] Background on Resonate vs Pendle* [31:03] Why Haven't Competitors Built This?* [33:14] Network Effects & Defensibility* [34:35] RWA Vision & Tokenizer Strategy* [39:14] Revenue Model & Performance Fees* [40:54] What Haven't I Asked About?* [41:22] Success Metrics Beyond TVL This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wallfacerlabs.substack.com