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Robert Schmitt

Founder • Cork Protocol
Robert Schmitt is the Founder and product lead at Cork, a DeFi primitive designed to enable the pricing, hedging, and trading of risk in the crypto ecosystem. Previously co-founder & COO at Toucan Protocol, Robert led tokenomics for the project, which became a major player in the carbon credit market with 4b$ of volume and 100m$ TVL. His vision for Cork arose from concerns about cascading risks in staked tokens and potential ecosystem-wide impacts. Robert also has a strong experience raising over $30 million across various projects. He specializes in DeFi, risk management, onchain credit, institutional DeFi adoption, and stablecoins. Robert envisions a future where DeFi yield integrates with traditional finance, with Cork providing crucial risk management solutions for the evolving financial landscape.
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