How DeFi Can Save the World

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Protocol runs a globally accessible no-loss lottery (PoolTogether) that escrows deposits into yield sources (Compound, Aave, Yearn) and awards interest as prizes using Chainlink VRF for on-chain randomness and Chainlink Keepers for draws. Live metrics: 175 million deposits, $5M+ annualized prizes, ~20,000 users. Deployed v3 works, adds prize-splits to fund public goods, and plans v4 plus multi-chain/L2 to scale winners and cut transaction costs.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:33Overview
3. 1:54How DeFi Works
4. 4:05Risk Profile
5. 9:24Pool Together

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