Carson Brown

Product @gauntlet_xyz | Prev @21co__ | Onchain Data Enthusiast

Everything I do is compensating for the fact that I've never landed a kickflip

[Paragon @tradeparagon]

Paragon markets are now live on @HyperliquidX: $BTC.D, $TOTAL2, and $OTHERS.

Be the first to trade index perpetuals, with the same order types and interface you already use.

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[Taha @tahathinks]

@tradeparagon available now on https://t.co/zSCLURJcwq

Go long or short $BTC.D, $TOTAL2, and $OTHERS now only on @HyperliquidX.

Market structure is now a position you can trade...

[Carson Brown @CarsonMBrown]

@mattyglesias On this secret platform, everyone nods at each other as if to say, "we will never tell a soul about this place". You have broken the sanctity of this unspoken agreement, and for that, I can not forgive you.

[Carson Brown @CarsonMBrown]

@MarcinRedStone @carstenhermann_ @DeFi_Made_Here @nad8802 It's @CarsonMBrown, but I'm sure @carstenhermann_ would have brought some great points to the table as well

[Carson Brown @CarsonMBrown]

Had a great time hopping on the @symbioticfi Blueprints podcast with @roth_edgar!

[Symbiotic @symbioticfi]

Risk isn't just about numbers: it's about understanding what breaks first. @carsonmbrown breaks down how risk really works in DeFi and why liquidity concentration is more dangerous than people think.

On the latest episode of Blueprints, Carson sits down with @roth_edgar of @symbioticfi to discuss the evolution of shared security, institutional risk appetite, and how stablecoins are reshaping the space.

Topics discussed in this episode:

- 00:00 Introduction
- 03:35 Rapid Fire Q&A
- 05:05 Carson's Path into Crypto
- 09:03 Inside Gauntlet's Restaking Team
- 16:27 The Overlooked Risk Metric
- 24:34 Would TVL Survive Without Incentives?
- 27:26 Evolution of Shared Security
- 37:07 Stablecoin Staking Insights
- 46:10 Balancing Growth and Trust

Watch the latest episode of Blueprints:

[Pareto @paretocredit]

Our Credit Vaults are evolving from isolated yield products into flexible instruments powering liquidity and composability.

Collabs with partners like @gauntlet_xyz let allocators stay fully deployed in private credit while unlocking new, capital-efficient strategies.

@CarsonMBrown 🤝

[Carson Brown @CarsonMBrown]

@hagaetc @Dune did I just find your logo inspiration or is this some top-tier Dune merch for sale on FB marketplace

[Gauntlet @gauntlet_xyz]

1/ A year of LRTs reveals a clear signal: they've emerged as premier collateral assets in lending markets.

Our latest LRT Market Risk dashboard update unveils the leverage dynamics powering leading @eigencloud LRTs: weETH, rsETH, ezETH, pufETH, and rswETH.

[A S @_A_S_btc]

"Don't wait for the green light, keep going until you get stopped by a red light." - @CarsonMBrown

Check out Gauntlet's Restaking Connoisseur & inspirational quote enthusiast Carson Brown at ETH Denver:

https://t.co/hrJcoA6ntG

[Gauntlet @gauntlet_xyz]

1/ Today, @symbioticfi Restaking Vaults went live on Mainnet

We launched five Restaking Vaults on Symbiotic, building on over a year of deep research exploring restaking risk, optimizing network and operator allocation, and examining collateral health.

[jacob kim @KimJacob]

oh and we’re hiring

[Carson Brown @CarsonMBrown]

@LefterisJP @rotkiapp I also love data & analytics about pretty much everything.

How else are we supposed to know that Pennsylvania produces more than 3x the tonnage of peaches compared to Georgia, even though the latter calls itself the "Peach State"

https://t.co/QTjP2sShde
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[Carson Brown @CarsonMBrown]

@JakeAuJus @NEARProtocol Everyone assumes the @gauntlet_xyz office is just whiteboards and math. In reality; it's all iron, protein shakes, and whiteboards and math.

The best way to manifest a market pump is to catch a pump yourself.

[Gauntlet @gauntlet_xyz]

1/ LRT Risk Dashboard: Withdrawal Data

Now that major LRTs support withdrawals, we've added withdrawal data to the dashboard. By analyzing queue size and duration, we see:

• EtherFi quickest to process withdrawals
• Renzo queue size shrinking
• Swell batches withdrawals

[Aera @aerafinance]

7.6% of EIGEN rewards have been claimed on behalf of @puffer_finance and @swellnetworkio through Aera vaults.

Claimed rewards are consolidated into two isolated vaults to maximize efficiency, minimizing the need to consolidate transactions afterward.

[Carson Brown @CarsonMBrown]

My face might have been showing the jetlag, but I promise I was having a great time discussing LRTfi with these great people at @KelpDAO's event in Singapore!

[Kelp @KelpDAO]

The Future of LRTfi panel featured @defiyaco from @LidoFinance, @CarsonMBrown from @gauntlet_xyz and @bryancolligan from @compoundfinance, moderated by @0xArchana.

Collectively, the panellists shared important insights on the evolution of DeFi, rewards and unlocking utility for users, with security and risk as key themes.

[Aera @aerafinance]

1/ Last month, @swellnetworkio introduced swBTC, the first Bitcoin LRT to offer restaking yield from the Ethereum ecosystem.

What might have been lost in the announcement is that an Aera vault sits at the center of swBTC's architecture.

A brief 🧵 on how our vaults enhance swBTC...

[Kelp @KelpDAO]

We're delighted to introduce an amazing set of speakers for The Future of LRTfi panel at the Restaking Conclave!

Get early alpha on what's cooking in these protocols!
✦ @defiyaco, Master of DeFi at @LidoFinance
✦ @oliviergalaud, Co-head Staking & Restaking at @Consensys
✦ @CarsonMBrown, Senior Protocol Strategist at @gauntlet_xyz

Register so you don't miss out, details below 👇.

[Gauntlet @gauntlet_xyz]

The flexibility of Aera’s configurable, non-custodial vaults is coming in handy for our friends in the restaking world.

[Benjamin @Benjamin918_]

Couldn't agree more with this review

AVSs with active operator sets will definitely make more fees than passive sets

These AVSs will have specialized operators. As a result, high performing AVSs wont share operators with other AVSs. This mitigates the simultaneous attack vector Taurun has brought up before

Centralization is the big question here. IMO it should be battled by reducing barriers to entry for new operators, assuming that the system has a proper incentives/penalties system in place