Alex
Developer at cp0x, a crypto community running permissionless interfaces to DeFi and perp protocols and participating in governance across 19 DAOs.
Host of a long-running Ethereum podcast. Currently working on verifiable front-end delivery (reproducible builds, IPFS/ENS) so interfaces stay auditable and hard to capture.
Session
11-04
16:50
7min
Permissionless finance, but with KYC: what are we even doing?
Alex
DeFi began as permissionless finance. In 2026 the default user path runs through KYC'd front-ends, geofences, IP allowlists and wallet screening. A field report from running permissionless interfaces to major DeFi protocols: where the walls actually stand, how they crept in layer by layer, and what it takes to keep real exit paths alive.
Permissionless Networks
Lightning Stage