Exploring the origins of DeFi protocols with Andre Cronje

The Starting Block · Aug 19, 2026 · 58m · transcript

Episode 33 of The Starting Block, hosted by The Block's Gareth Jenkinson, was broadcasted live with Flying Tulip Founder Andre Cronje.

Flying Tulip Founder Andre Cronje joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the origins of his DeFi career in crypto code reviews, the capital efficiency innovations behind Flying Tulip and its total return swap differentiator, and how AI coding tools have transformed his development process.

OUTLINE

00:08 - Show Intro & Wyoming

01:23 - Block Briefing Headlines

05:14 - Meet Andre Cronje

06:48 - Cronje's Crypto Origin Story

11:09 - From Yearn to…