#20: Nik Kunkel, Chronicle Labs | Oracle Evolution & Enabling the Tokenization Wave

Wallfacer Podcast · Apr 11, 2025 · 1h 1m

Today’s guest is Nik Kunkel, the founder and CEO of Chronicle Labs. Nik is a long-time contributor to MakerDAO and an early builder in the oracle space.

* Nik: https://x.com/nomos_paradox

* Chronicle: https://x.com/ChronicleLabs

* Ryan: https://twitter.com/RyanRodenbaugh

* Wallfacer: https://x.com/wallfacerlabs

* vaults.fyi: https://twitter.com/vaultsfyi

Timestamps:

* 00:00 Introduction to Nik Kunkel and Chronicle Labs

* 00:19 Nik's journey from IBM Hyperledger to MakerDAO

* 03:27 Joining MakerDAO and the origins of SAI

* 04:57 Early challenges with stablecoins and off-ramping

* 06:54 The…