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New Sushi Head Chef promotes asset-backed tokens, receives 83% of vote – Crypto News

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Jared Grey, a blockchain consultant and former CEO of EONS, has been appointed as the new Sushi Head Chef following an on-chain vote.

Gray received support from 83% of Sushi token holders, with the runner-up, Andy Forman, achieving just 12.5% ​​of the vote.

Gray has experience consulting for some of the largest natural mineral miners in the US and is looking to use this expertise to reinvigorate the SushiSwap ecosystem.

Unlike other candidates, Gray spoke highly about asset-backed tokens. In an open mic session during his campaign, Grey stated that asset-backed tokens are “one of the largest untapped liquidity sources yet to come on chain… it’s going to be the next run on liquidity.”

Gray commented that the regulatory roadmap around asset-backed tokens is yet to be fully understood. However,

“Sushi has a very strong brand, they have a strong belief in the decentralized ethos of crypto… financial autonomy and being in control of our own destiny… censorship resistance… I think Sushi has a strong foothold on that ethos…”

Gray further commented on the “draconian approach to securities” within the US regulatory ecosystem. As the structure for asset-backed tokens becomes clearer, Sushi should position itself to “capture liquidity and market share” as they become available.

The ability to offer such products is something that Gray believes can set Sushi apart from the rest of the DeFi ecosystem. The SUSHI token is down 70% against Bitcoin for the year compared to just 10% for Uniswap and 31% for Aave. As a result, a new path for the SushiSwap project is required to regain market share.

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Source: TradingView

According to DefiLama, the total value locked (TVL) into SushiSwap was down 47% in September. Further, since January 2022, when the TVL was 1 million ETH, SushiSwap has seen a decline of 67% to 387K ETH.

Following his appointment, Gray took to Twitter to thank the community for their support and praise the “lean & tenacious” Sushi team, indicating that it is his role to “help them excel.”

The new Head Chef stated that the DeFi industry “is in flux, with increased scrutiny from regulators, bearish economic sentiment, & a strange post-COVID aura.” Grey believes that he will be able to leverage “two decades of engineering & consulting experience” to navigate Sushi through these obstacles and culminated his Twitter thread by stating that he is looking forward to the future of Defi and that “Sushi will be there – bigger & better than ever.”

According to the on-chain vote, Gray has the support of the majority of the SushiSwap ecosystem, which may be a bullish signal for Sushi as it looks to overhaul its offering under Grey’s leadership. However, the token price in Dollars remained essentially flat following his announcement as Head Chef, up 4% on the day, while the SUSHI-BTC chart is up just 2.4% at the time of press.

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