Episode: #9
April 27, 2020
Ryan & David talk with Mariano Conti about Dai, Maker, & his epic bankless journey. Learn how Maker can help you go bankless through this conversation with Mariano.
We talk:
- Mariano's life in midst of Argentina's capital controls
- Why Mariano moved from Bitcoin to DAI and Ether
- The components of Maker including:
- DAI (stability)
- Vault/CDP (credit)
- Dai Savings Rate (interest)
- Governance (MKR token)
- Centralization risks of Maker
- Is Maker the last say on decentralized stablecoins?
- What's it going to take to see 1m people into DAI?
- The Lendfme hack & what it implies
- Insanity of negative oil prices!
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Resources discussed:
- VIDEO: How I Survive Argentina's 50% Inflation - Mariano
- PODCAST: Rise of MakerDAO: A Personal Journey - Mariano
- Learn how Brice pays for his lunches with DAI - Bankless
- Follow Mariano's on Twitter
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- How to get a DAI Savings Account - Bankless Tactic 23
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