9 - Going Bankless with Maker | Mariano Conti

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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