Mariano Conti of MakerDAO, head of smart contracts at MakerDAO, reads from his essay about his personal experience with cryptocurrency, particularly as an Argentine whose family has experienced periods of hyperinflation, and as a freelancer accepting payment from foreign countries. He describes the evolution of Maker from single-collateral Dai (now Sai) to multi-collateral Dai, and also gives his perspective on the events of Black Thursday and the subsequent debt auctions the protocol undertook to right itself.  Thank you to our sponsors!  <a href="http://crypto.com/">Crypto.com</a>: <a href="https://crypto.com/">https://crypto.com/</a> Kraken: <a href="https://www.kraken.com/">https://www.kraken.com</a> Episode links:  Mariano Conti: <a href="https://twitter.com/nanexcool">https://twitter.com/nanexcool</a> Linda Xie’s essay about crypto memes on Unchained : <a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-memes-can-help-crypto-go-mainstream/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-memes-can-help-crypto-go-mainstream/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Why Nothing Is More Viral Than a Store of Value - Ep.168

Crypto assets and blockchain technology are about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity to the Internet of Things. In this podcast, host Laura Shin, an independent journalist covering all things crypto, talks with industry pioneers about how crypto assets and blockchains will change the way we earn, spend and invest our money. Tune in to find out how Web 3.0, the decentralized web, will revolutionize our world.