Cap's DeFi Stablecoin Strategy Is Ushering in a New Era of Crypto - DeFi Dave #53

DeFi Dave is the Head of Growth at Cap, a decentralized financial (DeFi) credit protocol. As the name suggests, Dave is a seasoned DeFi expert, dedicating most of his daily life to projects in the industry since 2017.In this episode, Dave and I got stuck into the function of credit in the broader economy, what the word 'credit' actually means, the philosophical underpinnings of Cap, and how the protocol adds value and introduces a novel mechanism for the creation of credit in both digital and traditional finance. We also went into great detail on the how and why of stablecoins, what they actually are as an asset, and the function they serve in the global economy. We did a little defending of central banks and discussed the importance of the US Dollar in the global market and why it's unlikely that US Dollar dominance will be shrinking anytime soon. I also asked Dave for the genesis story of how he first discovered crypto and why he decided to stick around, especially with him running meta-ironic events like Cigs Inside and ETH Bushwick, which started out as jokes on the internet but eventually became legitimate events in the real world.