18 Kava: Cross-Chain Collateralized Debt Positions with Brian Kerr

Currently in the blockchain ecosystem most decentralized finance applications are built on Ethereum. Kava is seeking to bring crypto-backed borrowing in the form of Collateralized Debt Positions (CDPs) to the Cosmos ecosystem. The Kava blockchain is a Maker-style platform built using the Cosmos SDK that enables users to borrow a dollar-pegged stablecoin (USDX) by locking up collateral from different blockchains (BTC, ATOM, XRP) in the system. In this episode, Brian interviews Brian Kerr, CEO of Kava Labs to learn about the history of the project, the core functionalities of the platform, as well as differentiation from Maker, other applications for the Kava platform, and Kava's Binance Launchpad IEO plans. Kava Website: https://kava.io/ Kava Binance Launchpad IEO Details: https://launchpad.binance.com/en/lottery/775054cbce554a379a26a66fc6787f0c/ Kava Binance Research Report: https://info.binance.com/en/research/KAVA-2019-10-16.html   Chorus One: https://chorus.one Chorus One Twitter: https://twitter.com/chorusone Chorus One Telegram: http://chorus.one/telegram