Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stani Kulechov, the charismatic founder and CEO of Aave joins us for episode 12.
Aave is a hugely successful open source and non-custodial protocol that enables users to lend and borrow cryptoassets, while offering stable and variable interest rates. During the sizzling hot summer of DeFi in 2020, it became the second DeFi protocol to hit $1 billion in total value locked (TVL). This figure now stands at a staggering $6 billion TVL.
In his Show & Tell, Stani looks at the astronomical growth of DeFi, unwrapping also how Aave works. Make sure to also check out the longer audio-only podcast where you’ll hear Stani share his thoughts on the relationship between DeFi and CeFi, the emergence of reg-tech and why we don’t need to decentralise everything….
Don’t forget to download the full podcast on your preferred streaming platform, and please subscribe.
You can hear more from the Copper team by following @CopperHQ, or visit our site and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, copper.co/insights
Stani Kulechov, the charismatic founder and CEO of Aave joins us for episode 12.
Aave is a hugely successful open source and non-custodial protocol that enables users to lend and borrow cryptoassets, while offering stable and variable interest rates. During the sizzling hot summer of DeFi in 2020, it became the second DeFi protocol to hit $1 billion in total value locked (TVL). This figure now stands at a staggering $6 billion TVL.
In his Show & Tell, Stani looks at the astronomical growth of DeFi, unwrapping also how Aave works. Make sure to also check out the longer audio-only podcast where you’ll hear Stani share his thoughts on the relationship between DeFi and CeFi, the emergence of reg-tech and why we don’t need to decentralise everything….
Don’t forget to download the full podcast on your preferred streaming platform, and please subscribe.
You can hear more from the Copper team by following @CopperHQ, or visit our site and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, copper.co/insights
