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This week, the DeFi apprentices are feeling the full force of a true, crypto-market swing. On a week as red as this one, what topic is more fitting than stable coins? There is massive global demand for monetary stability. Let’s learn about a few wildly different approaches to meeting it.TIMESTAMPS: 4:21– What are stable coins? 6:50 – Collateralized stable coins 8:18 – Centralized stable coins8:47 – Tether 13:51 – USDC 15:42 – Decentralized stable coins 16:16 – DAI 18:42 – sUSD 19:31 – Non-collateralized stable coins 20:58 – Rebasing stable coins 22:47 – Ampleforth 26:39 – Yam 🍠 28:09 – Algorithmic Incentivize stable coins 30:52 – Empty Set Dollar 32:09 – FEI 32:57 – Non-pegged stable coins 34:04 – RAI 37:13 – Experimentation 41:37 – Lightning Round: What makes a good stable coin? 43:10 – What is the collateral drops in value? 46:56 – Can anyone just print stable coins? 50:57 – What are wrapped coins?