A deep dive into Aave's DeFi ecosystem with founder Stani Kulechov

<p>“When I started to read about smart contracts… my mind exploded.”</p><p>That's Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, who joined host Frank Chaparro for the latest episode of The Scoop podcast to discuss his entry into the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) and offer a deep dive into Aave's ecosystem. </p><p>Among the topics: Aave Arc, the project's institutional product. During the conversation, Kulechov said that he believes smaller banks and private firms will be among the institutional world's early adopters of DeFi.</p><p>“I think the biggest banks are more in the state of actual...