407: The Hidden Risks of Stablecoins , And How to Protect Yourself with guest speaker Marco Zelman
About this episode
Sam Kamani discusses the hidden risks of stablecoins and how to protect oneself with Marko Zelman from Tapir Protocol.
In this episode, I sit down with Marko, Co-founder of Tapir Protocol, to break down one of the most underappreciated risks in DeFi , depegging. We dig into how stablecoins and yield-bearing assets can lose their peg, what the real financial damage looks like (spoiler: up to $3.3 billion in losses between 2020 and 2025), and how Tapir is building a smarter, fully automatic, non-custodial solution to protect investors without sacrificing yield or capital efficiency. Marko walks me through how Tapir splits a single asset into a depeg-protected version and a yield-boosted version, letting the market price the risk rather than a committee deciding your claim. Whether you manage a treasury, run a fund, or just want safer DeFi yields, this conversation is packed with practical insight. Disclaimer Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/ --- CONNECT --- Tapir Protocol Website: https://tapir.money/ Marko on Twitter/X: https://x.com/markoinether Tapir…
People in this episode
Host: Sam Kamani
Guest: Marko Zelman
Topics covered
- stablecoins
- DeFi
- financial risks
- investor protection
- yield-bearing assets
Keywords
- stablecoins
- depegging
- DeFi risks
- investor protection
- yield
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tapir Protocol
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