How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love DeFi

Earlier this year, I’m sitting alone at a pool bar in Mexico enjoying my time off between jobs when I overhear some drunken crypto bro ranting about the virtues of crypto and Bitcoin.

I first learned about Bitcoin in 2011 when one of my hall mates in college used it to purchase some *cough* substances online. I was intrigued by the concept and the technology, but like so many others at…