Kava is a DeFi platform that offers collaterized loans and stablecoins built with the Cosmos SDK. It aims to be cross-chain enabled bringing stablecoins to major crypto ecosystems such as BTC, BNB, ATOM and more. KAVA token will act as a governance and staking token to secure the network and vote on key upgrades. USDX token will be issued as a stablecoin backed by crypto asset collateral. Some calls it the MakerDAO on Cosmos. While USDX will be have similar to DAI, the USD stablecoin on Ethereum.
Steem Dollars are liquid stable-value currency tokens designed to be pegged to $1 USD. Steem Dollars can be traded with STEEM and transferred to other accounts for commerce or exchange.