Tokenized

Why Stripe’s $1.1BN Acquisition Is a Coming of Age for Stablecoins

Episode Summary

Is this a coming of age for stablecoins? On Ep. 10 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy @ Circle and Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK to discuss Stripe acquiring Bridge for $1.1 billion, if stablecoins and CBDCs have shifted the narrative about crypto and the future of the stablecoin space.

Episode Notes

Is this a coming of age for stablecoins?

On Ep. 10 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy @ Circle and Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK to discuss Stripe acquiring Bridge for $1.1 billion, if stablecoins and CBDCs have shifted the narrative about crypto and the future of the stablecoin space.

Timestamps:

• 02:03 Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1 billion
• 07:21 How have stablecoins and CBDCs shifted the narrative about crypto?
• 10:22 Why should you use a stablecoin?
• 16:10 Increasing target addressable market through stablecoins
• 22:03 UK introducing stablecoin legislation
• 25:52 Lessons learned from MiCA & policy solutions
• 33:58 a16z Crypto 2024 report
• 45:31 The stablecoin space over the next 12 months

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