The Rise of Stablecoins with Circle’s Jeremy Allaire | E2004
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Todays show:
Circle’s Jeremy Allaire joins Alex Wilhelm to discuss the growth of stablecoins (49:06 ), stablecoin market infrastructure (22:23 ), their impact on global financial systems (56:07 ), and more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00 ) Circle’s Jeremy Allaire joins Alex Wilhelm
(2:08 ) Jeremy's early career and the evolution of the internet
(5:28 ) Transition from Macromedia to Circle's founding
(12:10 ) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://www.linkedin.com/twist to post your first job for free.
(13:21 ) Bitcoin, stablecoins, and Circle's compliance
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(22:23 ) The current state and future of stablecoin market infrastructure
(28:07 ) Integrating stablecoins with traditional finance
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(35:40 ) Stablecoins' impact on global financial systems
(41:30 ) Circle's business model, scalability, and blockchain potential
(49:06 ) Growth of USDC and other currency stablecoins
(51:10 ) USDC market cap trends and interest rates
(56:07 ) Stablecoins in the global financial system and US regulation
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