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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
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(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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