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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