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USDT has 400M users
For anyone in the crypto industry interested in stablecoins, this podcast from Nic Carter and the crew at Castle Island Ventures (CIV) is a must listen. Regardless of what you like or dislike about Tether, it was a really interesting conversation about the increasingly prominent place Tether is playing in global commerce. On March 26th, Continue reading
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How Circle addressed USDC’s underlying bank solvency risk
With all the euphoria around stablecoins as of late, I would like to see more conversations about the risk frameworks that emerging stablecoins are employing. In the US, we of course need stablecoin legislation that will formerly define what a stablecoin is and set the rules of the road. The underlying assets that provide stablecoins Continue reading
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Reflections on Stripe’s acquisition of Bridge
It’s been 2 weeks since the big announcement from Stripe that they were purchasing Bridge for $1.1B, the largest acquisition in the history of the crypto industry. A lot of digital ink has been spilled attempting to explain the rationale and importance of this deal. A lot of the best analysis that I found was Continue reading
Jeff Cangialosi 