Has crypto quietly crossed the line from hype to real financial infrastructure?

Tune into this episode of the EUVC podcast, hosted by Andreas Munk Holm, as he is joined by Simone Maini, CEO of Elliptic, and Jay Wilson, Partner at AlbionVC, to unpack crypto’s next phase.

They break down the shift from uncertainty to quantifiable risk, how institutions assess on-chain transactions and why supporting infrastructure is now critical to the venture case, alongside stablecoins and global regulatory momentum.

Key highlights:

The shift from uncertainty to quantifiable risk
How institutions assess risk in on-chain transactions
Why infrastructure is critical to the venture case
Stablecoins enabling faster, cheaper global payments
Regulatory clarity across Europe, the US, Singapore and the UAE

Timestamps:

(00:00) Crypto meets traditional finance

(01:00) What Elliptic does in digital assets

(02:00) The venture case for crypto

(04:00) Where global crypto activity is shifting

(07:00) Regulation, risk and market maturity

(10:00) Europe, MiCA and the race to lead

(18:00) Founder–investor dynamics in volatile markets

(33:00) Stablecoins and the future of payments

(37:00) AI, agentic transactions and what’s next

(42:00) Final thoughts on crypto’s second act

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E721 | Simone Maini (Elliptic) & Jay Wilson (AlbionVC): From Hype to Infrastructure? Crypto’s Second Act

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