Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a giant like PayPal? Join us on today's episode of The Milk Road Show as we sit down with Neil Desilva, former CFO of PayPal Digital Currencies & Remittances, and one of the masterminds behind PayPal's Stablecoin, PYUSD.

You'll learn:

PayPal's crypto strategy

Why did PayPal decide to launch a stablecoin, and what's the reason behind their choice of Solana?

How is regulation holding PayPal back, and what's needed to unlock the full potential of their stablecoin?

Where is the industry headed, and what role will players like PayPal, Mastercard, BlackRock, and Stripe play in shaping its future?

🤝 HELP US GROW 🤝 Subscribe to our YouTube channel

🚀 Unlock the full potential of liquid restaking with Kelp DAO:

https://out.milkroad.com/KelpDAO0916Podcast

🥛 Get smarter about crypto in 5 minutes with our daily, free newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

💰 Go PRO and become a better investor with the #1 crypto research and analysis:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pro-podcast⁠⁠⁠

✊ Follow Milk Road on Social Media:

👉 Milk Road Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-x⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 Milk Road Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-ig⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 Jay's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-x-jay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MilkRoadDaily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎙 GUEST INFO 🎙

Neil's X: https://x.com/desilvaneil

Neil's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desilvaneil/

⏱ TIME POINTS ⏱

00:00 - Intro

01:15 - Kelp DAO

02:23 - PayPal's cryptocurrency journey

05:05 - PayPal's strategic direction and future plans

07:40 - Long-term prospects: which path will PayPal take?

13:00 - The rationale behind PayPal's stablecoin launch

17:08 - Why Solana was chosen for PayPal's stablecoin

20:00 - Catalysts for mainstream cryptocurrency adoption

24:40 - The impact of regulation on PayPal's cryptocurrency ventures

33:50 - Market predictions: where are we headed this cycle?

38:35 - Outro

PayPal’s Big Crypto Plan: 1 Billion Users with $PYUSD & Solana w/ PayPal Stablecoin Co-Creator

Milk Road Crypto

PayPal’s Big Crypto Plan: 1 Billion Users with $PYUSD & Solana w/ PayPal Stablecoin Co-Creator