On Ep. 24 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and Nabil Manji, SVP, Head of Fintech Growth and Financial Partnerships @ Worldpay to discuss Wyoming launching a stablecoin, the impact of the OCC’s new guidance, the future of stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 The state of stablecoins and why Wyoming is launching its own
05:12 Fidelity’s growing involvement in crypto and what it means for institutions
14:30 The battle between USDC, USDT, and new entrants like RLUSD
19:20 The impact of the OCC’s new guidance on banks and stablecoins
24:55 Tokenization of real-world assets – which industries are moving first
30:18 How stablecoins are reshaping global remittances and payments
36:42 The rise of sovereign-backed stablecoins and what comes next
42:10 Why institutions are slow to adopt DeFi despite the opportunities
48:25 The future of stablecoins – predictions for the next five years

This episode is brought to you by Visa

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Music by Henry McLean

Welcome to the Stablecoin Alphabet Soup Ft. Chris Harmse & Nabil Manji

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Welcome to the Stablecoin Alphabet Soup Ft. Chris Harmse & Nabil Manji