From crypto rewards cards to neobanks with EtherFi, Gnosis and Ready

Stefan George, Co-Founder Gnosis, Mike Silagadze, CEO EtherFi, and Itamar Lesuisse, Co-Founder, Ready

Episode 49 of The Crypto Beat was recorded with The Block's Tim Copeland, Gnosis Co-Founder Stefan George, EtherFi CEO Mike Silagadze, and Ready Co-Founder Itamar Lesuisse.

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In episode 49 of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland was joined by Gnosis Co-Founder Stefan George, EtherFi CEO Mike Silagadze, and Ready Co-Founder Itamar Lesuisse to break down how cheap L2s, new fiat rails and self-custody are turning high-reward “crypto cards” into full-blown global neobanks that can realistically challenge Revolut, Amex and traditional banks.

Outline

- Introduction
- Bridging DeFi to daily spend
- Why demand is surging
- Neobank revenue model
- Cost of issuing cards
- Regional issuance hurdles
- New user segments
- What is a crypto neobank?
- Fixing crypto UX
- Cost and global scale edge
- Power of composability

Guest links:

Stefan George - https://twitter.com/StefanDGeorge
Gnosis - https://twitter.com/gnosis_
Mike Silagadze - https://twitter.com/MikeSilagadze
EtherFi - https://twitter.com/ether_fi
Itamar Lesuisse - https://twitter.com/itamarl
Ready - https://twitter.com/ready_co
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