The Scoop

The Scoop is The Block’s interview podcast series, featuring archived conversations with the leaders, founders, and investors who helped shape the crypto, Web3, and digital asset industries. Covering topics from breaking news to billion-dollar fundraises, these episodes capture the voices and stories that defined key moments in the market. Though no longer in production, the full archive remains available for listeners who want to revisit the insights and perspectives that influenced the industry.

Disrupting the centralized stablecoin duopoly | The Scoop Podcast w/ Nick van Eck

July 31, 2024, 11:09PM EDT · 27:39

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The Block’s Frank Chaparro interviews Agora co-founder and CEO Nick van Eck.

OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
02:29 Bootstrapping a Stablecoin
06:09 Stablecoin Issuers
09:24 Agora’s Strategy
10:43 Market Structure Changes
16:10 ‘Tokenization’ Taxonomy
20:12 Stablecoins & Instant Settlement
21:49 Agora’s Roadmap

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