Episode 61 A Primer on Stablecoins

Episode 61: A Primer on Stablecoins

Episode 61

A Primer on Stablecoins

Austin Campbell is a managing partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting. We cover how a new Stablecoin is created, how they serve as a bridge between traditional and digital finance, and how the current US regulatory crackdown will shape the ecosystem going forward.

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[00:03:21] - [First question] - What can be learned from TradFi and applied to crypto

[00:05:13] - The basics of Stablecoins and why they are important

[00:07:39] - The logistics and mechanics of Stablecoins from the ground up

[00:17:14] - Time-delay and infrastructure problems when trading with Stablecoins

[00:21:18] - Liquidity, time sensitivity, and credit risk for issuers and buyers of Stablecoins 

[00:24:59] - The roles, challenges, and faults of regulators in the space 

[00:33:04] - The extent to which he sees regulators favored versus fouled by crypto natives

[00:34:50] - The SEC’s imposition that qualified custodians are needed to exchange crypto assets

[00:37:53] - His takes on news regarding Paxos and the BUSD

[00:43:01] - Concerns regarding Binance and its Stablecoin consolidations

[00:46:30] - Aspects of global Stablecoin regulation he’s optimistic about

[00:49:01] - Why the US may not be a promised land for crypto

[00:50:21] - The positives and potential impact of Stablecoins broadly, despite the pushback

[00:54:03] - The possibility of traditional assets using crypto rails

[01:00:04] - What he’s most excited to see built over the next six months and six years

A Primer on Stablecoins

Introduction

Eric
This is Eric Golden, and my guest today is Austin Campbell. Between my time working at Fidelity on money market funds and my passion for blockchain technology, I became obsessed with the idea of stablecoins. Stablecoins can serve as a means of payment and a store value for transactions. They also act as the bridge between the traditional finance system and the digital world.

After my interview with Mike Dudas, I asked who is the smartest person I can talk to about stablecoins. He instantly responded, "You need to speak with Austin." And as you'll hear, I think he's right. Austin spent 15 years in traditional finance before managing $22 billion of stablecoin reserves for Paxos. Today, he is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and the Managing Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting.

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