140. Insights: Stablecoins and CBDCs explained

Simon Taylor is back with a new co-host, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, to discuss all things stablecoins. In this insight episode, Simon and Cuy aim to start at the very beginning, and dive deeper down the stablecoins rabbit hole. What are the problems with existing payments systems? What are the similarities and differences between stablecoins and CBDCs? How do they work against fiat? How can they maintain stability? Listen now to find out all of this, and much much more. Simon and Cuy are joined by some fantastic guests who are experts in the evolving stablecoins space: Mike Dudas, VP of Ventures, Paxos Joao Reginatto, VP of Product at Circle This episode is sponsored by Visa. This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibility. And Visa is helping everyone take part. Visa enables commerce across their network and crypto networks through solutions like Fintech Fast Track, a quick and easy way for crypto innovators to issue payment credentials. Join us in this new money movement. Learn more at visa.com/crypto. If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsider Special Guests: Joao Reginatto and Mike Dudas.