EPISODE · Apr 23, 2026 · 26 MIN
Bitcoin DeFi Is No Longer an Experiment ft. Andriy Velykyy of Allbridge
from Good for Bitcoin · host Brandon Marshall & Kate Parkman
Allbridge cofounder Andriy Velykyy joins Brandon and Kate to unpack what real Circle-issued USDC on Bitcoin actually means — and why he's calling this the moment Bitcoin DeFi stops being an experiment.In this bonus episode of Good For Bitcoin, Brandon and Kate sit down with Allbridge cofounder Andriy Velykyy to discuss:The origin of Allbridge — from connecting EVM and non-EVM chains five years ago to 17+ networks, 1M+ unique wallets, and nearly 2M on-chain transfers todaySurviving the KelpDAO contagion and why Arbitrum's emergency freeze of 30,000 ETH — moving funds without a private key signature — sets a dangerous precedent for self-custodyEchoes of the DAO hack and the Ethereum / Ethereum Classic splitWhy stablecoin rails are the missing ingredient for any DeFi ecosystem — and the "Bitcoin is savings, stablecoins are checking" framingUSDCx on Stacks: the first Circle-standard USDC on any Bitcoin layer, and what that signals about capital flow into Bitcoin DeFiLiquidity fragmentation — why one canonical USDC beats a dozen bridge-minted versionsAllbridge Classic sunsetting April 30 — Andriy's direct plea to migrate aeUSDC loans off lending protocols before the lights go outWhere Bitcoin DeFi is headed next: perp DEXes, stablecoin card payments, treasury management, and cross-chain yield arbitrageHow Allbridge Core's stablecoin-to-stablecoin routing (USDT TRC20 → USDCx on Stacks) opens Bitcoin DeFi to users in emerging marketsGuest:Andriy Velykyy — Cofounder, Allbridge (core.allbridge.io)Hosts:Brandon Marshall — @marshallmixingKate Parkman — @katemparkmanSubscribe & Follow:goodforbitcoin.comYouTubeSpotifyAmazon MusicApple PodcastsPocket CastsRSS
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Allbridge cofounder Andriy Velykyy joins Brandon and Kate to unpack what real Circle-issued USDC on Bitcoin actually means — and why he's calling this the moment Bitcoin DeFi stops being an experiment.In this bonus episode of Good For Bitcoin, Brandon and Kate sit down with Allbridge cofounder Andriy Velykyy to discuss:The origin of Allbridge — from connecting EVM and non-EVM chains five years ago to 17+ networks, 1M+ unique wallets, and nearly 2M on-chain transfers todaySurviving the KelpDAO contagion and why Arbitrum's emergency freeze of 30,000 ETH — moving funds without a private key signature — sets a dangerous precedent for self-custodyEchoes of the DAO hack and the Ethereum / Ethereum Classic splitWhy stablecoin rails are the missing ingredient for any DeFi ecosystem — and the "Bitcoin is savings, stablecoins are checking" framingUSDCx on Stacks: the first Circle-standard USDC on any Bitcoin layer, and what that signals about capital flow into Bitcoin DeFiLiquidity fragmentation — why one canonical USDC beats a dozen bridge-minted versionsAllbridge Classic sunsetting April 30 — Andriy's direct plea to migrate aeUSDC loans off lending protocols before the lights go outWhere Bitcoin DeFi is headed next: perp DEXes, stablecoin card payments, treasury management, and cross-chain yield arbitrageHow Allbridge Core's stablecoin-to-stablecoin routing (USDT TRC20 → USDCx on Stacks) opens Bitcoin DeFi to users in emerging marketsGuest:Andriy Velykyy — Cofounder, Allbridge (core.allbridge.io)Hosts:Brandon Marshall — @marshallmixingKate Parkman — @katemparkmanSubscribe & Follow:goodforbitcoin.comYouTubeSpotifyAmazon MusicApple PodcastsPocket CastsRSS
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