Stablecoins & DeFi: Banking's Future | Elena Shiltseva

Lovely listener, share with us your thoughts! DeFi is reshaping how money moves across borders — without banks. Elena Shiltseva, Web3 & Fintech CPO who raised $9M+ in token sales, explains how decentralized finance, stablecoins, and blockchain will transform banking in the next decade.Discover why DeFi is more than crypto speculation, how stablecoins drive real-world adoption for freelancers and businesses, and what happens when code replaces traditional financial intermediaries. Elena shares ground-level insights on self-custody, CBDCs, algorithmic stablecoins, and the invisible infrastructure making borderless payments possible today.🕐 KEY TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS0:00 Introduction2:26 DeFi is the short for decentralized finance — What it really means12:58 Stablecoins: The bridge between crypto and everyday finance20:00 How blockchain will change finance for the average person in 10 years25:43 Making DeFi clear: Practical takeaways for founders and builders👤 GUESTElena Shiltseva is a Web3 & Fintech CPO and advisor with product leadership experience at Rarible and Tinkoff. She has helped raise over $9M in token sales and advises startups on decentralized finance, tokenomics, and Web3 product strategy.🔗 linkedin.com/in/elenashiltseva#DeFi #Stablecoins #DecentralizedFinance #FintechInnovation #Web3🎙️ Subscribe for weekly episodes on fintech, AI, and innovation🌐 Website: https://curiositycodepodcast.com/📱 Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhomyakov/🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/curiosity-code🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-curiosity-code-podcast/id1748596092