Heath Tarbert, President of Circle, on the Growing Tension Between Crypto Yield and Traditional Banks, the GENIUS Act and the Rise of Stablecoins in Emerging Markets
The Future of Money
The interview was recorded during Abu Dhabi Finance Week. We discuss the future of stablecoins like USDC, how Circle is positioning itself in global finance, and whether traditional banks are prepared for what’s coming. - Why Circle chose the UAE for its regional expansion - What the GENIUS Act means for USDC and stablecoin adoption - The growing tension between crypto yield and traditional banks - How Circle’s new Ark network could reshape financial infrastructure - Why emerging markets may lead stablecoin usage - What challenges banks face in adopting digital assets Powered by Phoenix...
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Brett Tejpaul, Coinbase Institutional Co-CEO, on Crypto Adoption by Sovereign Wealth Funds and Banks
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We explore how Coinbase is partnering with global banks and sovereign wealth funds to drive institutional crypto adoption and transform capital markets. - Why Coinbase’s UAE expansion is central to its global strategy - How partnerships with Standard Chartered and PNC enable “crypto as a service” for banks - Why the Genius Act is a regulatory game changer for stablecoins in the US - Inside JPMorgan’s tokenisation pilot on Solana using USDC and Coinbase infrastructure - The role of Coinbase Treasury in supporting real-world asset issuance - How Mubadala’s tokenised credit fund signals...
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Copper CEO Amar Kuchinad on What Banks Are Lacking in Tech, Workflows and Security to Embrace Crypto
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We unpack the evolution of crypto infrastructure for institutions and how Copper is enabling secure, compliant innovation in digital asset trading. - Why the UAE is emerging as a global hub for regulated digital asset services - How Copper is evolving beyond custody into tokenisation, staking, and stablecoin services - The ClearLoop network and its role in reducing counterparty risk for institutional trading - Why traditional finance players need to rethink technology, workflows, and security - How incumbents are approaching crypto: build, partner, or acquire - The tech and regulatory...
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How Payments Will Become Autonomous, Invisible, and Powered by Crypto and AI
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My interview with Vincent Chok, Founder and CEO of First Digital. In this episode of The Future of Money, we explore how stablecoins are evolving beyond crypto markets and into real-world payments. From AI agents making payments on our behalf, to the role of regulation, compliance, and emerging markets, this conversation looks at what the next 5 to 10 years of payments could actually look like. We discuss: - Where stablecoins are likely to see their biggest real-world use cases - How AI agents could automate payments without human involvement - The biggest bottlenecks holding back...
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Is DeFi Infrastructure Ready for Institutional Trading?
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My interview with Nic Roberts-Huntley, CEO and Co-Founder of Blueprint Finance. We explore whether DeFi infrastructure is mature enough for institutional adoption, where the biggest gaps still exist, and what needs to change for sustainable, institutional-grade returns in digital assets. - How close DeFi infrastructure really is to being institution-ready - The biggest gaps holding back adoption, from accounting to custody and NAV management - Why ETFs are not the same as true on-chain asset deployment - Whether regulation creates clarity or risks stifling innovation - Why capital efficiency,...
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How can Bitcoin and DeFi work together? My interview with Babylon co-founder
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My interview with Babylon co-founder, Fischer Yu. We dive into how Bitcoin can finally enter DeFi without wrapping, enabling trustless yield and cross-chain settlement with native BTC. - Why wrapping Bitcoin is risky and unpopular - How Babylon enables DeFi on native Bitcoin - The role of oracles, risk, and regulation in yield - Making Bitcoin programmable without changing Bitcoin - Why low-risk yield could be the next wave in crypto Powered by Phoenix Group The full interview is also available on my YouTube channel: YouTube:
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How can crypto options go mainstream?
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Interview with Sidrah Fariq, Global Head of Retail at Deribit. We explore why crypto options remain a niche, what is holding back retail adoption, and how regulation, education, and access will shape the next phase of crypto markets. - Why crypto options attract sophisticated traders, not mass retail - How regulation and licensing determine who can be marketed to and where - Why customer acquisition is far more expensive for derivatives platforms - The role of education in driving real adoption beyond hype - How institutional dominance and better infrastructure are reshaping crypto...
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Can Web3 Fix Some of the Problems With Professional Sports?
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My interview with NBA Champion and founder of Basketball.fun Tristan Thompson. We explore how Web3 and AI are transforming fan engagement, player empowerment, and the future of professional sports. - How Web3 could give fans a real voice in sports decisions - Why athletes like Tristan are backing decentralised fan platforms - Making DeFi accessible for players and fans alike - Why the UAE is becoming a hub for Web3 innovation - How AI is being used to prevent athlete injuries Powered by Phoenix Group The full interview is also available on my YouTube channel: YouTube:
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Is the Current Stablecoin Model Broken?
The Future of Money
My interview with Reeve Collins, Co-Founder and Chairman of STBL. - Why Reeve believes the current stablecoin model must evolve - How Stablecoin 2.0 addresses transparency and user yield - What splitting principal and yield means for compliance - The impact of the GENIUS Act on stablecoin innovation - How global regulations may create regional stablecoin models - Why AI could revolutionise how we interact with money - What Reeve learned from co-founding Tether over a decade ago - Why stablecoins might not stay boring for long Powered by Phoenix Group The full interview is also available...
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Why Saudi Arabia is putting its entire land registry on-chain?
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How $1.6 trillion of real estate can be tokenised and fractionalised? My interview with Adam Popat, CEO of SettleMint. - Why Saudi Arabia is putting its entire land registry on-chain - What this means for citizens, banks, and developers - Why MENA may lead the real estate tokenisation wave - How infrastructure is being built for real-world liquidity - Why regulation and readiness matter more than just tech - What other assets beyond real estate are next in line - What risks policymakers should prepare for with tokenisation Powered by Phoenix Group The full interview is...
info_outlineInterview with Noah Perlman, Chief Compliance Officer of Binance.
In this episode of the Future of Crypto Compliance series, we explore how AI could transform compliance, whether zero-knowledge KYC can go mainstream, the risks of deepfake scams, and the future of privacy coins and sanctions enforcement.
This is a special episode of The Future of Crypto Compliance podcast series exploring the trends, disruptions, and regulatory forces shaping the crypto space.
In this episode, we touch upon the following topics:
- Can AI reduce false positives, and will regulators accept it?
- The rise of zero-knowledge KYC and global passporting
- Deepfakes, social engineering, and the new frontier of fraud
- Are privacy coins here to stay?
- Will regulators ever harmonise globally on crypto?
- How to build a career in crypto compliance
- TradFi vs crypto: who will lead on compliance innovation?
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By crypto compliance professionals. For crypto compliance professionals.
The full interview is also available on my YouTube channel:
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