In This Episode
Technology is often what drives big changes, but innovations like cryptocurrencies and blockchain are transforming the world of money at breakneck speed. While the volatility of digital currencies like Bitcoin has kept it out of traditional banking systems, stablecoin is gaining ground in the race for a suitable digital counterpart to fiat currency. Dante Disparte heads strategy and global policy at Circle, which issues two of the world’s most widely used stablecoins. In this podcast, he says stablecoin money can help overcome inefficiencies in the traditional banking system without compromising financial security. Transcript
Watch the webcast of the Future of Finance seminar.
Read The Stablecoin Paradox by Eswar Prasad in the IMF’s Finance & Development magazine.
Dante Disparte is the Chief Strategy Officer and head of Global policy at Circle.
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