What Stripe’s Crypto Play & Acquiring Privy Really Means | Henri Stern

On this episode of Talking Tokens, Jacquelyn sits down with Henri Stern, co-founder and CEO of Privy, the wallet infrastructure powering over 75 million accounts across major platforms like Hyperliquid, Blackbird, and Farcaster.

Recently acquired by Stripe in June 2025, Privy continues to operate independently while scaling its innovative wallet solutions. Henri shares the vision behind simplifying crypto onboarding for developers and users alike, bridging the gap between onchain and offchain worlds. Discover how Privy’s embedded wallet technology and focus on user experience are accelerating new financial product innovations, and why seamless integration across chains like Ethereum, Solana, and Base is key to mass adoption.

⏱️ Timestamps

(0:00) - Intro

(0:50) - Who is Henri Stern?

(2:40) - Henri’s crypto journey and founding Privy

(3:37) - Solving the onchain/offchain gap with embedded wallets

(4:44) - The Stripe acquisition: alignment and fast process

(7:45) - Benefits of operating within Stripe’s ecosystem while remaining independent

(10:30) - Developer tooling focus vs. consumer crypto products

(14:00) - Growth ambitions and courting larger customers

(18:20) - Accelerating adoption by non-crypto fintechs and enterprises

(22:00) - Wallets as social and financial super apps

(27:00) - The future of wallets as digital identity and ubiquitous infrastructure

(36:00) - Founder advice: focus, simplicity, and building what users understand

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