#286: Conor Ryder, Head of Research at Ethena, on Stablecoins, Synthetic Dollars, and Current Market Trends

Conor Ryder is CFA, Head of Research & Data at Ethena, the crypto infrastructure company building USDe, the first-ever global internet bond and stablecoin not reliant on existing banking institutions. Prior to joining Ethena, Conor built his career in the traditional finance industry and pivoted into the crypto sector in 2022 as a research analyst at Kaiko, a leading crypto data provider. Conor is CFA-certified and a seasoned expert in crypto markets and industry events, and his industry insights have been featured in CNBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Reuters, CoinDesk, and more.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Solving the stablecoin trilemma
- How stablecoins or synthetic dollars can help maintain US dollar dominance
- Lack of yield incentive is holding back stablecoin adoption
- Difference between 'stablecoins' and 'synthetic dollars’
- Stability and decentralization
- Current crypto market trends
- Stablecoin use cases/adoption around the world
- Internet bonds
- The importance of liquidity in crypto markets
- USDe

Ethena
Website: www.ethena.fi
X: @ethena_labs
Discord: discord.gg/ethena

Connor Ryder
X: @ConorRyder
LinkedIn: Connor Ryder, CFA

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