The Crypto Beat From crypto rewards cards to neobanks with EtherFi, Gnosis and Ready
In episode 49 of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland was joined by Gnosis Co-Founder Stefan George, EtherFi CEO Mike Silagadze, and Ready Co-Founder Itamar Lesuisse to break down how cheap L2s, new fiat rails and self-custody are turning high-reward “crypto cards” into full-blown global neobanks that can realistically challenge Revolut, Amex and traditional banks.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction 02:37 - Bridging DeFi to daily spend 03:58 - Why demand is surging 08:17 - Neobank revenue model 13:04 - Cost of issuing cards 15:04 - Regional issuance hurdles 19:00 - New user segments 22:27 - What is a crypto neobank 26:28 - Fixing crypto UX 32:27 - Cost and global scale edge 37:40 - Power of composability
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Guest links:
Stefan George - https://x.com/StefanDGeorge
Gnosis - https://x.com/gnosis_
Mike Silagadze - https://x.com/MikeSilagadze
EtherFi - https://x.com/ether_fi
Itamar Lesuisse - https://x.com/itamarl
Ready - https://x.com/ready_co
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