In 2017, Anatoly Yakovenko solved the problem of keeping time between distrustful computers, he had a sudden epiphany that led him to use this experience in scaling distributed networks to create Solana. Not long afterwards, Solana goes live with a capacity of 250,000 transactions per second on a public testnet with 50 nodes. Three years later, Solana has processed over 40 billion transactions at approximately $0.00025 per transaction, unlocking a host of new possibilities for everyday applications for blockchain technology.In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder at Solana, a Circle blockchain partner.They cover:👉 [00:00:57] Solana’s critical KPIs👉 [00:04:13] UX with digital cash payments👉 [00:05:30] KPIs for the Solana developer community👉 [00:07:38] The building of payment-related projects at Riptide & Solano Pay👉 [00:12:34] Problems developers should focus on solving in the development of Solana-compatible wallets and pay[ment experiences👉 [00:14:20] Creating incentive models for users in form of stablecoins, payments, and NFTs👉 [00:17:00] The finance revolution: using defi protocols on on-chain BNPL👉 [00:18:19] A vision of Circle’s on-chain credit system 👉 [00:20:33] Potential challenges for this credit system👉 [00:24:00] Consumer protection on returns, chargebacks, and seller fraud👉 [00:26:52] Solana’s scalability roadmap and architecture for scaling👉 [00:28:19] The future of crypto adoption and fee markets 👉 [00:32:35] Tooling growth on the Solana ecosystem👉 [00:36:07] Solana Surprises👉 [00:38:17] Validator node network growth 👉 [00:40:52] How Solana is aiming to be one of the most secure crypto networks👉 [00:44:32] The future of SolanaIf you’re interested in the Solana ecosystem, developer community, scalability roadmap, or the global adoption of DeFi, NFTs, Web3, tune into this episode of The Money Movement.Subscribe here:👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5 And connect with Anatoly here:👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko   👉 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anatoly-yakovenko  👉 Website: https://solana.com   About the showThe global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient, and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money.The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

The pandemic catalysed the world's transition to digital processes. Alongside natural disasters and persistent poverty, it also shined a light on the need for global humanitarian efforts to upgrade to better ways of delivering on their goals for impact and preparing for an uncertain climate future. Combined with emerging solutions for self-custody of digital identity, leaders of humanitarian initiatives are rethinking how they can make each dollar go further while reducing overhead and misuse of funds with the help of new financial infrastructure.In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Joseph Thompson, Co-Founder & CEO at AID:Tech.They cover:👉 [00:01:40] AID:Tech’s mission and inspiration👉 [00:04:17] Where AID:Tech is today, in realizing its mission👉 [00:07:13] Joseph’s views on skeptics’ assessment of the humanitarian uses of blockchain and digital currencies 👉 [00:15:34] Decentralised identity on blockchain👉 [00:22:07] Global wallet solution: use of stablecoins as a medium of exchange and stored value👉 [00:29:06] The reduction of remittance fees👉 [00:33:36] Use of blockchains for parametric insurance in the US👉 [00:38:38] Use of software wallets for peer to peer for digital cash transactions globallyIf you’re interested in the use of digital identity on the blockchain, humanitarian use cases of blockchain and digital currencies, and the possible use of stablecoins by the world at large, tune into this episode of The Money Movement.Subscribe here:👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5 And connect with Joseph here:👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JosephThompson 👉 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/josephthompson11 👉 Website: https://aid.technologyAbout the showThe global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient, and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money.The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Though they have been around since 2014, NFTs only broke into the mainstream in 2021, primarily though the art use case 🎨They’ve since been applied to music 🎶And now…Sport 🏀Fans and collectors can now use NFTs to claim ownership of sporting moments and player collections. Aside from unlocking a new revenue stream for leagues, teams, and players, NFTs also improve fan-athlete relationships, allowing fans to engage in the stadium or on the couch with their favorite franchises in entirely new ways. From unique high value collectables to insider access into the lives of top players, it’s never been a better time to be a sports fan.In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Scott Lawin, Co-Founder & CEO at Candy.They cover:👉 [00:08:58] Candy’s mission and vision👉 [00:16:02] Credential power in sports leagues👉 [00:20:03] Rights and entitlements in the crypto/NFT/sports franchise👉 [00:24:33] The rights and utility of NFTs 👉 [00:28:04] The financialization and tokenization of player futures👉 [00:31:21] The role of the marketplace for collectors & the ability of digital assets to move from one marketplace to another👉 [00:35:10] Onboarding partners to open-loop digital asset exchange for collectibles in third-party marketplaces👉 [00:37:29] Critical building blocks in the UX of NFTsIf you’re interested in NFTs, how fans and collectors can supercharge engagement with their favorite sports, athlete, or artist’s work, tune in to this episode of The Money Movement.Subscribe here:👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5 And connect with Scott here:👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/popstarr2000   👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-lawin-4a04141/👉 Website: https://candy.comAbout the showThe global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient, and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money.The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

For many decades, most financial innovations were built atop antiquated legacy infrastructure by a handful of consolidated institutions. But in the last 10 years, historically low cost of capital and innovations like blockchains and smart contracts have added new competition to a once slow-moving industry. Now, stablecoins and rapidly improving Web3 infrastructure stand to uplevel businesses worldwide more quickly than anyone could have predicted.In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Eric Glyman, Co-Founder & CEO at Ramp.They cover:👉 [00:01:01] Ramp’s mission and vision👉 [00:04:01] Using USDC to manage capital👉 [00:08:07] Future uses of crypto in large business👉 [00:09:57] The pros of running business operations on crypto rails👉 [00:15:15] Crypto’s representation as “deep tech” in fintech👉 [00:20:56] Programmable money and transaction automation in corporate finance👉 [00:24:55] How Ramp is impacting the financial tools used by startup and growth companies👉 [00:29:47] The shift in market share from traditional financial utilities into internet native financial utilities👉 [00:37:48] Can fintech business be banks or bank holding companies?If you’re interested in how the world of finance is evolving and how stablecoins are going to impact how internet native businesses run their financial operations, tune into this episode of The Money Movement.Subscribe here:👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5 And connect with Eric here:👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/eglyman  👉 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eglyman 👉 Website: https://ramp.com About the show The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient, and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money. The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Digital currency emerged in the late ‘80s as a group of computer programmers set out to protect people’s privacy in the digital world. This was known as the Cypherpunk Movement. David Chaum created DigiCash which utilized Blind Signature technology to guarantee privacy and safe transactions between individuals. In the ‘90s, Wei Dai created B-money, another digital currency, similar to what we know as Bitcoin today. Innovation in the digital currency space has been exploding in recent years, from DigiCash to B-money to Bitcoin to Ethereum and now to stablecoins such as USDC, and will only continue to do so. Forward-thinking regulators will be able to harness this innovation for the benefit of their countries, and those that don’t...may be left behind.In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy at Circle.They cover:👉 [00:00:00] Intro👉 [00:01:23] The international monetary system👉 [00:03:36] The global competition for a dominant digital currency👉 [00:09:10] How the U.S. can win the digital currency race👉 [00:16:51] The future of open source and private market innovation in the U.S.👉 [00:20:04] Policies on the nationalization of the technology & infrastructure of government-controlled digital currencies👉 [00:24:06] Fundamental risks for policymakers in the regulation of digital currencies👉 [00:28:58] Policy pillars for the growth of digital currency in the U.S.👉 [00:33:49] The U.S.’s approach to regulating digital currencies, the open internet, and free-market alternativesIf the growth of the global financial sector and the race to the possible possession of power over digital currencies internationally piques your interest, tune in to this episode of The Money Movement.Subscribe here:👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5 And connect with Dante here:👉  LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dantedisparte👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ddisparte👉 Website: https://www.circle.comAbout the showThe global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money.The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Bitcoin, a financial protocol built on blockchain technology, emerged in 2009. Depending on your definition of the term, 2009 was also the birth of "decentralized finance" (DeFi). However, in 2017, MakerDAO launched, a turning point for more complex decentralized, blockchain based financial applications. This marked the start of the DeFi revolution and the birth of a more open, transparent and inclusive financial system.Four years later and DeFi has exploded in popularity, with thousands of DeFi protocols now  allowing for borrowing, lending, and trading without a centralised third party on a massive scale. DAOs are taking up the banner and rapidly expanding in purpose and scope, fueling investments in DeFi and across Web3. But what will it take for DAOs to continue to evolve into highly effective investment vehicles and beyond?In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Ian Lee and Will Papper, Co-Founders at Syndicate Protocol.They cover:Timestamps ⏱ 👉 [00:00:00] Intro👉 [00:02:03] History of Syndicate👉 [00:06:03] Long-term perspective on DAOs👉 [00:11:23] The DAO market fit and investment clubs👉 [00:18:49] How Syndicate works👉 [00:25:54] The future of venture investing corporations👉 [00:29:38] Real Vs digital world asset purchases and investment👉 [00:32:36] The Syndicate DAOs protocol👉 [00:36:48] The challenges of Syndicate DAOs 👉 [00:42:10] The Syndicate vision; web 3 native investing and NFTsIf you’re interested in decentralized finance, on-chain governance, and investing through decentralized protocols, tune into this episode of The Money Movement.   Subscribe here:👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5 And connect with Ian and Will here:Ian:👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrianlee  👉 Website: https://syndicate.io Will:👉 LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/wpapper 👉 Website: https://syndicate.io About the show The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money.The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

This episode of The Money Movement was previously published on 4th February 2021 and that it is being republished on 20th January 2022. As of 20th January 2022, USDC has $46B in circulation.DeFi markets have exploded over the last 12 months, fueled by innovations in borrowing and lending protocols, widely accessible stablecoins, and new forms of capital markets entirely mediated by open source protocols and software on public blockchains.One of the most innovative and high-growth players in the DeFi space is Aave, who today is the 2nd largest DeFi protocol with nearly $4B of value locked in the protocol.  The entire space has grown from just around $1B in early 2020 to nearly $30B today.This week we’re joined by Aave Founder Stani Kulechov (https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov), where we’re going to explore the founding and growth of Aave, and the profound long-term implications of decentralized markets infrastructure on the future of how people and businesses everywhere access and use capital. About the show The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money. The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

From the world's first IPO in 1602 to the start of the New York Stock Exchange in 1792 and to Nasdaq’s launch in 1971, the capital markets continue to evolve. And since Satoshi’s innovation in 2009, the rate of change has been increasing as blockchain technology infiltrates every corner of the market. One specific, rapidly developing area is the world of institutional borrowing, where decentralized capital markets are increasing access, speed and transparency. In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Sidney Powell, CEO and Co-Founder at Maple. Maple is a Circle DeFi customer and partner. They cover:👉 The Maple protocol👉 Scaling liquidity pools on Maple👉 Transparency of on-chain borrower and lender data 👉 Under collateralized lending👉 Crypto as collateral in the Maple protocol👉 The role of delegates in the lending pools👉 The pathway to progressive decentralisation👉 Future iterations of the Maple DAO👉 Multi-stakeholder protocol governance👉 Identity management in on-chain finance👉 Maple’s evolution If the financial sector, institutional capital markets and the incorporation of blockchain technology on these systems is of interest, tune in to this episode of The Money Movement. Subscribe here:👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5  And connect with Sidney here:👉  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sidneypowell 👉 Twitter: twitter.com/sidbpowell👉 Website: maple.finance About the show The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money. The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

The pandemic presented the perfect opportunity for introspection; unemployment spiked as physical workplaces shut down. Some turned to other means of pursuing income while adjusting to this sudden change, and many turned to self-employment, entrepreneurship and investing.This shift has led to a rise in interest and exposure to alternative assets. But with all the buzz, FOMO and risk-taking, especially on the part of younger generations, are necessary investment precautions being taken or are people running into the markets blindly? How should these activities be regulated? These questions need to be answered today. In this Startup Edition of The Money Movement, Jeremy and Ryan are joined by Jason Calacanis, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor & Author. They cover: 👉 Generation X & financial literacy 👉 Big Tech & financial market regulation👉 The impact of new technology on self-employment  👉 Recent seed round valuations👉 Jason’s rules of angel investing👉 The power of syndicates & crowdfunding👉 The stakeholder model of participation If you own a startup, are about to build one, are trying to learn about finance, and/or simply want to learn more about startup investing, then the best course of action is to learn from the best: tune in to this Startup Edition of The Money Movement. Subscribe here: 👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5  And connect with Jason here: 👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis   👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason  👉 Website: https://linktr.ee/calacanis  All securities-related activity is conducted by SI Securities, LLC ("SI Securities"), an affiliate of SeedInvest, and a registered broker-dealer, and member FINRA/SIPC, located at 61 Broadway, Suite 1705, New York, NY 10006. SI Securities does not make investment recommendations and no communication should be construed as a recommendation for any security offered on or off the investment platform. About the show The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money. The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Counterparty, a peer-to-peer finance protocol built on Bitcoin’s blockchain was developed in 2014. One of the most well-known “Bitcoin 2.0” (and later known as non-fungible token) platforms, Counterparty then added support for the Ethereum Virtual Machine, allowing all Ethereum decentralized applications to run on top of the protocol. Fast forward six years and now creators can tokenize and trade their work, these NFT’s have exploded in popularity, and are now starting to collide with the world of gaming. In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Ari Meilich, CEO and Co-Founder at Big Time Studios, and Founder at Decentraland and also Thor Alexander, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Big Time Studios, and VP Production at Decentraland. They cover: 👉 Taking advantage of decentralization to build blockchain AAA games👉 Knocking down the barriers to entry for blockchain-based games👉 The evolution of consumer behavior👉 The future of creators in the blockchain universe👉 The marketplace interoperability of blockchain-based games👉 Important tools for blockchain game developers👉 The evolution of the NFT market👉 The role of tokenization in games👉 The future of blockchain-based games If you’re interested in the development of blockchain-based games, or the economic future of developers and gamers in the blockchain space, tune in to this episode of The Money Movement. Subscribe here: 👉 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lUcJFN 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3G3CrPZ 👉 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lUd6jF 👉 Email: https://bit.ly/3aXWYY5  And connect with Ari & Thor here: Ari:👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arimeilich 👉 Websites: https://bigtime.gg, https://decentraland.org   Thor:👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thoralexander  👉 Websites: https://www.thoralexander.com, https://bigtime.gg, https://decentraland.org Circle made an equity investment in Big Time Studios.   About the show The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money.  The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so