Greg Kidd, Cofounder of Hard Yaka & CEO of USBC, joined me to discuss his Bank’s vision for the USBC stablecoin and expanding it to a Deposit Token.
Topics:
– Acquisition of Vast Bank
– USBC Stablecoin
– Will Banks use Stablecoins or Deposit Tokens
– SAB121 Repeal and Banks entering into crypto
– Operation Chokepoint 2.0
– Outlook for Crypto in 2025
– Stablecoin & Crypto Regulation
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
02:04 Bank acquisition & USBC stablecoin
03:07 USBC deposit token
04:24 Deposit Tokens & stablecoins coexist?
07:57 SAB121 repeal Banks Crypto
10:49 USBC deposit token strategy
13:20 FDIC insurance and Deposit Tokens
15:20 Expanding to other blockchains
21:40 Vast bank crypto services
22:36 Operation Chokepoint 2.0
25:49 Slowing crypto down
29:40 Crypto in 2025
33:07 Acquisitions
37:16 SEC Crypto
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