Stablecoin special: Zach Abrams (Bridge) and Henri Stern (Privy)
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Stablecoin special: Zach Abrams (Bridge) and Henri Stern (Privy)

Zach Abrams, the CEO and cofounder of Bridge, the leading stablecoin orchestration platform, and Henri Stern, CEO and cofounder of Privy, the leading crypto wallet infrastructure, sit down with John to discuss the future of stablecoins, issuing, and what it will take for crypto to become ubiquitous. Both companies recently joined Stripe, and are uniquely positioned to dissect how crypto is changing financial infrastructure.

Key moments
(00:00) Introducing Bridge + Privy
(06:39) How stablecoins are being used today
(14:27) US Dollar dominance
(25:50) The future of banking
(34:35) Blockchains
(42:27) Building a modular stack
(47:14) Open issuance
(56:55) M&A
(01:11:02) The future of stablecoins