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Stablecoins are having a moment.

From Stripe’s acquisition of crypto wallet startup Privy, to Shopify integrating USDC, to Plasma raising $500 million for its stablecoin-optimized sidechain, stablecoins are having a moment. And at the center of it all is Circle, which had one of the most successful IPOs in decades.

But what’s really happening under the surface? And who’s best positioned as stablecoins go mainstream?

Vicky Fu, co-founder at Yala and former engineering director at Circle, joins Unchained to explain:

• How she saw Circle as deeply undervalued before the IPO buzz
• What Stripe’s crypto moves signal for the broader market
• Why retail payments could become stablecoins’ breakout use case
• How network effects give Circle a serious edge, even as banks circle the space

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Ledn
• FalconX
• Human Rights Foundation

Guest

• Vicky Fu, co-founder at Yala

Links

• Unchained: GENIUS Stablecoin Bill Advances in U.S. Senate
• Bloomberg: Bessent Says $2 Trillion Reasonable for Dollar Stablecoin Market
• The Block: Payment giant Stripe to buy crypto wallet firm Privy
• Payment giant Stripe to buy crypto wallet firm Privy
• CoinDesk: Crypto startup Plasma’s XPL Token Sale Hits $500M as Investors Chase Stablecoin Plays
• The Block: Plasma doubles its deposit cap, clarifies it is eyeing $50M public sale at $500M FDV
• Reuters: Societe Generale becomes first major bank to launch dollar-pegged stablecoin
• The Information: Financial Markets Giant DTCC Explores a Stablecoin