141. News: Is USDC now rivalling Tether?

Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS

Simon Taylor and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including:

• FTX Crypto Exchange Valued at $18B in $900M Funding Round 2:12
• Visa Crypto Cards Have Racked Up $1B in Spending in 2021 10:10
• USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle to Go Public in $4.5B SPAC Deal 15:20
• Square is making a hardware wallet for Bitcoin 23:44
• How Axie Infinity Creates Work in the Metaverse 31:50

Simon and Cuy are joined by some fantastic guests:

• Camila Russo, Founder of The Defiant
• Sina Nader, COO FTX US

The Tweet of the Week comes from @RyanWatkins_ : “In Q2 2021 Ethereum settled $2.5 trillion in transactions. This represents +65% QoQ and +1,490% YoY, and puts Ethereum on pace to settle $8 trillion in 2021.”

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Special Guests: Camila Russo and Sina Nader.

Links:

• FTX Crypto Exchange Valued at $18B in $900M Funding Round
• Visa Crypto Cards Have Racked Up $1B in Spending in 2021
• USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle to Go Public in $4.5B SPAC Deal
• Square is making a hardware wallet for Bitcoin
• How Axie Infinity Creates Work in the Metaverse

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