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Episode 27: Visa, USDC & Centre Momentum

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Episode 27: Visa, USDC & Centre Momentum

This week on the Money Movement, Circle CEO and Centre board member, Jeremy Allaire, will welcome to the show Centre’s new CEO, David Puth, along with Coinbase CFO and Centre board member, Alesia Haas to discuss the future of the consortium and USDC.

As USDC near 3 billion in circulation and businesses around the world adopt digital dollars, Jeremy, David and Alesia will share thoughts on the significance of this milestone and roadmap for the fastest-growing US dollar stablecoin.

And building on that momentum, Jeremy will be joined by Visa Head of Crypto, Cuy Sheffield, to talk about the newly announced partnership between Circle and Visa and what this means for USDC.

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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 https://hubs.li/H0y5QZ40.

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