Replay 2026 / talk 25

Fiat Currency

Chad Cascarilla and Balaji · 21:05

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Chad Cascarilla is co-founder and CEO of Paxos, the regulated blockchain infrastructure and stablecoin company. He joins Balaji Srinivasan for a fireside chat on fiat currency after stablecoin ubiquity.
Website: https://paxos.com
OUTLINE
2:06 - The guys who understood Wall Street the best often understood Bitcoin
6:17 - Normally when you have a 10-year move this fast, something breaks
8:31 - Western fiat versus Eastern fiat
14:44 - I don't think the dollar's gonna maintain a store of value
15:42 - Bitcoin has won to such an extent that it is highly centralized
17:46 - Zcash becoming the curren

Chapters (10)

0:00 · <Untitled Chapter 1>2:06 · The guys who understood Wall Street the best often understood Bitcoin6:17 · Normally when you have a 10-year move this fast, something breaks8:31 · Western fiat versus Eastern fiat14:44 · I don't think the dollar's gonna maintain a store of value15:42 · Bitcoin has won to such an extent that it is highly centralized17:46 · Zcash becoming the currency of individuals18:32 · The Social Network19:23 · You're not solvent if you don't have cryptocurrency by 203020:43 · Fiat becomes stablecoins
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