greg kidd interview

Greg Kidd, Cofounder of Hard Yaka & CEO of USBC, joined me to discuss his Bank’s vision for the USBC stablecoin and expanding it to a Deposit Token.

Topics:

  • Acquisition of Vast Bank
  • USBC Stablecoin
  • Will Banks use Stablecoins or Deposit Tokens
  • SAB121 Repeal and Banks entering into crypto
  • Operation Chokepoint 2.0
  • Outlook for Crypto in 2025
  • Stablecoin & Crypto Regulation

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Timestamps

02:04 Bank acquisition & USBC stablecoin

03:07 USBC deposit token

04:24 Deposit Tokens & stablecoins coexist?

07:57 SAB121 repeal Banks Crypto

10:49 USBC deposit token strategy

13:20 FDIC insurance and Deposit Tokens

15:20 Expanding to other blockchains

21:40 Vast bank crypto services

22:36 Operation Chokepoint 2.0

25:49 Slowing crypto down

29:40 Crypto in 2025

33:07 Acquisitions

37:16 SEC Crypto


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