Paul Brody is the Global Blockchain Leader at EY (Ernst & Young), chairman of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, and the author of Ethereum for Business.
Get to know Paul:
- Metaverse theme – SciFi – Alastair Reynolds story theme
- Favorite food – Chocolate chip pancakes
- Favorite musician/artist – Depeche mode
- Favorite movie –
- Favorite book – Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- Hobby – Triathlons and sports
Topics:
- PayPal, EY, & SAP settle first corporate invoice with the PYUSD stablecoin
- Enterprises adopting blockchain and crypto
- EY’s blockchain solutions for businesses
- Adoption outlook for different industries
- Impact of BlackRock and Wall Street entering the crypto space
Links:
- https://www.ey.com/en_us/people/paul-brody
- https://www.amazon.com/Ethereum-Business-Plain-English-Generate-Management/dp/1954892101
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Timestamps
01:44 Paul’s background
03:40 meeting Vitalik Buterin
05:42 Ethereum Book
08:18 Crypto Education and Awarness
10:08 EY Overview & Blockchain initiatives
16:25 Use of Public vs Permissioned blockchains
18:14 Ethereum scalability issues and L2 solutions
20:48 Industries using EY’s blockchain solutions
23:14 Adoption timeline
28:49 PayPal, SAP, EY use PYUSD
30:21 IRS and tax implications
32:14 Companies holding Bitcoin
34:18 Companies creating private stablecoins
35:53 SEC concerns
38:14 Competitors strategy
41:12 Blackrock & Wall Street
46:11 Roadmap
47:08 Wrap up questions
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