Felix Salmon is the chief financial correspondent at Axios and the author of the new book, The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal. Circle Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman Jeremy Allaire caught up with Felix recently to review his book’s tour of the ways the pandemic has structurally altered our lives – and our financial architecture.

The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire | Leaders in Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi & Financial Inclusion

Ep 87 | Expect the Unexpected

At Consensus 2023, CoinDesk’s flagship event in Austin, Texas, Circle CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of the Board Jeremy Allaire joined Jim Breyer* to discuss the legendary investor’s entrepreneurial philosophy, perspective on AI and China, and lessons he’s learned from the most innovative companies.

Ep 86 | The Power of Courage

At Paris Blockchain Week* in March, Circle CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of the Board Jeremy Allaire joined Aglaé Ventures Managing Partner Vanessa Grellet to discuss the evolution of the digital assets industry. Grellet, a Wall Street veteran, is also president of the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition, in which capacity she is helping to drive the next chapter of climate finance. Their conversation emphasized two key pillars for mainstream adoption: simplicity and utility.

Ep 85 | Removing the Complex from Crypto with Vanessa Grellet

Washington has a timely opportunity to reinvigorate the US dollar for decades to come. That was the key takeaway from “Currency in the Crossfire,” an event in DC hosted by Foreign Policy magazine May 11. In front of a live audience including key stakeholders from Capitol Hill, the Administration, financial institutions, and the private sector, veteran journalist Maggie Lake sat down with Circle Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Jeremy Allaire, for a wide-ranging discussion about the U.S. dollar and its role in the global economy, emerging dollar digital currencies, de-dollarization, and U.S. technological and economic competitiveness.

Ep 84 | Currency in the Crossfire: De-Dollarization & US Dollar Competitiveness

At Paris Blockchain Week* in March, Circle CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of the Board Jeremy Allaire joined Messari** Co-Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis. At a time of mounting pressure around digital assets regulation in Washington, Ryan and Jeremy discussed important technological progress made by the digital assets industry over the past decade, along with key hurdles that still need to be cleared.

Ep 83 | Crypto Crossroads | A Conversation with Messari’s Ryan Selkis

In this special episode of The Money Movement, guest host Dante Disparte, Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy, joins Dr. Richard Berner, Clinical Professor of Management Practice in the Department of Finance at NYU Stern School of Business, to discuss digital assets regulation. Dr. Berner is the co-author of an important new research paper published by the Bretton Woods Committee, “Addressing Governance Issues in the Crypto Ecosystem.”

Ep 82 | Crypto Regulation: In Code We Trust?

At the World Economic Forum in Davos this January, Circle Co-Founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joined AZA Finance Founder and CEO Elizabeth Rossiello and Polygon Co-founder Antoni Martin Bertran in a discussion about crypto’s next chapter hosted by CNBC’s Emma Crosby. Allaire, Rossiello, and Bertran discussed the real-world problems they’re helping to solve, the regulatory outlook, and the vision that motivates them as they contend with market tumult.

Ep 81 | Crypto’s Next Chapter

During Paris Blockchain Week, Circle Co-Founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joined Circle Chief Economist Gordon Liao* for a discussion about banking sector challenges, tokenized cash vs. tokenized deposits, and root causes of systemic risk.

Ep 80 | Tokenized Cash and Reducing Systemic Risk

At the World Economic Forum in Davos this January, Circle Co-Founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire was honored to host Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister for Digital Transition and Telecommunications. Minister Barrot discussed France’s ambition to be a leader in the European Union with regard to emerging technologies, including digital assets. He also talked about the advantages of helping to create a single digital assets market across the EU and the importance of ensuring that blockchain technology serves the cause of financial inclusion.

Ep 79 | Digital Assets and the Public Good: The View from France*

With over $8.5 trillion assets under management, BlackRock* is the world’s largest money manager. Its influence on Wall Street, in Washington, and beyond, is hard to overstate. A key reason for the firm’s success is the steady hand of Rob Goldstein, the firm’s COO and Head of BlackRock Solutions. Goldstein joined BlackRock in 1994. In the years since, he’s been named twice to Fortune's "40 under 40" list and has been identified as one of the top technology entrepreneurs in the financial services industry by Institutional Investor's "Tech 50" list.  At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2023, Rob joined Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire for a discussion about the nature of asset management, attacking institutional inefficiencies, and the growing collaboration between Circle and BlackRock. Together, they explore how a new, frictionless infrastructure layer on the internet can generate transformative opportunities in the years to come.

Ep 78 | The Power of Frictionless Rails with Rob Goldstein of BlackRock*

The Hoover Institution’s Niall Ferguson* is one of the world’s most accomplished historians. He’s the best-selling author of many books, including the seminal work, “The Ascent of Money.”  At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2023, Niall joined Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of money, credit, central banks, and some of the values that guide innovation. Together, they put current developments in the crypto ecosystem into a broader historical context.

Ep 77 | The Evolution of Money with Niall Ferguson*

Blockchain and financial applications have been linked from the beginning. When Satoshi Nakamato published the original Bitcoin white paper in 2008, he titled it, “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” Today, the lion’s share of crypto headlines are about financial losses. So it’s understandable that people associate chains with financial assets.  But open, public blockchains have massive utility beyond financial applications. One of the first innovators to recognize this potential was Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin*.  In Ethereum, the Russian-Canadian computer programmer has conceived, developed, and upgraded a decentralized chain with smart-contract functionality and made it into a transformative piece of infrastructure that enables new forms of political, corporate, and social organizations. (USDC circulates on many blockchains; as of January 12, 2023, a majority of the supply circulates on Ethereum.) In a conversation they recorded this past September in San Francisco at Converge22, Circle’s inaugural ecosystem summit, Vitalik and Jeremy Allaire reviewed Ethereum’s important technological progress, impediments to scaling utility, and the new models of cooperation this base layer of trust can enable.

Ep 76 | Escaping the Splinternet with Vitalik Buterin* of Ethereum

Secretary of the Treasury. Director of the National Economic Council. President of Harvard University. Washington Post columnist. Economist Larry Summers has held some of the most prestigious roles in public life. Across them all, Dr. Summers has brought an unflinching commitment to incisive observations, even when they cut against the grain. On the major global macroeconomic issues of our time, Summer’s views aren’t always the popular ones, but they are not easily dismissed.  Summer’s leadership in the Obama White House in the aftermath of the 2007-2008 financial crisis gives him special insight into the importance of effective regulation of financial markets. Understanding how policymakers should regulate stablecoins was the subject of a fireside chat between Jeremy Allaire and Larry Summers this past September at Converge22, Circle’s inaugural ecosystem summit. (Dr. Summers was compensated for his appearance at Converge22.) 

Ep 75 | Principles of Financial Regulation with Lawrence H. Summers of Harvard University

Some observers think months or even years ahead. Balaji Srinivasan thinks decades ahead.  But Balaji is no mere theoretical futurist. Across a storied career that includes stints at a16z and Coinbase, the acclaimed investor and bestselling author of “The Network State” has helped build and launch some of the crypto industry’s most successful companies and assets, including a key role in developing Circle’s own USDC.  In a conversation they recorded during the Singapore Fintech Festival in early November, Jeremy and Balaji discussed a wide range of topics, including solving for scale adoption, unlocking super high utility value, and new competition for fiat currencies.

Ep 74 | Unleashing Blockchain’s Transformative Potential with Balaji Srinivasan

The sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX last week was shocking. It’s arguably on par with Enron or Lehman Brothers in terms of the people it hurt, its cascading impact on the industry and the regulatory changes it could spur. To help draw timely lessons, Jeremy Allaire sat down with Angie Lau, a veteran journalist who is Editor-in-Chief, CEO, and Founder of Forkast.News, a media outlet that covers emerging technology at the intersection of business, economy, and politics. While there’s much we’re still learning about FTX, Angie and Jeremy identified several insights: Great companies are built on more than talent and technology. They must have rigorous financial, security, operational, and compliance controls to mitigate risks.  This is best understood as a crisis of confidence, not a crisis of technology.  Lack of regulatory standards has aided the rise of unregulated, and often off-shore, centralized financial institutions built on excess. We need to flush this out. Many crypto firms have forgotten what it is they’re trying to do. We must move away from the speculative value phase to the utility value phase.  Boring is the new sexy.  *Circle has invested in the media company Angie Lau founded, Forkast.News. Circle also paid a fee for Angie to speak at its inaugural ecosystem summit, Converge22.

Ep 73 | Crypto’s Future After FTX, with Angie Lau of Forkast.News

The global economy is experiencing unprecedented 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 and people everywhere. Jeremy Allaire explores and chronicles the ideas and opportunities that are driving this new world of digital money through discussions with leaders in blockchain, crypto, DeFi, and financial inclusion. The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle and USDC. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value. Learn more about Circle and USDC at https://circle.com Watch episodes, highlights and more at https://www.circle.com/en/the-money-movement.

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