Nick van Eck is the CoFounder and CEO at Agora.

In this episode, Nick explains why he believes stablecoins are entering their "second inning," how enterprises are beginning to adopt stablecoins at scale, and what it actually takes to build payment infrastructure that operates at the speed of the internet.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
4:56 - History of Nick’s family in finance
13:15 - Pitching crypto and stablecoins to friends
17:39 - Seeing early opportunity in DeFi and stablecoins
23:22 - Has crypto lost its magic?
26:19 - Where are we in the adoption curve for stablecoins?
29:33 - How Agora fits into the payments landscape
34:25 - What does Agora actually do for clients
37:31 - How Agora clients earn revenue
40:05 - How Agora makes money
43:07 - Competitors
46:57 - Considerations for enterprises launching stablecoins
49:04 - Opportunities in the stablecoin boom
53:15 - Fundraising
54:15 - What’s next
55:26 - Closing

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► Agora website: https://www.agora.finance/
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