Oct 12, 2021
Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of crypto, discusses Visa’s crypto game plan, stablecoin regulation, NFTs, and more. Show highlights:
- Cuy’s background and his journey down the crypto rabbit hole
- how Visa and cryptocurrency can coexist
- why crypto companies and fintech companies are similar
- what Visa is trying to solve for consumers regarding cryptocurrencies
- how cross-chain payment infrastructure would work
- why Visa requires enhanced diligence for crypto companies
- what countries can learn from stablecoins when building CBDCs
- why Visa is creating a universal payment channel for CBDCs and other cryptocurrencies
- why Visa chose USDC to begin making payments with
- the two main reasons why stablecoins are used (hint: it’s not for buying cups of coffee)
- how cryptocurrency is changing financial education and inclusion
- how crypto’s open-source ethos is helping underserved and emerging markets build financial infrastructure
- why NFTs are Cuy’s favorite topic
- how NFTs level the playing field for black artists (and artists in general)
- why Visa purchased a CryptoPunk and how other businesses could leverage NFTs
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Cuy Sheffield
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/cuysheffield
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cuy-sheffield-72082126/
- NFT collection: https://tryshowtime.com/csheffield
Content:
- Medium
- Tweets
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- Thoughts on payroll deposits
- DAOs as chaotic organizations
Visa Crypto Plays
- CryptoPunk purchase
- First smart contract on Ropsten
- NFT research report
- Cross-chain Interoperability
- Visa + USDC
- https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.releaseId.17821.html
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2021/03/29/visa-to-start-settling-transactions-with-bitcoin-partners-in-usdc/
- Digital currency whitepaper