Episode 13 - The Role of Crypto in Finance

The Gage

Sean Kiernan, CEO of Greengage interviews Teana Baker-Taylor, Vice President Policy and Regulatory Strategy in the UK and EU at Circle. In this episode, Sean and Teana discuss her thoughts around Defi, Cefi and Tradfi, and what roles each should play in the ecosystem. They look at the place of regulation in progressing the above developments and its impact on innovation and discuss developments in governance in the crypto asset market.
And last but not least, they look at what the UK can do better when it comes to building the right conditions for the crypto asset industry to flourish.
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ABOUT CIRCLE
Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide.
Circle is also the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), which has become the fastest growing, regulated and fully reserved dollar digital currency. USDC now stands at more than 45 billion and has supported about $1.4 trillion in transactions over the past year.
HIGHLIGHTS
▶ The future for crypto is to converge not disrupt
▶ The outlook for crypto regulations
▶ Crypto needs to grow up and exit the toddler stage
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Intro
[00:01:23] Teana's background
[00:03:18] How can traditional finance work with new technologies?
[00:05:21] The role of regulation
[00:09:11] The possibility of self-regulation or industry standards for crypto
[00:13:10] Crypto & Digital identity
[00:15:33] What the Uk could do
[00:22:19] Impacts of incidents and bad actors
[00:26:14] Outro