π¨ Ep. 5 of Stablecoin Stories: KAST: 1M Users on a Stablecoin Neobank
With hosts:
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@sytaylor, Head of Market Development,
@tempo
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@rangoldi, SVP Payments,
@FireblocksHQ
With guest:Β βοΈ
@raagulanpathy, Founder & CEO,Β
@KASTxyz
In this episode, Sy, Ran and Raagulan discuss:
βοΈ Thesis of building fintech on top of stablecoin rails
βοΈ Challenges of scrappy startup fundraising and low salaries
π€ Early traction through Solana card partnership and trust
ποΈ Building USDK for onchain transparency and trust
ποΈ Plans for licenses acquisitions and raising more capital
π§ Growth strategy using referrals cashback and better design
π Stablecoins will become 30-50% of payments in 20 years
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
7:35 Thesis of building fintech on top of stablecoin rails
9:53 Challenges of scrappy startup fundraising and low salaries
11:39 Early traction through Solana card partnership and trust
13:09 Building USDK for onchain transparency and trust
18:43 Plans for licenses acquisitions and raising more capital
22:47 Growth strategy using referrals cashback and better design
27:14 Stablecoins will become 30-50% of payments in 20 years
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