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Jeremy Allaire, co-founder, CEO and chairman of Circle which operates the world's largest regulated stablecoin network, sits down with David Rubenstein to discuss the company's IPO last year, his long-term vision for Circle, and the role of artificial intelligence in the labor market. He's on this week's episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations." This interview was recorded January 15 at the Economic Club of Washington, DC.
Chapters:
00:01:18 - Building Circle for the long term
00:02:53 - The original idea: putting dollars on the internet
00:04:44 - Why stablecoins vs banks for cross-border payments
00:06:56 - Do stablecoins replace banks over time
00:10:34 - Allaire’s background and early internet obsession
00:18:48 - AI, jobs, and productivity
00:20:38 - Quantum computing and security risks
00:22:53 - What Circle wants people to understand
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Jeremy Allaire, co-founder, CEO and chairman of Circle which operates the world's largest regulated stablecoin network, sits down with David Rubenstein to discuss the company's IPO last year, his long-term vision for Circle, and the role of artificial intelligence in the labor market. He's on this week's episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations." This interview was recorded January 15 at the Economic Club of Washington, DC.
Chapters:
00:01:18 - Building Circle for the long term
00:02:53 - The original idea: putting dollars on the internet
00:04:44 - Why stablecoins vs banks for cross-border payments
00:06:56 - Do stablecoins replace banks over time
00:10:34 - Allaire’s background and early internet obsession
00:18:48 - AI, jobs, and productivity
00:20:38 - Quantum computing and security risks
00:22:53 - What Circle wants people to understand
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youtube.com/channel/UCqsN9MYiu1mKSAsYoF6ppTg
Watch the latest episodes of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations" here:
bloomberg.com/peer-to-peer
Learn more about David:
davidrubenstein.com
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