On Ep. 7 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis are joined by Alana Levin, Investment Partner @ Variant to discuss Variant's focus on crypto investments, takeaways from Fintech NerdCon and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:45 Variant's focus on crypto investments
• 02:51 Takeaways from Fintech NerdCon
• 04:55 The need for fraud model retraining with agentic payments and stablecoins
• 06:05 Growth drivers for stablecoins and the role of embedded wallets like Turnkey
• 09:02 How embedded wallets unlock ease of use and compliance for stablecoins
• 13:29 The importance of security and fraud prevention with Blockaid
• 22:03 Morpho as a leading lending protocol for stablecoin utilization
• 26:30 Evolution of lending: collateralized vs. uncollateralized loans on-chain

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.

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Music by Henry McLean