Episode 62 of Season 6 of The Scoop

Recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Fireblocks Co-Founder & CEO Michael Shaulov.

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Michael Shaulov is the Co-Founder & CEO of Fireblocks.

In this episode, Shaulov discusses how Fireblocks' core business has evolved over the past few years, particularly in the area of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets.

Outline

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:56 Business at Fireblocks
• 06:15 Fireblocks & Stablecoins
• 09:59 RWA TVL Growth
• 15:36 Institutional Stablecoin Adoption
• 25:22 TradFi's Adoption of Crypto Infrastructure
• 29:27 Onchain Identity Systems
• 38:10 Closing Thoughts

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