The Safest Dollar on the Internet | Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire

About this episode

Jeremy Allaire discusses the integration of fully reserved, dollar backed digital currency into the financial system and the importance of grit during uncertain times.

USDC closed the gap between software and law in modern finance. On Grit, Jeremy Allaire discusses how fully reserved, dollar backed digital currency became part of the financial system after more than a decade of work. He also shares why for him grit is about sustaining belief through deep uncertainty, even when Circle faced the threat of bankruptcy in 2019. Guest: Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO at Circle ​ Connect with Jeremy Allaire X: https://x.com/jerallaire LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyallaire/ Connect with Joubin X: https://x.com/Joubinmir LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/ Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X: https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

People in this episode

Hosts: Kleiner Perkins, Joubin Mirzadegan

Guest: Jeremy Allaire

Topics covered

• digital currency
• finance
• technology
• bankruptcy
• software and law
• USDC
• grit

Keywords

• USDC
• digital currency
• Circle
• Jeremy Allaire
• bankruptcy
• finance
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Circle, Kleiner Perkins

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