Co-Founder of Tether: The Next Trillion-dollar move is STBL | Reeve Collins

Co-Founder of Tether: The Next Trillion-dollar move is STBL | Reeve Collins

From On The Margin by On The Margin

June 15, 2026 · 53 min

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Reeve Collins discusses the impact of stablecoins on global finance and shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey in tech and blockchain.

Reeve Collins co-founded Tether, the world's largest stablecoin powering a $180+ billion financial network. But he didn't start in crypto. He was there at the birth of the internet with a startup that went public for $6.6 billion in 1999. Then he did it again in blockchain. In this conversation, he breaks down why stablecoins are reshaping global finance, why the government won't kill Bitcoin, and what separates people who build billion-dollar companies from those who just talk about it.We cover:- How he went from the internet boom to riding blockchain's biggest wave- Why Tether became the bridge between Wall Street and crypto (and keeps 1.4 billion unbanked people connected to dollars)- The structural flaws in stablecoins (and how Stable 2.0 fixes them)- What's backing USDC: US treasuries, yield protocols, and why that matters- Can governments freeze your stablecoins? (Iran's $400M USDC freeze explained)- Stablecoin 2.0: earning 5-6% yield while you spend—never possible before- Why crypto "started on the dark web" is the wrong debate- The real threat of CBDCs and why governments want surveillance money- Bitcoin as insurance: why every country needs an alternative to government…

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