Episode 48 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Agora Co-Founder and CEO Nick van Eck.
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Nick van Eck is the co-founder and CEO of Agora — a stablecoin issuer that raised a $12 million seed round led by Dragonfly in April.
In this episode, Van Eck explains how Agora's AUSD is attempting to innovate the centralized stablecoin using a neutral, customer-first perspective.
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00:00 Introduction
02:29 Bootstrapping a Stablecoin
06:09 Stablecoin Issuers
09:24 Agora's Strategy
10:43 Market Structure Changes
16:10 ‘Tokenization' Taxonomy
20:12 Stablecoins & Instant Settlement
21:49 Agora's Roadmap
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About Author
Davis Quinton is the Director of Podcasts at The Block and runs our flagship podcast called The Scoop, hosted by Frank Chaparro. Since joining The Block as an ‘intern' in early 2022, he has worked closely with leaders across departments to translate The Block's written content into engaging multimedia formats. He holds a degree in Social Research & Public Policy from New York University in Abu Dhabi and is based in Sydney, Australia.