Arnold Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Sphere Labs, which is one of the most exciting stablecoin infrastructure plays at the moment. We talk about how Sphere has found product market fit for cross-border stablecoin payments in emerging markets, with billions of dollars being transacted annually on its rails.

00:00 - Introduction

01:31 - What is Sphere? TLDR Explanation

02:32 - The Stablecoin Sandwich Explained

03:37 - How the Dollar Works as a Unit of Account

05:12 - Arnold's Personal Background

08:14 - Internet Native Money and Digital Dollars

09:14 - Sphere's Origin Story

13:31 - The Narrative Catching Up with Stablecoin Tech

15:08 - The Bridge Acquisition and Industry Impact

18:29 - Stablecoin Infrastructure Stack

22:55 - Backing and Liquidity Considerations

24:21 - Sphere Pay: Building the Fastest Cross-Border Payments

29:34 - Customer Segmentation and Use Cases

32:06 - Cross-Border vs Domestic Applications

35:17 - Latin America's Role in Stablecoin Adoption

38:53 - Digital Transformation and Economic Opportunity

42:37 - Structural Deadweight Loss and Global Potential

47:56 - Sphere's Roadmap for 2025

You can connect with Arnold on Linkedin   / arnoldhlee   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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