{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Scoop","title":"How Agora aims to disrupt the stablecoin market by turning digital dollars into public goods","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5f051944\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1660,"description":"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. \nIn this episode, Van Eck explains how Agora's AUSD is attempting to innovate the centralized stablecoin using a neutral, customer-first perspective.\nOUTLINE\n00:00 Introduction\n02:29 Bootstrapping a Stablecoin\n06:09 Stablecoin Issuers\n09:24 Agora's Strategy\n10:43 Market Structure Changes\n16:10 'Tokenization' Taxonomy\n20:12 Stablecoins & Instant Settlement\n21:49 Agora's Roadmap\n\nThis episode is brought to you by our sponsor Polkadot\nPolkadot is the blockspace ecosystem for boundless innovation. To discover more head to polkadot.network\n\nThe Block Community\nThe Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunity\n\nThe Block Newsletters\nThe Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kC6kzNjgr18dm0FmBfV_f9xccAkjj-QXoCJmVNlNtrU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZmIz/N2E5MmRmMzJjOTU3/OTNhYjJkYzcxZTlj/MTU2Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}