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LIVE! Season 1 of stableminded - a stablecoin show
This Season is titled Rising Stars, featuring founders from Dakota, Parallax and Iron building the future of how money moves
Zach Fowler
November 25, 2024
HAPPY MONDAY!
And Happy Thanksgiving week to my American-based friends and to everyone worldwide.
Drew and I have ALOT to be thankful for. We are incredibly grateful for your support as we launch Stable Studios and the stableminded podcast.
how clean is this btw s/o Drew
This first release includes three episodes featuring brilliant co-founders from Dakota, Parallax and Iron who are shaping the future of money movement.
If you’re planning to relax with your family or unplug this week, I hope you take some time to recharge.
But, if you find yourself on a long drive or flight, we’d love for you to download stableminded and give it a listen. If you want to learn more about the future of money movement, these episodes will inspire and inform.
Every like, comment and share goes a long way.
It’s a 100% free way to support the work we do to bring high-quality stablecoin content to hundreds of people worldwide.
THANK YOU TO LAYER1
This season is supported by Layer1, powered by BVNK. Built for businesses looking to embrace stablecoin payments, Layer1 is global, self-custodial, and designed for seamless payments across multiple chains. |  Core infra for stablecoins |
EPISODE 1: DAKOTA
Business Banking powered by Stablecoins
Ryan Borazath, founder of Dakota, discusses his vision for creating a neobanking platform powered by stablecoins, tailored to meet the needs of crypto-natives, DAOs and startups wordlwide.
Dakota bridges the gap between traditional banking inefficiencies and the flexibility of blockchain, offering tools that seamlessly integrate treasury management with stablecoins.
Key Highlights:
How Dakota provides the foundation for crypto-natives, DAOs and startups to scale globally while maintaining compliance.
The role of stablecoins in enabling instant, borderless money movement.
Why Dakota’s banking infrastructure is the next step in integrating traditional financial operations with Web3.
EPISODE 2: PARALLAX
Redefining cross-border payments with Stablecoins
Mika Reyes, founder of Parallax, shares her inspiring journey from the Philippines to the U.S. and how her personal experiences with cross-border payment challenges inspired her platform.
Parallax is leveraging stablecoins to create a seamless payment solution for freelancers, contractors, and businesses, offering speed, security, and lower fees compared to traditional systems.
Key Highlights:
Mika’s mission to simplify cross-border payments with stablecoins.
The innovation behind Parallax’s self-custodial wallet infrastructure for non-crypto users.
How Parallax is scaling its offerings from individual freelancers to businesses with high-volume payment needs.
EPISODE 3: IRON
Enterprise Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure
Max von Wallenberg brings his deep financial expertise and entrepreneurial spirit to Iron.
Iron is a platform building enterprise-grade stablecoin payment infrastructure.
Designed for fintechs, banks, and PSPs, Iron is focused on making global transactions faster, cheaper, and more scalable by leveraging stablecoins and Solana’s advanced blockchain technology.
Key Highlights:
Max’s journey from building Ultimate Wallet to launching Iron and why he sees stablecoins as the future of institutional payments.
Why Solana’s speed and cost-efficiency are the backbone of Iron’s infrastructure.
How Iron’s solution tackles the unique challenges of global money movement for enterprises.
WHATS NEXT FROM STABLEMINDED?
In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing deeper dives into each of these companies, starting with Parallax, followed by Iron, and our sponsor, Layer1.
Check out last weeks newsletter for a dive into Dakota
After that, we’ll share Part 2 of Season 1 and explore some opinion pieces across topics like yield-bearing stablecoins.
Finally, I’m currently conducting research for an article on stablecoin-funded debit cards, so stay tuned for that as well.
Onboarded and wallets loaded.
Ready to begin testing
So far, some quick thoughts:
- easiest onboarding and KYC goes to @KAST_official followed by @Cypher_HQ_
- Kast and @stables_money are most aesthetically pleasing
- @wirexapp feels clunky
- Kast has me most intrigued to… x.com/i/web/status/1…— Zach (@zdubs33)
12:30 AM • Nov 25, 2024
Oh, and we are going to launch a massive [redacted] for the stablecoin market. Lookout for more news on that.
If there’s anything specific you’d like us to cover or you are interested in working with us, just hit reply to this email.
We’d love to hear from you.
Until next time, stay stable.
– Zach
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