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Zaid

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The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

Pay crazy fees.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

I think that's still a thing today.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

So I can kind of see like the allure of using something like a stable coin where you can like send the money in US dollars right away with very minimal fees.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

And it's there in seconds, right?

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

So I think I can kind of personally kind of vouch for some of those use cases there.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

But do you ever see stable coins kind of taking over like the day-to-day lives of people?

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

Like, you know, go to a coffee shop.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

Do you envision people just transacting in...

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

stable coins, you know, USDC there to buy a coffee at Starbucks?

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

Or do you still see it as more of like a broader like use case for either sending money overseas or businesses using it for cross-border payments?

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

What I do worry about, though, I think you're right.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

But what I do worry about, though, is a lot of those credit card companies that have kind of built all these credit card reward programs that might be going away if like if they can't charge, you know, two and a half, three percent per transaction.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

We might be losing our credit card reward soon.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

I hope so, because I'm not going to lie.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

I'm not a credit card point snob or anything, but like having that at the end of the year or for using it for a summer trip is always nice.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

I want to zoom out a little bit, though, because I feel like there's been so much momentum that the stable coin industry had over the last 12 months.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

You know, it started with the Genius Act that passed over the summer.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

And then you guys had your IPO.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

That was huge.

The Rundown
Circle CFO On Why Stablecoin Growth Is Defying the Crypto Bear Market

Do you.