On today's Talking Tokens, Jacquelyn sits down with CZ, founder and former CEO of Binance, on the exchange's ninth anniversary to talk about what he got right, what he missed, and why he thinks AI handling payments in crypto is coming within months, not years.

CZ breaks down why he once thought stablecoins were a temporary patch job, how he sees blockchain technology as one of three foundational technologies alongside the internet and AI, and why crypto wealth penetration is still well under 1%.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 AI, Crypto, and the Future of Payments

00:33 Building Binance in 2017 and Moving Faster

03:44 How Binance Reached the Top

05:48 Building a Community-Driven Platform

08:27 Creating Products People Return To

10:31 Crypto as Foundational Technology

11:33 Where AI and Crypto Intersect

14:26 Using AI as a Productivity Tool

18:37 The Next Opportunities in Crypto

21:21 Building at the Intersection of Skills and Value

21:53 The Future of Traditional and On-Chain Finance

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