On today's Talking Tokens, Jacquelyn sits down with Zaheer Ebtikar, Chief Strategy Officer at Plasma, to talk about why the recent wave of DeFi exploits is forcing a necessary reset and Plasma’s decision behind building a stablecoin-optimized chain around USDT.

Zaheer also dives into the recent OpenUSD launch and how it can fit into an institutional stablecoin infrastructure world,, and why he thinks the biggest unlock still ahead is making it invisible enough that billions of people just use it without knowing it's there.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:36 - Thoughts on DeFi Exploits & Reconsolidation

3:59 - Plasma's Stablecoin Strategy

5:48 - Investor Pushback & Conviction

9:07 - Lessons Since Launch

12:46 - USDT & OpenUSD

17:29 - The Stablecoin Landscape

21:31 - What Makes a Durable Team

24:55 - DeFi's Future

30:49 - Advice for Founders

40:57 - Plasma's Big Bets & Token Strategy

45:53 - Long-Term Vision for DeFi

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