McKeon: Digital wallets will become as ubiquitous as email addresses
Stephen McKeon · Stephen McKeon – NFTs and the Consumer in Web3 (EP.255, Crypto for Institutions 2, EP.02) · Jun 16, 2022 · at 49:21
Stephen McKeon of Collab+Currency explains his investment fund's core thesis on consumer Web3 adoption and payment rails.
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“I don't know if it's five years or nine years or 13 years, but I do know that our north star at the fund is that everybody is going to have a digital wallet. They are going to be as ubiquitous as email addresses. It's gonna be the way you receive your paycheck. It's gonna be the way you pay for your groceries at the store. Value flows are gonna move on to these systems.”
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