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SpaceX uses Bridge to repatriate Starlink revenue via stablecoins, says Abrams
“SpaceX came to us, they're selling Starlink all over the world. And so as a result, they're collecting local, so people are paying for Starlink and, you know, dozens, many dozens of different countries with their cards. So they're getting local currencies in a…”
Abrams: Bridge considered wallet-as-a-service before rejecting it as a competitive tar pit
“One of our first ideas was to build wallets as a service, and which was obviously your business. At the time, I don't think that You, maybe you existed, but at least it wasn't, you weren't on our radar at all. And I remember looking at the space and being like…”
Abrams: Bridge issues stablecoins with Phantom, MetaMask, and Hyperliquid
“And today we're issuing stablecoins with Phantom, we're issuing stablecoins with MetaMask, we're issuing stablecoin for Hyperliquid.”
Abrams: Bridge originally planned to facilitate NFT purchases via bank accounts
“The first idea we had was using your bank account to acquire NFTs.”
Abrams: Joining Stripe gives Bridge's issuance platform a different customer base
“I mean, there's just a lot of things like our stablecoin issuance platform that we just launched, an amazing opportunity. We could launch that as an independent business, but it is a very different opportunity, a very different set of customers that are intere…”
Bridge was founded just before the Terra and FTX collapses
“20, 20, 23 is when we launched our APIs. 2022 is when we start, Sean and I started the company. And raised money, and then immediately after we raised money, Terra Luna happened, and then the whole space was nuked, and then FTX happened, and it was nuked again…”