stablecoins
also referred to as: stable coin · stablecoin
6 statements across 4 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Aug 2, 2025 by Vinod Khosla · across every show →
Everything said about stablecoins, oldest first
Aug 2, 2025 bullish
Dec 20, 2025 bearish
Dalio: Stablecoins are transaction tools, not stores of wealth
“A stable coin is attached to the fiat currency. So it goes down like the fiat currency goes down, and it doesn't give an interest rate. And they're toying around with whether it gives interest rates or not, but there's not a model that I've seen. So, so far it…”
Jul 16, 2026 positive
Armstrong: Stablecoin issuers operate on 100% reserves unlike fractional banks
“Banks do fractional reserve.
So they've lent out most of the money, and that's partly why they're so heavily regulated.
They're doing fractional reserve.
So in a stablecoin issuer is a hundred percent reserve.
The only risk they're taking is
At most a 93 day U…”
Jul 16, 2026 bullish
Jul 16, 2026 bullish
Armstrong: AI agents will use crypto wallets over traditional bank cards
“An AI agent is going to have a hard time signing up for a credit card at a bank, and you have to show your ID, which, you know, only human beings currently can get this government-issued piece of paper. But an AI agent can spin up a self-custodial crypto walle…”