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🎙️ New The Edge Podcast 💥 Spark Isn’t A Bank, It’s So Much Bigger 0:00 - Intro 5:55 - Start at Maker 12:40 - Spark spinning out of Maker 17:07 - The Spark product suite 21:11 - Capacity to onramp another $20B 23:21 - Interest to earn yield from institutions 26:09 - Spark’s interest to lend to institutions 28:50 - Strategy for the stablecoin boom 31:19 - Web2 partners will offer Spark yields 32:26 - Spark’s interest in more RWAs 39:03 - Who decides where SLL will allocate? 44:25 - Spark is not a bank 49:11 - $SPK TGE, Pendle campaign, and airdrop 51:46 - Rewarding legacy Spark users 52:44 - Sam’s vision for Spark 54:22 - Closing 🙏 Thanks to Phoenix Labs CEO Sam MacPherson for joining us!
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🎙️ New The Edge Podcast 💥 Spark Isn’t A Bank, It’s So Much Bigger 0:00 - Intro 5:55 - Start at Maker 12:40 - Spark spinning out of Maker 17:07 - The Spark product suite 21:11 - Capacity to onramp another $20B 23:21 - Interest to earn yield from institutions 26:09 - Spark’s interest to lend to institutions 28:50 - Strategy for the stablecoin boom 31:19 - Web2 partners will offer Spark yields 32:26 - Spark’s interest in more RWAs 39:03 - Who decides where SLL will allocate? 44:25 - Spark is not a bank 49:11 - $SPK TGE, Pendle campaign, and airdrop 51:46 - Rewarding legacy Spark users 52:44 - Sam’s vision for Spark 54:22 - Closing 🙏 Thanks to Phoenix Labs CEO Sam MacPherson for joining us!

DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth

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🎙️ New Episode Alert! The Executive Director of XDC Network, Billy Sebell, breaks down how XDC tokenizes RWAs for efficient trade finance, the Genius Act’s boost to stablecoins, and why regulatory clarity is unlocking capital for businesses. Whether you’re in finance, manufacturing, or crypto, this episode reveals blockchain’s real-world power. 🔗 Listen now on Spotify: For more updates on Boston Blockchain Week, visit 👉 This podcast was produced by China Shop Productions #BBW25 #Podcast #Stablecoins #Blockchain #Fintech
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🎙️ New Episode Alert! The Executive Director of XDC Network, Billy Sebell, breaks down how XDC tokenizes RWAs for efficient trade finance, the Genius Act’s boost to stablecoins, and why regulatory clarity is unlocking capital for businesses. Whether you’re in finance, manufacturing, or crypto, this episode reveals blockchain’s real-world power. 🔗 Listen now on Spotify: For more updates on Boston Blockchain Week, visit 👉 This podcast was produced by China Shop Productions #BBW25 #Podcast #Stablecoins #Blockchain #Fintech

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