An insider’s look at stablecoins
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🎙️ The CoinRock Show – Stablecoins, Macro Shocks & Building the Future of Crypto
🎧 Buckle up for a no-hype, high-signal episode as Matthias shakes off the fever, breaks down a turbulent market week, and sits down with OG crypto builder William Quigley—co-founder of Tether—for a candid convo on stablecoins, gaming, and the evolution of crypto.
Markets may be choppy, but CoinRock keeps building.
After a rocky Q2 start, Matthias brings clarity to the chaos, unpacks the Trump tariff tremors, and previews why the “bull market playbook” might be broken.
Then it’s time for a deep dive with William Quigley, whose resume spans early virtual economies, PayPal, and co-creating the world’s most traded digital asset: Tether.
💥 Key Themes Covered:
🔹 Why we might not get the post-halving bull run in 2025
🔹 How Wall Street's short-term thinking distorts crypto markets
🔹 The regulatory war on crypto—and how stablecoins could win it
🔹 The hidden fragility of global finance and how tokenization solves it
🚨 Special Guest Segment: William Quigley (Co-Founder, Tether)
From trading gaming items in the ‘90s to building blockchain infrastructure before it was cool, William shares a masterclass in long-game investing.
Topics include:
✔️ Why every asset class moves on expectations—not just fundamentals
✔️ How Tether quietly became the most traded crypto in history
✔️ The true value of blockchain as a data methodology, not just tech
✔️ Why governments will eventually tokenize fiat—like it or not
✔️ The real opportunity in DeFi, stablecoins, and bearer instruments
✔️ Why legacy gaming studios won’t win Web3—and who might
🎮 Gaming, Payments & Real Utility
🕹️ William unpacks why blockchain gaming is a sleeping giant
💵 Stablecoins as the real mass-adoption unlock
🌍 Tokenized fiat and cross-border payments—why it’s inevitable
🏛️ Why banks still don’t get crypto (and maybe never will)
🧠 Alpha for Founders, Investors & Builders
Matthias and William go deep on:
• How the 2025 bull cycle could break historical patterns
• Why crypto is still fundamentally misunderstood by TradFi
• The insight game: how to think across markets, cycles, and decades
• What’s next for video games, payments, and Web3 convergence
🚀 From Magic Internet Money to the beating heart of global crypto liquidity, this episode is a real-time download from one of the industry's most seasoned builders.
🔗 Explore the topics further:
CoinRock Alpha News: coinrockmedia.com
Follow William: @WilliamEQuigley
🎧 Tap in. If you're building or investing in crypto, you need to hear this one.
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