Delphi Digital(@Delphi_Digital):How many national currencies will survive a world of stablecoins? @AlexWilsonTGB: “Stablecoins are dollarizing all these other economies. People around the world that don’t have access to a major currency want U.S. dollars. I don’t think emerging countries are going to go down without a fight. But we have nearly 200 currencies around the world. I think it’s probably less than 25, even five, ten years from now. So much of international business is done in U.S. dollars already. And if it just keeps getting easier and easier, there’s going to be less and less reason to use the local currency.”

2026.11.02 18:00

How many national currencies will survive a world of stablecoins? @AlexWilsonTGB: “Stablecoins are dollarizing all these other economies. People around the world that don’t have access to a major currency want U.S. dollars. I don’t think emerging countries are going to go down without a fight. But we have nearly 200 currencies around the world. I think it’s probably less than 25, even five, ten years from now. So much of international business is done in U.S. dollars already. And if it just keeps getting easier and easier, there’s going to be less and less reason to use the local currency.”

Tommy@Shaughnessy119

2026.11.02 14:00

New Delphi Podcast with Alex Wilson (@AlexWilsonTGB), co-founder of Cyclops and The Giving Block He sold The Giving Block to Shift4 a year after raising. Now he's building stablecoin rails for payments companies Shift4 is a customer and an investor. Out of stealth in March, Series A in July, more than 10 customers this year when they hoped for 3 His take: most of the world's 200 currencies won't make it. Fewer than 25 left in five to ten years 00:00 Intro 04:39 The Door-to-Door eBay Hustle 15:59 The $50M Anonymous Donation 17:41 Beating Coinbase by Going Narrow 19:55 Sold to Shift4 a Year Later 25:23 From Shift4 to NASA 27:31 Lessons From Jared 29:33 Hiring to Scare People Away 31:08 Why Start Cyclops 36:22 A Ticket to Space in Stablecoins 37:54 Who Stablecoins Cut Out 40:15 Agents Need New Checkouts 43:04 200 Currencies Down to 25 46:12 Seed to Series A in a Year 49:38 Swinging for a $10B Exit Full episode