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