๐จ Ep. 10 of Agentic Commerce:ย Why Stablecoins Wonโt Kill Cards
@sytaylor &
@bamazizimesh are joined by:
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@nlevine19, Partner,
@a16zcrypto
To discuss:
๐ Agentic commerce is still very early in development
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New class of merchants and buyers emerging
โ๏ธ Stablecoin and blockchain for AI payment needs
๐ณ Stablecoins won't kill cards but fill gaps
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Card networks offer trust and brand value
๐ฐ Value accrues above payment protocols not in them
๐๏ธ Wallet aggregation and headless merchants are key
๐ธ Compute orchestration and real time payment opportunities
๐ Jevons paradox and streaming payments in finance
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2:20 Agentic commerce is still very early in development
4:14 New class of merchants and buyers emerging
6:17 Stablecoin and blockchain for AI payment needs
7:37 Stablecoins won't kill cards but fill gaps
11:50 Card networks offer trust and brand value
13:23 Value accrues above payment protocols not in them
16:45 Wallet aggregation and headless merchants are key
21:51 Compute orchestration and real time payment opportunities
29:20 Jevons paradox and streaming payments in finance
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