The Rollup

For the first episode of Stabled Up, we are joined by Sam Kazemian, CEO of Frax, to discuss: - The Two Types of Stablecoins That Will Persist - Stable vs. Arc. vs. Tempo vs. Plasma - Why Tether's USAT Changes The Playing Field - How Lower Interest Rates Will Crush Most Issuers - Inside The Hyperliquid USDH Battle - Frax's Dual-Token Strategy (frxUSD + sfrxUSD) - How Stablecoins Could Help...

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Payments are becoming crypto's most important use case. In today's episode, we sit down with Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs, to explore how Polygon is positioning itself as the default payment network with subsecond finality. Marc reveals an unannounced integration with one of the world's largest payment processors and explains why specialized chains will dominate over general-purpos...

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What happens when crypto's biggest stablecoin issuer faces competition on crypto's hottest trading platform? Today we sit down with Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, right after the USDH proposal drama. Jeremy explains why Circle chose native USDC over creating a new ticker, their plans to become true stakeholders through HYPE purchases and validator participation, and why the platform play s...

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ZK-SNARKs are moving from experimental tech to Ethereum's core infrastructure faster than most realize. Today we sit down with Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation to explore the "Giga Gas Frontier", his vision for 1 billion gas per second on L1, privacy wormholes bringing anonymity directly to Ethereum, and why collaborative proving networks unlock massive throughput. We cover...

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The biggest capital in the world needs guardrails to come onchain. Today we sit down with Sean Li from Magic Labs to explore Newton Protocol's policy engine - the infrastructure that could unlock institutional adoption. We cover how Web3 policies lag behind Web2's dynamic systems and Sean's vision for autonomous agents operating within expressive guardrails. Let's jump into it. The...

Today we bring together Farrokh from Myriad and Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize. Farrokh explains how prediction markets are reshaping information trading, why combining media with prediction markets creates the perfect monetization flywheel, and makes the case for a multi-trillion dollar industry. Carlos discusses RWA tokenization and the clash between walled-garden versus open blockchain appro...

Stablecoins are becoming the foundation of global finance, but scaling them requires purpose-built infrastructure. In today's episode, we sit down with Nikhil from Circle to explore why they're building Arc, their dedicated payments chain for USDC and the competitive landscape of stablecoin infrastructure. Let's get into it. The Rollup Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.c...

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The stablecoin wars have arrived at Hyperliquid, and $200 million in annual profits hangs in the balance. Today, we sit down with Vance Spencer from Framework Ventures to break down the USDH ticker battle. With $5.5 billion of USDC in Hyperliquid's bridge, teams are competing for crypto's most valuable stablecoin partnership. We explore Sky's proposal, jurisdictional diversification ri...

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Crypto is entering its practical era, and the land grab is intensifying. Ryan Watkins breaks down how Hyperliquid is bundling exchanges, stablecoins, and smart contracts under one token while most teams compete in narrative wars. We explore the USDA stablecoin proposals, why Ethena's funding rate arbitrage positions it for rate cuts, and why the next Mag7 of crypto is being built right now. Le...

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Brand coins are the next frontier in crypto – but most companies will fail spectacularly. We sit down with OSF, founder of REKT drinks, to explore how they've sold nearly a million cans in 12 months powered by their token. OSF breaks down why traditional companies can't just launch tokens and the path to $100M revenue with crypto-native brands. Let's get after it. The Rollup --- 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔...

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The stablecoin wars have arrived at HyperLiquid's doorstep. In today's episode, we dive into the USDA showdown that took over crypto Twitter this weekend. HyperLiquid opened up their native stablecoin ticker to community proposals, triggering a fierce competition between major players. We sit down with three key contenders: Nick from Agora, Bo from Paxos Labs, and Sam from Frax. Each bring...

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The ETF floodgates are about to open. Today we sit down with Steven McClurg from Canary Capital and Eric Chen from Injective Protocol to explore the next wave of crypto ETFs hitting institutional markets. Steven breaks down his October timeline for generic listing standards and why we could see 20-50 crypto ETFs approved this year. We cover staking yields, treasury companies, and how crypto reache...

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The stable chain wars are officially here and Plasma is leading the charge. In today's episode, we sit down with Jacob, General Counsel at Plasma, to explore how stable chains are reshaping global payments. From Tether's 400 million users to emerging markets in Turkey and Syria, Jacob breaks down why dedicated stablecoin infrastructure is becoming inevitable and how regulatory shifts are a...

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Institutions now hold more ETH than the Ethereum Foundation itself. How does this shift power dynamics? We sit down with Tomasz, co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, to explore institutional adoption's impact on Ethereum's governance and future. We cover massive ETH accumulation by companies like MicroStrategy, the Foundation's three scaling priorities, and why institution...