Figure just went public and wants to modernize Wall Street. I sat down with founder @mcagney to discuss how they are disrupting legacy finance infrastructure, where crypto is most disruptive to banks, how DeFi will gain mainstream adoption, what his thoughts on bitcoin are, and the current stablecoin landscape. FIGR @Figure Enjoy! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9DB2xap9OQ&t=1s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MoLxL4iLxqdrnWDyPlQL6?si=JPRqlKBlSdyJUD9byaUcbA Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-blockchain-bitcoin-are-reshaping-wall-street-mike/id1434060078?i=1000727108480 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Taking Figure public and why it’s good for business 4:58 - Opportunities to improve financial infrastructure 17:32 - Why it’s the “golden moment" for DeFi 18:52 - Are regional banks in trouble? 20:51 - Launching a stable coin and GENIUS Act 25:45 - The regulatory shift and now having political support 29:48 - Partnerships and consolidation in the industry 38:33 - Figure is modernizing financial infrastructure 39:01 - Bitcoin backed loans and how it works 43:20 - Advice for entrepreneurs 45:14 - Figure's plan for the future(Anthony Pompliano 🌪)