Blockcast 76 | Daren Guo’s Stablecoin Masterclass: How Reap Is Revolutionizing TradFi-Crypto Bridges
Stablecoins aren't just digital dollars—they're the secret weapon tearing down walls between traditional finance and crypto.
Reap's Daren Guo drops truth bombs about why stablecoin innovation matters more than ever in 2025.
The Bridge Builders
Forget waiting days for cross-border settlements. Stablecoins slash transaction times from 72 hours to 72 seconds—while cutting costs by up to 80% compared to legacy systems.
Regulatory Hurdles? What Regulatory Hurdles?
Guo's team navigates compliance minefields with precision, proving that innovation doesn't have to mean operating in gray areas. Their secret? Building bridges regulators can actually understand.
The Future Is Programmable
Smart contracts automate payments that used to require three intermediaries and endless paperwork. One client processed $50M in cross-border transactions without a single human touch.
Of course, traditional banks are still trying to figure out how to integrate fax machines with blockchain—but hey, they'll get there eventually. Maybe by 2035.
In this episode of Blockcast, Takatoshi Shibayama interviews Daren Guo, co-founder of Reap, a company pioneering stablecoin infrastructure for modern finance.
Daren shares his journey from a traditional finance background, having been part of Stripe's growth team, to becoming a key player in the crypto space. He also discusses the transformative role of stablecoins in global payments, particularly their impact on cross-border transactions and financial inclusion in emerging markets.
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Blockcast is hosted by Head of APAC at Ledger, Takatoshi Shibayama. Previous episodes of Blockcast can be found here, with guests like Yat Siu (Animoca Brands), Kean Gilbert (Lido), Joey Isaacson (Nook), Kapil Dhiman (Quranium) Eric van Miltenburg (Ripple), Davide Menegaldo (Neon EVM), Anastasia Plotnikova (Fideum), Jeremy Tan (Singapore parliament candidate), Hassan Ahmed (Coinbase) and more on our recent shows.
