Mastercard's HUGE Crypto & Stablecoin Initiatives Revealed! with Raj Dhamodharan

Raj Dhamodharan, EVP of Blockchain and Digital Assets at Mastercard, joined me to discuss the firm’s crypto and stablecoin initiatives. Topics:  - Mastercard's integration of blockchain, crypto, and stablecoins  - Crypto Credential  - Multi Token Network  - USDG stablecoin - Global Dollar Network Consortium  - Future of payments with Stablecoins  - Future of Crypto  Show Sponsor - 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  🖥️ Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com  Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. 🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transactions globally https://propy.com/home/ & https://propy.com/home/ownyourtomorrow/  ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/  🏦 Learn about iTrustCapital’s powerful Premium Custody Account (PCA) and tax-advantaged Crypto IRA platforms https://www.itrustcapital.com/thinkingcrypto Promo Code: THINK7  🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://santiment.net/?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO  📰 Sign up for the Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter https://thinkingcrypto.substack.com/  ✅ Become a Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjpkwsuHgYx9fBE0ojsJ_-w/join  🔥 Buy Merch & support the Podcast https://my-store-574b5b.creator-spring.com/  🧙‍♂️Merlin - http://tinyurl.com/MerlinTCYouTube “I am a Merlin partner and get compensated for purchases made through links in this content"this content"  Follow on social media: ➡️ X(Twitter) - https://twitter.com/ThinkingCrypto1  ➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thinkingcrypto/  ➡️ LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/company/thinking-crypto  ➡️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingcrypto/  ➡️ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thinkingcryptopod ➡️ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@thinkingcrypto  ➡️ Website - https://www.ThinkingCrypto.com/  🔊 Listen to content on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews/id1458945676 🔊 Listen to content on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/221AV5A65v7uYEsuMviVKl  💼Business Inquiries💼 hellothinkingcrypto@gmail.com ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Intro  01:57 Raj's background 03:04 Discovering Crypto 04:32 Why Mastercard is using blockchain 07:20 Stablecoins payments  11:59 Programmable money  15:54 Genius Act $1 Trillion stablecoin market  18:44 Future of payments 20:54 USDG & Stablecoins being used  24:53 Crypto Credential 30:33 Multi Token Network  33:47 Blockchain enabling better partnerships  36:39 Setting standards for Crypto  40:25 Privacy transactions 43:04 Personal data on blockchain 48:10 Wrap up questions =================================================  #Crypto #Mastercard #Stablecoins #CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinNews #ETF #News #Ripple #XRP #XRPNews #RippleXRP #Ethereum #EthereumNews #ETH #Solana #money #investing #trading #Altcoin #Altcoins #NFTs #Metaverse #Podcast #ThinkingCrypto =================================================  The Thinking Crypto Podcast is your home for the best Crypto News and Interviews - crypto, cryptocurrency, crypto news, bitcoin, bitcoin news, xrp, xrp news, ripple, ripple news, ripple xrp, ethereum, ethereum news, cardano, ada, solana, altcoins, defi, news, interviews, podcast, metaverse, nft, altcoin daily, cryptosrus, coin bureau, altcoin news, bitcoin today, markets, investing =================================================  Disclaimer - The Thinking Crypto podcast and Tony Edward are not financial or investment experts. You should do your own research on each cryptocurrency and make your own conclusions and decisions for investment. Invest at your own risk, only invest what you are willing to lose. This channel and its videos are just for educational purposes and NOT investment or financial advice. Note that links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews--3464539/support.