Patrick Dugan (Tradelayer) – HyperCryptoDollarization (EP.78)

In this episode, we talk to Patrick Dugan, coiner of the term ‘crypto-dollarization’. Patrick has a wealth of knowledge regarding stablecoins and the prospects for public blockchains to carry fiat-denominated value. Covered in this episode: 

  • His formative experiences living under capital controls in Argentina
  • How Patrick’s time in LatAm taught him about dollarization
  • Political drivers of the dollar’s predominance in LATAM
  • How Patrick realized that crypto-dollarization would be important
  • Patrick’s experiences working for the Omni Layer Foundation
  • Patrick’s analysis of the earliest stablecoins like BitUSD, Nubits, and Tether (Omni)
  • Patrick’s analysis of the stablecoin models which are most likely to succeed long-term
  • Likely geopolitical effects of crypto-dollarization

Check out this episode!