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Podcast: Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies
Episode: Miguel Vias: XRP’s Future for Cross-Border Payments
Description: For a long time the native asset of the Ripple network XRP was the cryptocurrency with the second biggest market cap. But with much of the supply controlled by Ripple, it remained surrounded by controversy. Still, XRP remains an interesting asset to enable cross-border payments in the future. Miguel Vias recently joined Ripple after a long career on Wall Street to develop XRP as a liquid and widely accepted asset.
Topics covered in this episode:
How Miguel Vias went from trading precious metals to XRP
The similarities between precious metals and cryptocurrencies
The role Ripple sees...