Connecting USDG to 50 Million Users via WalletConnect

In this episode of Stableminded, we sit down with Jess Houlgrave, CEO of Reown (formerly WalletConnect Inc.), to explore how WalletConnect's infrastructure enables USDG and regulated stablecoins to reach 50 million users across 70,000+ applications.

Jess shares her journey from quitting investment banking in 2015 to join the Bitcoin revolution, to now leading the connectivity layer that powers the stablecoin economy.WalletConnect started with a simple premise: why should developers integrate 500 different wallets when one integration could connect them all?

Today, that network has become critical infrastructure for USDG distribution, connecting 700+ wallets and enabling seamless stablecoin transactions across the entire Web3 ecosystem. With Global Dollar Network joining as a partner, WalletConnect now provides the rails for regulated, programmable dollars to flow everywhere.

Jess reveals:
- How stablecoins evolved from a "subset of crypto"to a "subset of money"
- Why payments companies, not DeFi protocols, are driving their biggest growth
- The shift from checkout.com's first stablecoin merchant settlements to industry-wide adoption
- How WalletPay standard will make stablecoin payments as simple as one click
- The decentralization of WalletConnect across 22 node operators
- Why KYC identity pools could unlock compliant stablecoin DeFi at scale

"Stablecoins have gone from thinking of stablecoin as a subset of crypto to thinking of stablecoins as a subset of money. These are assets that represent real money, and in the coming years, that will be crystallized even more."

Whether you're building payment infrastructure, implementing stablecoin solutions, or interested in how USDG reaches millions of users, this episode delivers crucial insights into the connectivity layer powering the regulated stablecoin revolution.


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Season five of Stableminded is powered by Global Dollar Network, the fastest growing stablecoin network in the world. Anchorage Digital, Kraken, Paxos, OKX, Robinhood, Worldpay, Bullish and many others are earning real revenue from stablecoin activity.

Visit globaldollar.com/network to learn more.

*The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment or legal advice