From Building USDC to Agentic Commerce: Sean Neville on Programmable Finance
Notas del episodio
On Ep. 9 of Agentic Commerce, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Sean Neville, CEO & Co-Founder @ Catena to discuss the early vision for stablecoins and USDC creation, founding Catena, AI focus and more!
Timestamps:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 2:48 Early vision for stablecoins and USDC creation
- 5:37 Founding story of Catena and AI focus
- 8:33 Agentic treasury vs agentic commerce use cases
- 12:49 Role of identity and trust in agentic commerce
- 18:38 Internal agents vs cross enterprise agent interactions
- 24:41 Need for protocols in agent to agent communication
- 34:07 Token cost efficiency for agentic transactions
- 41:43 Cryptographic trust advantages of stablecoins for agents
Tokenized is sponsored by Visa
A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.
Tokenized is also presented by Mesh
As the first global crypto payments network, Mesh makes it possible for anyone — or any agent — to pay or get paid instantly, from any wallet, on any chain, anywhere in the world. Learn more at meshpay.com
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