“What happens when one of crypto’s earliest builders says Bitcoin will never become a global payment system?”

In this conversation, William Quigley, Co-Founder of Tether and WAX, delivers one of the most candid assessments of the industry today. Quigley breaks down why stablecoins – not Bitcoin – will dominate global payments, why Western views distort our understanding of crypto’s real use cases, and how emerging markets are leading true adoption.

He also dives into:

The real origin story of stablecoins
Why cross-border payments remain broken
How U.S. regulations and ETFs changed the entire landscape
Why the next cycle won’t follow the classic “4-year pattern”
And his contrarian prediction: no dramatic post-bull collapse, just a long, tight trading range

This interview explores the evolution of global payments, stablecoin adoption, and the shifting power dynamics between Wall Street, governments, and crypto-native builders.

📍 In partnership with Blockchain Futurist Conference

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