The Future of Crypto: Stablecoins, AI Integration, and the Path to Mass Adoption

This podcast episode features Jesse Walden, founder and managing partner of Variant Fund, on where crypto stands and where it is headed. He discusses the rise of stablecoins, the role of meme coins in capturing attention, and why NFTs are evolving rather than disappearing. Walden also describes AI as a technology of abundance and crypto as a technology of scarcity, which he calls complementary. The episode covers the GENIUS Act's effect on stablecoin regulation, the need for true cross-chain interoperability, and how user experience still holds Web3 back.