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Web3 Breakdowns

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This is Eric Golden and my guest today is Yanni Giannaros. Yanni is the co-founder and CEO of Wyre, which provides payment infrastructure for Web3 companies. Wyre started off enabling merchants to accept bitcoin in 2013 and eventually pivoted from B2C to B2B to serve developers. We discuss Wyre’s major pivots over the past decade, the inefficiencies of traditional cross-border money transfer, and the decoupling of crypto exchanges as on-ramps. Please enjoy my conversation with Yanni Giannaros. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page  here. ----- Web3 Breakdowns is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Web3 Breakdowns, visit joincolossus.com/episodes. Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here. Follow us on Twitter: @Web3Breakdowns | @ericgoldenx | @patrick_oshag  Show Notes[00:02:15] - [First question] - How he and his co-founder met[00:05:38] - Building Snapcard and whether they moved into crypto at that time [00:06:49] - The ways they technically achieved receiving funds via Snapcard[00:08:13] - What led to the second iteration of Snapcard[00:10:31] - Who their first competitors were when they started accepted Bitcoin and when they moved into cross-border payments [00:12:58] - The history of sending money across the border and what their products unlocked for consumers[00:15:27] - How people would on-ramp into crypto in the first place and the financial and technical risks of early crypto transfers[00:16:48] - The biggest pain points and what led them away from having so many businesses[00:18:51] - Whether or not he and his co-founder ever had second thoughts [00:19:54] - What he means by “It’s the fast that eat the slow”[00:21:06] - Interesting views on why major crypto exchanges won’t remain dominant[00:23:34] - Learning regulatory jurisdiction issues and the landscape today [00:25:37] - How someone can use Wyre to set up their Web3 protocol more quickly [00:27:31] - Some of the biggest surprise use cases for Wyre from developers [00:30:15] - Things he thinks about differently now not being so end-user focused [00:31:40] - How much money they raised on Wyre’s processing power[00:32:49] - Being acquired for over a billion dollars and selling their company [00:34:26] - How it feels now to run Wyre compared to their building days[00:35:21] - What he’s most excited to build over the next six months and six years  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is Eric Golden and my guest today is <a href="https://twitter.com/yannigiannaros" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yanni Giannaros</a>. Yanni is the co-founder and CEO of Wyre, which provides payment infrastructure for Web3 companies. Wyre started off enabling merchants to accept bitcoin in 2013 and eventually pivoted from B2C to B2B to serve developers. We discuss Wyre’s major pivots over the past decade, the inefficiencies of traditional cross-border money transfer, and the decoupling of crypto exchanges as on-ramps. Please enjoy my conversation with Yanni Giannaros. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page <a href="https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/32227402/giannaros-cryptos-payment-stack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>. ----- Web3 Breakdowns is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Web3 Breakdowns, visit <a href="https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">joincolossus.com/episodes</a>. Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up <a href="https://www.joincolossus.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/web3breakdowns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Web3Breakdowns</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ericgoldenx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ericgoldenx</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/patrick_oshag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@patrick_oshag</a> Show Notes[00:02:15] - [First question] - How he and his co-founder met[00:05:38] - Building Snapcard and whether they moved into crypto at that time [00:06:49] - The ways they technically achieved receiving funds via Snapcard[00:08:13] - What led to the second iteration of Snapcard[00:10:31] - Who their first competitors were when they started accepted Bitcoin and when they moved into cross-border payments [00:12:58] - The history of sending money across the border and what their products unlocked for consumers[00:15:27] - How people would on-ramp into crypto in the first place and the financial and technical risks of early crypto transfers[00:16:48] - The biggest pain points and what led them away from having so many businesses[00:18:51] - Whether or not he and his co-founder ever had second thoughts [00:19:54] - What he means by “It’s the fast that eat the slow”[00:21:06] - Interesting views on why major crypto exchanges won’t remain dominant[00:23:34] - Learning regulatory jurisdiction issues and the landscape today [00:25:37] - How someone can use Wyre to set up their Web3 protocol more quickly [00:27:31] - Some of the biggest surprise use cases for Wyre from developers [00:30:15] - Things he thinks about differently now not being so end-user focused [00:31:40] - How much money they raised on Wyre’s processing power[00:32:49] - Being acquired for over a billion dollars and selling their company [00:34:26] - How it feels now to run Wyre compared to their building days[00:35:21] - What he’s most excited to build over the next six months and six years  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Yanni Giannaros: Crypto’s Payment Stack - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.33]

Jamal Raees

Wyre is a leading fiat-to-cryptocurrency and payment infrastructure company for the cryptocurrency ecosystem. In blockchain time, Wyre has been around forever -- it was founded in 2013. Wyre leverages blockchain to facilitate cross-border payments, bridging the gap between traditional payment processing and digital assets. Focusing on developers, the company provides easy-to-integrate APIs which enable thousands of developers to bring cryptocurrency to the masses. The company has “on-ramped” over 15 million end users to their partners and has processed over $10B in payments since inception.We were joined by Co-founder and CEO Yanni Giannaros, and Director of Crypto Strategy Jamal Raees, to chat about payments applications in general and in web3, how Wyre works on a technical and business level including regulatory constraints, their recent acquisition by Bolt, and the roadmap for the platform.Topics covered in this episode:The history of Wyre and the changes they have seen in the space over the past 10 yearsYanni and Jamal's backgrounds and how they metA technical overview of WyreThe challenges of running an onrampBolt's recent acquisition of WyrePayments applications in web 3 - what works and what doesn'tThe Wyre business model and feesThe jurisdictional restrictions for using Wyre and Yanni and Jamal's thoughts on the current regulatory environmentThe future of crypto interfacesThe Wyre roadmapEpisode links: WyreWyre on TwitterYanni on TwitterJamal on TwitterSponsors: ParaSwap: ParaSwap aggregates all major DEXs and makes sure you beat the market price at every single swap and with the lowest slippage - paraswap.io/epicenterChorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusoneThis episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/449

Wyre is a leading fiat-to-cryptocurrency and payment infrastructure company for the cryptocurrency ecosystem. In blockchain time, Wyre has been around forever -- it was founded in 2013. Wyre leverages blockchain to facilitate cross-border payments, bridging the gap between traditional payment processing and digital assets. Focusing on developers, the company provides easy-to-integrate APIs which enable thousands of developers to bring cryptocurrency to the masses. The company has “on-ramped” over 15 million end users to their partners and has processed over $10B in payments since inception.We were joined by Co-founder and CEO Yanni Giannaros, and Director of Crypto Strategy Jamal Raees, to chat about payments applications in general and in web3, how Wyre works on a technical and business level including regulatory constraints, their recent acquisition by Bolt, and the roadmap for the platform.Topics covered in this episode:<ul><li>The history of Wyre and the changes they have seen in the space over the past 10 years</li><li>Yanni and Jamal's backgrounds and how they met</li><li>A technical overview of Wyre</li><li>The challenges of running an onramp</li><li>Bolt's recent acquisition of Wyre</li><li>Payments applications in web 3 - what works and what doesn't</li><li>The Wyre business model and fees</li><li>The jurisdictional restrictions for using Wyre and Yanni and Jamal's thoughts on the current regulatory environment</li><li>The future of crypto interfaces</li><li>The Wyre roadmap</li></ul>Episode links: <ul><li><a href="wyre.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wyre</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/sendwyre" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wyre on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/yannigiannaros" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yanni on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jamalwyre" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jamal on Twitter</a></li></ul>Sponsors: <ul><li>ParaSwap: ParaSwap aggregates all major DEXs and makes sure you beat the market price at every single swap and with the lowest slippage - <a href="http://paraswap.io/epicenter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paraswap.io/epicenter</a></li><li>Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - <a href="https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone</a></li></ul>This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: <a href="https://epicenter.tv/449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epicenter.tv/449</a>

Jamal Raees & Yanni Giannaros: Wyre – Using Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments

What is an API? How does it work? What will fintech look like tomorrow?On the Ledger explores the potential and the challenges of an open financial system with Yanni Giannaros and Iqbal Gandham. They answer your not-so-stupid questions about the bridges between the crypto-world and your traditional bank. Yanni is the CEO &amp; co-founder of Wyre, a tech company that provides crypto projects – like Ledger – with the set of tools they need to interact with the legacy financial system. Iqbal is the Global VP Payments &amp; Transactions at Ledger. Both of them explain crypto in a way that you’ll be able to echo it back to your friends. So listen, chill and relax.  ___Big thanks to Yanni Giannaros from WyreFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YoutubeLearn more about DeFi with School of BlockExplore our Ledger Academy and access true financial freedom See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is an API? How does it work? What will fintech look like tomorrow?On the Ledger explores the potential and the challenges of an open financial system with Yanni Giannaros and Iqbal Gandham. They answer your not-so-stupid questions about the bridges between the crypto-world and your traditional bank. Yanni is the CEO &amp; co-founder of Wyre, a tech company that provides crypto projects – like Ledger – with the set of tools they need to interact with the legacy financial system. Iqbal is the Global VP Payments &amp; Transactions at Ledger. Both of them explain crypto in a way that you’ll be able to echo it back to your friends. So listen, chill and relax. ___Big thanks to Yanni Giannaros from <a href="https://www.sendwyre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wyre</a>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/Ledger" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ledger/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ledger/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/Ledger" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a>Learn more about DeFi with <a href="https://www.ledger.com/academy/school-of-block" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">School of Block</a>Explore our <a href="https://www.ledger.com/academy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ledger Academy</a> and access true financial freedom See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.