Uncontrolled Spread: Science, Policy, Institutions, Infrastructure

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John and Patrick Collison on Stripe's Growth, Agent Commerce, and the Future of Software

This interview with Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison originally aired on TBPN. They discuss Stripe's 34% growth and new employee tender offer, how agent commerce and stablecoins may require high-throughput blockchains built for millions of transactions per second, and ...  Show more

John and Patrick Collison on Stripe's Growth, Agent Commerce, and the Future of Software

This interview with Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison originally aired on TBPN. They discuss Stripe's 34% growth and new employee tender offer, how agent commerce and stablecoins may require high-throughput blockchains built for millions of transactions per second, and ...  Show more

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