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This Week in Startups · 2025-12-02 · 58 min · 11,253 words

Is $MSTR over? Jason takes his victory lap. | E2216

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This whole stablecoin thing is like, hey, if you're if Tether's going to be buying treasuries of the United States or Circle is doing that, we need to have this be regulated because these things are getting big. People like digital money. People like being able to trade in money quickly. Now, they'll, in their defense, say, well, we can track everything. Therefore, that's better than, you know, bricks of $100 bills.

Perhaps, maybe, sure, you can have that argument. The fact is, they don't pass the US very granular requirements to be currently traded in the United States legally and to be like part of what USDC is doing. Why would Paulo even bother owning Bitcoin? Just if you want to make love to America, you want to be really sweet, if you want to experience affection and joy in America in that market.

It's very simple. Buy our treasuries. We'll love you. Buy our debt. Yes, you'll be we'll be friends.

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