Ex-Visa Executive Reveals Why She LEFT TradFi for Solana

Описание: A former Visa executive who worked with 40+ central banks explains why she left traditional finance to join Solana Foundation as Head of Product for Digital Assets.

In this episode, we sit down with Catherine Gu (@catgu_) to discuss her journey from quantitative finance at JP Morgan to leading digital asset initiatives at Visa, and ultimately her decision to join Solana Foundation. Catherine shares her unique perspective on how blockchain is moving beyond MVPs into real-world applications, why stablecoins are still in their infancy, and how Solana is building the internet's capital market infrastructure.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
1:23 - Catherine's TradFi background
3:01 - What are internet capital markets?
7:18 - Moving beyond blockchain MVPs
10:49 - Banks vs blockchain disruption
15:49 - Catherine's blockchain pivot moment
21:08 - Why she chose Solana
27:35 - Her mission at Solana Foundation
32:17 - Stablecoin potential and thesis
38:48 - Wrap up

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Eno (@youknoweno) is the co-founder of https://x.com/ISC_money and an expert for all things stable coins. Simon (@simonmolitor) is the co-founder of https://x.com/solanaidentity and an expert in brand building and data-driven marketing.

🔍 KEYWORDS
Solana Foundation, Catherine Gu, Visa blockchain, traditional finance crypto, internet capital markets, stablecoins, digital assets, TradFi to DeFi, central bank digital currency, blockchain adoption, Solana ecosystem, cryptocurrency regulation