Nikhil Chandhok, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Circle, joins CoinDesk Contributor Kate Irwin on Markets Outlook the day Arc mainnet goes live. Chandhok explains why gas on Arc is USDC and not a native token, how opt-in privacy works, why BlackRock and Visa signed on as validators, and what changes for institutions when GENIUS rules take effect in January.
Plus, Beezie Founder and CEO Andrea Miele on why tokenized luxury goods are the next frontier for provenance and liquidity.
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Nikhil Chandhok Joins Markets Outlook
00:59 - CLARITY Failed. Why GENIUS Is Circle's Guiding Light
02:37 - Circle Announces Arc Mainnet
03:00 - How Opt-In Privacy Works on Arc
04:35 - Why Gas Is USDC and Not a Native Token
06:52 - Will AI Agents Take Over Onchain Activity?
10:10 - Brand New Rails: Tokenized Luxury with Beezie
13:11 - Why BlackRock and Visa Signed On as Validators
15:20 - DeFi on Arc: Aave, Morpho and Uniswap
16:43 - The Biggest Challenge Facing Institutions
18:45 - Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Why Circle Isn't Bearish
