Nassim Eddequiouaq is co-founder and CEO of Bastion, a pioneer in regulated stablecoin infrastructure and NYDFS-certified provider. Bastion is the stablecoin issuance platform for financial institutions and enterprises. Prior to founding Bastion, Nass was the Chief Information Security Officer at a16z Crypto, and held senior management roles across Security and Infrastructure at Facebook, Anchorage, Docker, and Apple. He received a M.S. in Computer Science from Ecole d’Ingénieurs en Informatique.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- What happened on the 10/10 crypto crash?
- Winners and losers after the crypto crash
- Bridging traditional finance and digital assets through enterprise-ready solutions
- The diverse use cases of stablecoins
- Why stablecoins (especially USD-pegged) are poised for mass enterprise adoption
- The growing interest in branded stablecoins
- Bastion’s NYDFS trust charter
- GENIUS Act and STABLE Act
- Why regulatory clarity is critical
- Privacy for stablecoin users

Bastion
X: @BastionPlatform
Website: bastion.com
LinkedIn: Bastion

Nassim Eddequiouaq
X: @nassyweazy
LinkedIn: Nassim Eddequiouaq

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#483: Nassim Eddequiouaq, CEO of Bastion, on The 10/10 Crypto Crash, The Future of Stablecoins, and Enterprise Stablecoin Adoption

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