We have seen a firework of announcements, new launches, and substantial moves in the crypto payment space in the last couple of weeks. Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, Shopify, SAP, Circle, and Solana Labs are just a few giants that flexed their muscles. Our UIE co-founder Dr. Karl-Michael Henneking invited Dr. Jonas Groß to look behind the scenes of the rapid evolution of crypto payments. Jonas is the COO of etonec, a company specializing in payments and digital assets. He is a well-known speaker, lecturer, podcast host, and the Chairman of the Digital Euro Association. The Untitled Investment Talk addresses the following questions: 👉  We can pay with credit cards, use Apple/Google Pay, and have PayPal. What (the hack) are crypto payments good for? 👉  PayPal recently launched the US dollar-based stablecoin PYUSD. How does it work and what use cases does it support? A very deep dive … 👉  What role does Paxos play here? Stablecoins as a Service … 👉  What’s in it for PayPal? Blue Ocean … 👉  How does PYUSD compare to Circle’s USDC and Tether’s USDT? Network versus first mover advantages … 👉  Will VISA and Mastercard follow PayPal’s route? Not exactly, but … 👉  How are crypto payments used in the B2B context? SAP’s already on it … 👉  What are the key challenges in crypto payments and how are they tackled? A surprising answer … 👉  Solana Pay has integrated with Shopify recently. Is this another step towards the mass adoption of crypto payments? The bigger picture … 👉  How does regulation impact the development of crypto payments? PYUSD as mover and shaker … 👉  Golden question: Something with the Euro … If you like this episode, subscribe to the Untitled Investment Talk on this podcast channel and follow Untitled Investment Expertise on LinkedIn. All signal, no noise!