Rick Martin
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@rickdanielm
✝️ | @Decaf_so | Former Forbes 30 Social Entrepreneur
Crypto. Saves. Lives. Still a skeptic? See the onchain effect of @Decaf_so, @StellarOrg, @MoneyGram, and @circle in Colombia.
This is big. PayPal is enabling users to buy, hold, sell, and transfer PYUSD across 70 markets — including Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and more. Here's what that means for the Stellar ecosystem: if you hold PYUSD in a Stellar wallet, you will be able to send it to a PayPal account in any of those 70 markets, convert it to PayPal balance, and withdraw into local fiat. A smooth, composable off-ramp from stablecoin to fiat — at scale, connecting open, permissionless rails with traditional payment infrastructure. We talk a lot about distribution and on/off-ramps for everyday use cases. This is it. World-class fintech products built on top of open-source technology, in markets that have been systematically underserved by the traditional system. Each lego brick building on the last. Building financial infrastructure that treats payments as a right, not a premium service. Congratulations to May Zabaneh, Frank Keller, and the whole PayPal team for pushing the boundaries. The pipes are getting better. Proud to have worked on some of this foundation at PayPal in the past, and glad to see PYUSD on Stellar reaching more users across Latin America and Asia. Huge opportunity for the Stellar ecosystem to take advantage of it. Let's go build. linkedin.com/posts/paypal_p…
I landed in Thailand First thing I needed was cash Took my USDC on @solana, used @AviciMoney Withdrew from the first ATM I found in 1 minute Done USDC on Solana to cash 💸 That's the future of finance
Plumbers and electricians seeing AI replace everyone who went to college
How was the show Silicon Valley so ahead of its time?
BREAKING: @GustoHQ now supports USDC on Solana. Pay contractors same-day in any country using stablecoins.
Today, Y Combinator is announcing that YC-funded startups can choose to receive their funding ($500k) in stablecoins. We believe stablecoins like @usdc are setting the stage for a new fintech renaissance and broader global access to financial services. Sending money should be as easy as sending a text message. Stablecoins make that possible: cheap, fast, and global, using currencies people already trust. Some of the fastest-growing YC startups in recent years like @get_aspora and @DolarApp use stablecoins to power faster, cheaper financial services across India and Latin America. Plus, with the passage of the GENIUS Act and growing adoption by financial institutions, we’re bullish. Whether crypto-focused or not, we expect many YC startups to use crypto in some way, from payments to banking to capital raising. If you’re building onchain, apply for our Spring ‘26 batch by Feb 9: ycombinator.com/apply
Today, Y Combinator is announcing that YC-funded startups can choose to receive their funding ($500k) in stablecoins. We believe stablecoins like @usdc are setting the stage for a new fintech renaissance and broader global access to financial services. Sending money should be as easy as sending a text message. Stablecoins make that possible: cheap, fast, and global, using currencies people already trust. Some of the fastest-growing YC startups in recent years like @get_aspora and @DolarApp use stablecoins to power faster, cheaper financial services across India and Latin America. Plus, with the passage of the GENIUS Act and growing adoption by financial institutions, we’re bullish. Whether crypto-focused or not, we expect many YC startups to use crypto in some way, from payments to banking to capital raising. If you’re building onchain, apply for our Spring ‘26 batch by Feb 9: ycombinator.com/apply
BREAKING: @GustoHQ now supports USDC on Solana. Pay contractors same-day in any country using stablecoins.
