#439: Lucas Matheson, CEO of Coinbase Canada, on Crypto in Canada and Why Stablecoin Regulation Must Be a National Priority

Lucas Matheson is the CEO of Coinbase Canada. He is committed to helping create a more equitable financial system in Canada through the power of blockchain.

Lucas has always believed in Coinbase’s mission. He opened his Coinbase account back in 2014, long before joining the company. In his role, he ensures Coinbase is built for Canadians and with their interests in mind. Working with partners, government and regulators, he is making crypto more accessible to Canadians.

Prior to Coinbase, he was the founder and CEO of Pinshape (exit Formlabs), and Senior Director at Shopify leading various operational and finance teams.

Lucas is passionate about entrepreneurship. He spends his spare time advising entrepreneurs and founders on how they can grow and scale, and actively invests in web3 projects and infrastructure.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Why Stablecoin Regulation Must Be a National Priority
- Canadian stablecoin
- How do you define a stablecoin?
- To update the system, we need to change the rules
- Stand With Crypto
- How to get governments to adopt crypto
- The power of Stripe and how they adopted stablecoins
- Educating institutional partners in Canada
- Coinbase introducing EFTs in Canada
- Building a trust battery with regulators

Coinbase
Website: www.coinbase.com
X: @coinbase
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Coinbase

Lucas Matheson
X: @lucmatheson
LinkedIn: Lucas Matheson, MBA, CFA

 
 
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