#486: Andrew Forson, President of DeFi Technologies, on The Convergence of TradFi and Crypto, QCAD, Canadian Stablecoins, and Crypto ETPs

Andrew Forson has been the President of the DeFi Technologies since April 2025. Mr. Forson was previously the Head of Ventures and Investments at the Hashgraph Group, the commercialization and enablement arm of Hedera. Mr. Forson is also a non-independent director on the board of directors of DeFi Technologies. 

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Volatility leads to opportunity
- The convergence of TradFi and crypto 
- Stablecoin growth
- Valour - 99 ETPs listed across exchanges in Europe and the UK
- Canada Stablecorp, backer of the QCAD stablecoin
- Collaboration with BTQ Technologies on post-quantum security.
- The current state of crypto
- Investing in crypto via public markets
- Institutions joining crypto

DeFi Technologies
X: @DeFiTechGlobal
Website: defi.tech
LinkedIn: DeFi Technologies

Andrew Forson
X: @Forson
LinkedIn: Andrew Forson, TEP

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