Episode 236 - Superset - Stablecoins for Good: The Infrastructure Powering the Future of Global Impact

For episode 236, we’re excited to welcome Jamie Green, COO of Superset, a crypto start-up on a mission to improve stablecoin efficiency & reliability. Before building in Web3, he worked across startups, venture, and the United Nations; including on programs supporting Syrian refugees with blockchain.

In this episode, we dive into why fragmented stablecoin liquidity across chains is one of the biggest bottlenecks to real-world adoption; how Superset is building infrastructure to make stablecoin FX cheaper and more dependable; and what builders can learn from operating at the intersection of finance, humanitarian systems, and Web3.

You’ll learn:

• 💸 Why stablecoins are becoming critical global infrastructure, and why liquidity, reliability, and FX matter just as much as adoption
• 🌍 What it actually takes to move money in high-stakes humanitarian and real-world contexts, based on firsthand experience
• 🚀 Lessons learned from working with the UN to support refugees in Syria to founding Superset, and what it takes to scale “boring” infrastructure that unlocks real impact

‍--Key Takeaways--

🌍 Impact comes before ideology: Decentralization is a powerful goal, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of real-world outcomes. In practice, delivering impact sometimes means starting with more centralized or pragmatic approaches, then decentralizing over time once the system is working for the people who rely on it.

⚙️ “Boring” infrastructure unlocks real-world impact: Lower fees, deeper liquidity, and reliable execution may not be flashy, but they’re essential. This kind of infrastructure is what makes stablecoins usable for remittances, humanitarian aid, credit, and everyday financial access at scale.

💸 Fragmentation quietly taxes impact: When liquidity is scattered across chains and systems, less capital moves onchain, fewer people transact, and users pay more through slippage and fees. Solving fragmentation isn’t just a technical challenge, it’s a prerequisite for scaling adoption and impact.

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