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Heath Tarbert, Circle President | From Crypto Winter to IPO | Stablecoins, AI and the Future of Money

July 21, 2026

Two years after Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joined us on Searching for Mana, Lloyd Wahed sits down with Circle President Heath Tarbert to pick up the story. Quite a lot has happened in between. Circle has gone public, stablecoins have moved firmly into the financial mainstream and the conversation has shifted from whether this technology matters to how large it can become. Heath has had a rare view of that journey. Before joining Circle, he served in the White House, chaired the ...

Matt Hougan, Bitwise | Tokenisation, Bitcoin and the Future of Asset Management

July 09, 2026

What will drive crypto’s next major cycle: Bitcoin, stablecoins, tokenisation, or something much bigger? Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, joins Lloyd Wahed to break down how institutional investors are really approaching crypto, why adoption often takes years, and what finally gets capital off the sidelines. He explains why Bitcoin should be understood as a service, makes the long-term case for a $1 million price, and argues that investors spend too much time trying to call t...

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: 'I Expect CLARITY to Pass This Summer'

July 01, 2026

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has spent years arguing that regulators should create clear rules, not make policy through enforcement. Now, with the CLARITY Act advancing, a more supportive administration in Washington and institutions finally entering digital assets, she believes the industry has a genuine opportunity. But she also has a warning. Regulatory clarity alone won’t determine what happens next. Builders will. In this episode of Searching for Mana, Lloyd Wahed sits down with SEC Co...