Vance Spencer is a co-founder of Framework Ventures, one of earliest and largest VC firms in the “DeFi” or Decentralized Finance industry. Prior to Framework, Vance and his co-founder Michael founded Hashletes, a digital collectible startup with official licensing from the NFL. Before that, Vance worked at Netflix in Los Angeles and Tokyo, where he was responsible for the relaunch of the Japan business as the only non-Japanese hire, eventually leading corporate development for most of northern Asia. Michael Anderson is a co-founder of Framework Ventures, one of earliest and largest VC firms in the “DeFi” or Decentralized Finance industry. Prior to Framework, Michael and his co-founder Vance founded Hashletes, a digital collectible startup with official licensing from the NFL. Before that, Michael served as a product manager at both Snapchat and Dropbox, where he helped build out their monetization platforms.
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Episode 430
Vance Spencer & Michael Anderson
Stablecoins are Fueling a New Era of Dollar Dominance | Vance Spencer & Michael Anderson
Vance Spencer is a co-founder of Framework Ventures, one of earliest and largest VC firms in the “DeFi” or Decentralized Finance industry. Prior to Framework, Vance and his co-founder Michael founded Hashletes, a digital collectible startup with official licensing from the NFL. Before that, Vance worked at Netflix in Los Angeles and Tokyo, where he was responsible for the relaunch of the Japan business as the only non-Japanese hire, eventually leading corporate development for most of northern Asia. Michael Anderson is a co-founder of Framework Ventures, one of earliest and largest VC firms in the “DeFi” or Decentralized Finance industry. Prior to Framework, Michael and his co-founder Vance founded Hashletes, a digital collectible startup with official licensing from the NFL. Before that, Michael served as a product manager at both Snapchat and Dropbox, where he helped build out their monetization platforms.
In Episode 430 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson. Mike and Vance are the founders of Framework Ventures, one of the largest venture capital firms in crypto and one of the earliest and biggest investors in Decentralized Finance (DeFi).
Kofinas, Spencer, and Anderson spend the first hour surveying the current state of crypto—how the space has evolved since Michael and Vance were last on the podcast and how institutional participation in Bitcoin and Ethereum has expanded through ETFs and corporate treasury strategies. They also unpack the latest legislative developments, including the Genius and Clarity Acts, and their implications for stablecoin adoption and the broader digital asset ecosystem.
In the second hour they zoom out to examine the far-reaching implications of dollar-backed stablecoin adoption outside the United States. The three of them explore how diverging regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions are shaping the future of decentralized finance and consider the rise of digital asset treasury companies as a powerful new force in the crypto economy. They also examine the practical intersections between blockchain technologies and artificial intelligence, including how AI might leverage decentralized finance applications and cryptocurrencies for the purposes of capital formation and data monetization.
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Vance Spenceris a co-founder of Framework Ventures, one of earliest and largest VC firms in the “DeFi” or Decentralized Finance industry. Prior to Framework, Vance and his co-founder Michael founded Hashletes, a digital collectible startup with official licensing from the NFL. Before that, Vance worked at Netflix in Los Angeles and Tokyo, where he was responsible for the relaunch of the Japan business as the only non-Japanese hire, eventually leading corporate development for most of northern Asia.
Michael Andersonis a co-founder of Framework Ventures, one of earliest and largest VC firms in the “DeFi” or Decentralized Finance industry. Prior to Framework, Michael and his co-founder Vance founded Hashletes, a digital collectible startup with official licensing from the NFL. Before that, Michael served as a product manager at both Snapchat and Dropbox, where he helped build out their monetization platforms.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
