“Crypto will have won when you use blockchain without knowing it”: An Interview with Marieke Flament

Drift Signal #254

Marieke Flament and I first met in London, back when she was General Manager for Circle in Europe. Our professional relationship then deepened when we worked together at Mettle, the NatWest neobank which she headed whilst I served on the steering committee.

Since then, Marieke has become my go-to person whenever I need to test ideas or understand something obscure in relation to crypto. She brings rare clarity to complex topics through her unique combination of technical knowledge, business acumen and leadership experience across traditional finance and the crypto ecosystem.

As things are moving very fast in this space these days, and Marieke herself publishes extensively on the topic (mostly on LinkedIn), I thought it was high time we had a wide-ranging discussion for a general update about where crypto stands at the moment and where it's heading.

In this conversation, we explore everything from the fundamentals of blockchain technology to the geopolitical implications of stablecoins, t…