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Santi Alvarado (XFX) on Improving FX for Stablecoins (EP.635)

Sean is joined by Santi Alvarado, CEO/Co-Founder of XFX, to cover their seed raise and how money moves cross border. In this episode:  Background of Santi and how he made his way into crypto How legacy FX settlement ope...

2025-06-19

Episode notes

Sean is joined by Santi Alvarado, CEO/Co-Founder of XFX, to cover their seed raise and how money moves cross border. In this episode: 

  • Background of Santi and how he made his way into crypto
  • How legacy FX settlement operates today
  • How XFX enables more liquidity for cross border payment companies