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Oct 22Liked by Alex Wilhelm

Regarding “frankly, I would admit all of Canada as new states, grant statehood to all U.S. territories, and offer Taiwan and the U.K. admission to the States…” those are BIG ideas!!

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I mean why not -- the US is a good idea, and we have lots of states, why not *more* states??

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Hadn't thought about the value of stable coins from the perspective of an emerging economy and how they can help provide greater access to the USD (not everyone can access the FX market).

That said, the Stripe/Bridge deal smells a bit like a bailout.

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So I hear you B, but here's my counter-arg:

- You don't pay 70-100x ARR for a bailout?

Idk that's all i got

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What if someone needs to return capital and is owed a favor?

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