Roundtable CEO James Heckman and Coinbase Head of Institutional Strategy John D'Agostino argue that real-time USDC settlement will be the forcing function that pulls mainstream media on-chain, letting reporters be paid in minutes instead of months. The article also cites their blunt pitch to publishers, which references a 90-day wait.
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