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The Case for Lending in Stablecoins with Valinor CEO, Connor Dougherty
This week my guest is Connor Dougherty, CEO and co-founder of Valinor. Valinor is a direct lender that originates credit for stablecoin native and stablecoin friendly businesses, including fintechs and neobanks like Rain, with the goal of building what Connor calls a modern credit institution that operates natively on chain. Connor spent six years at Blackstone, starting in 2016 on the credit side of the business (GSO, founded by three partners before Blackstone's acquisition), working across a large distress fund before private credit became the asset class it is today. He co-founded Valinor…
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