S9 Bonus: From Inventing the $100B Stablecoin Tether to Formatting Internet Identity: Overthrowing Centralized Profiles with Craig Sellars, Co-Founder of Tether & CEO of Self

Code Story | Startup Podcast for CTOs, CEOs and Technical Founders · Mar 7, 2024 · 16m

Craig Sellars grew up near Atlanta, Georgia, and was interested in technology at an early age. He went to Georgia Tech to get his degree, and after spending many years in industry, he jumped into the blockchain in 2013. Outside of tech, he used to do competitive, 4 way formation sky diving. He mentioned this was like synchronized swimming - but in the air. Nowadays, he enjoys long road trips into the sunset.

Craig has created well known solutions in the blockchain space, notably the Tether stable-coin and the first ever NFT platform, now known as Vatom.com. Throughout his tenure in this…