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Stablecoins go mainstream
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Stablecoins go mainstream
For years stablecoins were plumbing for traders. This year they became plumbing for everyone else.
- Why cross-border payroll was the first real use case
- The compliance stack that made banks comfortable
- What happens to correspondent banking fees
Glossary
- On-ramp / off-ramp: moving between bank money and tokens
- T+0: settlement on the same day
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Stablecoins go mainstream
Stablecoin settlement is moving from crypto exchanges to payroll, remittances and merchant payouts. A payments architect explains what changes when settlement takes seconds, not days.
Stablecoins go mainstream
For years stablecoins were plumbing for traders. This year they became plumbing for everyone else.
- Why cross-border payroll was the first real use case
- The compliance stack that made banks comfortable
- What happens to correspondent banking fees
Glossary
- On-ramp / off-ramp: moving between bank money and tokens
- T+0: settlement on the same day
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