Stablecoins originally arose to address the challenge of trading between cryptocurrencies and “fiat” currencies, particularly the US dollar. Stablecoins solved for the latency of “on” and “off” ramps between the traditional financial system and crypto with crypto tokens – stablecoins – pegged in value to something else: dollars, euros, Yen, gold, etc. In this edition of Taktile Expert Talks, we’ll discuss how the stablecoin market and infrastructure have changed and matured since crypto’s 2022 winter, how use cases have gone well beyond crypto trading, and the implications for traditional banking and payments systems.

What you’ll learn:

• Stablecoins then & now: how they helped drive 2022’s “crypto winter” and 2023’s regional banking crisis – and what’s changed since then
• Use cases for stablecoins beyond crypto trading
• The rapidly evolving legal and regulatory frameworks that govern stablecoins
• The potential impacts of stablecoin adoption of banking, deposits, and lending
• The potential impacts of stablecoin adoption of payments, especially international payments and remittances