Episode 8: Stablecoins Are Going Mainstream

Stablecoins in the Spotlight: What the Latest Moves Mean for Finance

This week’s episode dives into why stablecoins are no longer just a crypto experiment but programmable money at the center of global finance.

We unpack three major developments:

• Canada: The National Bank of Canada backing the first CAD stablecoin, signaling mainstream banking adoption.

• Asia: Stripe expanding stablecoin payments across the region, embedding programmable money into everyday commerce.

• United States: The Genius Act debate, highlighting the policy battles between banks, fintechs, and regulators.

From cross-border efficiency to programmable lending and treasury management, stablecoins are transforming bank economics. As Tom Lee of Fundstrat noted, banks that embrace tokenization could be rerated like tech growth stocks, and we explore why.

We also tackle the policy fights, institutional use cases, risks, and where stablecoins are heading in the next five years.

👉 Key takeaway: Stablecoins are becoming the foundation of programmable finance, reshaping money from a static ledger entry into active, intelligent code.

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