Stablecoins are no longer a niche crypto curiosity—they're a full-blown financial revolution.
In this episode, Rob Hadick, General Partner at Dragonfly, joins us to unpack the emerging stablecoin tech stack and why cross-border payments, savings, and financial infrastructure are being rebuilt from the ground up.
From Circle and Tether to next-gen orchestration layers and stablecoin-native blockchains, we explore why this $200 trillion global opportunity is only 5% unlocked—and who stands to win the most.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
5:08 Why Stablecoins?
6:50 The Stablecoin Train
20:26 Stablecoin Network Effects
22:55 Stablecoin Payments: Who Actually Wins?
26:51 Orchestration Layers
41:53 Stablecoin Blockchains
52:53 Stablecoin Singularity
56:03 Traditional Banks
59:38 Non-USD Stablecoins
1:02:05 How Many Stablecoins?
1:05:03 Circle IPO
1:09:32 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Rob Hadick
Stablecoin Payments: Who Actually Wins?
https://medium.com/@HadickM/stablecoin-payments-who-actually-wins-ebd72a1cc8b3
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