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Podcast: Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
Episode: Insights: Why are stablecoins SO hot right now?
Description: About this episode:
As a long, hot summer in fintech rumbles on, we thought weβd take a closer look at whatβs heating up the industry right now - stablecoins.
Once a niche corner of crypto, stablecoins are now reshaping everything from cross-border payments and corporate treasury to on-chain finance and consumer savings. With an estimated $230β$270 billion in circulation and growing adoption from major players - Stripe, in 2025, launched stablecoin-powered accounts in over 100 countries; PayPal teamed with Coinbase to promote its PYUSD stablecoin; and Visa expanded its settlement system to support PYUSD and other tokens...