News & Views Podcast: The next stablecoin explosion will come from enterprises not fintechs
What's happening
Coinbase is actively pushing stablecoin payments as a major growth driver, with CEO Brian Armstrong projecting a $300 billion market and the company working with banks, fintechs and businesses to shift payment activity into stablecoins. Coinbase announced a partnership with payments platform Moov to add acceptance, settlement and real-time funding for community banks and credit unions, integrating stablecoin capabilities into existing bank systems. Industry voices and analysis highlight frictions beyond on-chain rails, pointing to last-mile payout networks, liquidity, FX and treasury plumbing as the remaining hurdles for corporate and bank adoption. Podcast discussion with Marc Boiron of Polygon Labs frames the next stablecoin expansion as coming from enterprises and marketplaces, supported by networks like Mastercard and Visa.
Why it's trending
Large players (Coinbase, Moov, Polygon Labs) are moving from experimentation to product partnerships that embed stablecoins into bank and enterprise workflows, exposing practical settlement gaps that industry analysis is now focusing on.
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Everyone talks about neobanks and crypto apps leading the stablecoin wave, but the real land grab is happening inside community banks and credit unions right now.
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- This Week in Stablecoins: Everything but the Coin
Stablecoins have gotten boring, fast. That’s good news for the industry, which is working to ensure end-users stop thinking of stablecoins as “stablecoins” and start treating them as an always-on layer for moving liquidity, extending credit, and settling financial obligations. The most important stablecoin developments this week were not really about stablecoins. Across announcements from Visa, [&
PYMNTSSep 10 - Coinbase and Moov Team to Help Community Banks Embrace Stablecoins
Coinbase has teamed with payments platform Moov to offer stablecoin capabilities to community banks. The partnership, announced Thursday (Sept. 10), aims to add acceptance, settlement and real-time funding, built directly into the systems the banks already use. “Community banks and credit unions have witnessed their customers use digital assets for years,” Ryan VanGrack, vice chair and head of cor
PYMNTSSep 10 - Coinbase Wants to Bring Stablecoins to Credit Unions, Community Banks
Coinbase and financial services provider Moov are teaming up to bring stablecoin payments and settlement capabilities to community banks and credit unions, potentially giving financial institutions a new way to participate in the growing digital asset market. The platform combines Coinbase’s digital asset infrastructure with Moov’s payment systems, which are already used by financial institutions
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