Visa has built a comprehensive platform for issuing and managing stablecoins. Mastercard paid up to $1.8 billion for BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company. Nine European banks have formed a joint venture to issue their own euro-backed stablecoin under MiCA regulations. Even X is reportedly considering stablecoin payouts for content creators.

Our Head of Analytics, Rick Cramer, spoke with Blockchain Reporter about why banks are becoming more compelling players in this space than crypto-native issuers, and why the term "stablecoin" describes price behavior rather than a safety guarantee. He also breaks down the two questions that truly matter before trusting any token with real money.

👉 Full interview here