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I hope you are all having a good day, welcome to CryptoGod-1's blog on all things crypto. In this post I will be looking at the recent comments made by Visa’s Crypto Chief.
Visa’s Crypto Chief Believes in Crypto / Traditional Finance Future
The crypto chief of Visa, Cuy Sheffield, has predicted a future which is focused on a combined traditional finance and cryptocurrency as the stablecoin market reached $269 billion and growing noting a 22 month period of continued growth. This has included a 62% growth in the previous year and it has been predicted that the stablecoin market will grow to $2 trillion within three years.
Visa have now surpassed over $200 million in overall stablecoin settlement volume and have positioned themselves as a bridge between traditional finance and digital assets. While others may view stablecoins as a threat to their business, Visa is adapting and embracing the asset. A bloomberg report noted how Sheffield’s team has expanded Visa’s stablecoin settlement business, partnered with major banks on token issuance, and inked deals with fintech firms globally.
Back in 2024 Visa launched its Visa Tokenized Asset Platform which allows for financial institutions to issue and manage tokens on blockchain networks as Spanish bank BBVA planning a stablecoin launch on Ethereum. DefiLlama notes how in the past week alone a further $2.6 billion has been added to the stablecoin market.
The top ranked stablecoin continue to be Tether with a $164.8 billion market cap. Second place is held by USDC with a market cap of $65.2 billion, and Ethena USDe posted a remarkable 95.5% growth in the past month to reach $10.4 billion and occupies third place on the list.
Last month also saw the GENIUS Act passed into law to establish federal regulations for payment stablecoins. It requires a full 1:1 backing by cash or liquid US Treasuries with monthly reserve disclosures. It came a wave of bullish prognostications about stablecoins as Western Union, Interactive Brokers, and Remitly all explored stablecoin integration for payment modernization.
At the time of the GENIUS Act being passed Sheffied noted:
"We think the opportunity for stable coins is overwhelmingly outside the United States, emerging market focused economies where there's demand for dollars and not a lot of access.
We're seeing activity in Latin America, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Argentina. We think that the most impact we'll have will be democratizing many emerging systems and providing dollars for places that weren't really prepared before.
You can serve consumers and markets that haven't really had many things that we've had in the US and in Europe. I think stablecoins will become this platform that many different companies will build on top of to offer modern, efficient products in emerging markets."
Visa have also partnered with Yellow Card Financial to being stablecoin payments to 20 African countries. Over 80% of intra-African transactions currently route through overseas correspondent banks, generating $5 billion in annual fees. The growth in the stablecoin market has drawn many traditional payment and fintech giants to find their feet in the market and bring crypto adoption to millions globally.
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Peace. CryptoGod-1.
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