Sunday, October 12, 2025

Stablecoins and the Future of Payments Technology

Exploring the Possibilities and Risks of New Payment Technologies
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/files/barr20251016a.pdf  

Stablecoin Use for Payments Jumps 70% Since US Regulation
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stablecoin-payments-jumps-70-since-123000991.html



Chris Waller’s Take: The Next Frontier of Payments Innovation
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/waller20250929a.htm
 
Three sides of the same stablecoin
https://www.omfif.org/2025/10/three-sides-of-the-same-stablecoin
 
Could digital currencies end banking as we know it? The future of money
https://theconversation.com/could-digital-currencies-end-banking-as-we-know-it-the-future-of-money-266030

Will Stablecoins Preserve Dollar Dominance?
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/will-stablecoins-save-dollar-global-primacy-by-barry-eichengreen-2025-10
The dollar may be the dominant global currency for the moment, but there are real questions about how long this moment will last. The argument that dollar-pegged stablecoins will extend it rests on a slew of shaky assumptions and leaves key questions unanswered.