Jon Ren

Exciting Insights on Stablecoins Official Link: https://lnkd.in/g8Mk3SwR EY-Parthenon report “Stablecoins in Focus: Navigating the New Digital Financial Landscape”, and it very clearly shows that stablecoins are no longer a niche topic and are becoming part of the global financial system. What is important to note: - Already 13% of companies use stablecoins, and another 54% plan to implement them in the near future. - Early adopters note a reduction in costs by more than 10%, especially in cross-border payments. - According to forecasts, by 2030 the share of stablecoins in global payments will reach 5-10% - this is $ 2.1-4.2 trillion. But the most interesting is yet to come: - Regulation (for example, the #GENIUS Act) will give businesses more confidence, and users protection. - Partnerships between banks, fintechs, and infrastructure players will accelerate mass adoption. - Stablecoins can become not only about transfers and payments, but also about new formats of savings, lending, and #DeFi services that will be built right into familiar banking and payment products. The future, as I see it: Stablecoins will become an "invisible layer" of financial infrastructure. The user may not even know that his payment went through a stablecoin, but at the same time, he will receive instantaneousness, low fees, and global coverage. Thank you Prashant Kher, Jochen Kaempfer, Frederick Tamarkin, Scott Mickey, Kevin M. Bailey Chiara Munaretto Arjun Vir Singh Sam Boboev Sandra M. Akhil Rao Arthur Bedel 💳 ♻️ Tony Moroney Theodora Lau Walter Pereira Jesús Herencia Igor Babych Ignacio E. Carballo, PhD. Prasanna Lohar Monica Jasuja #stablecoins #payments #digitalassets #futureoffinance #fintech #CBDC

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📰 This Week in Stablecoins: Google Targets Banks with L1 Blockchain ⬇️ This week Crypto Twitter (and Stablecoin LinkedIn) were abuzz with Google’s “new” L1 for payments. Google Cloud Universal Ledger isn’t actually new — it was announced back in March — but the reframing vs. Stripe and Circle’s chains got people’s attention. The difference lies in its target customer: banks and FIs. They don’t want ideology, they want infrastructure that works. Google is betting its Universal Ledger can deliver exactly that — a managed, compliant blockchain built for financial institutions. The real question: If the next $1T of tokenized dollars lives on private, permissioned rails do you see that as success or did we miss the point? In the latest edition of The Weekly Stable we cover: • Google’s layer 1 strategy and why managed infra might be just what banks need • Product launches, partnerships and regulatory news from AAVE, Bitso, BVNK, Chainlink Labs, Circle, Dinari, Finastra, Kira, Rain, Ripple, Tazapay Find the link in the comments 👇

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Stablecoins are becoming a pillar of modern finance. On @Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) “The Close”, I explained why clear regulation like the GENIUS Act is critical for building trust, how faster settlement can unlock growth by increasing the velocity of money, and why stablecoins are gaining traction as a store of value in places facing inflation. Next big challenge: interoperability and  ensuring stablecoins can work seamlessly across issuers and systems. 🎧 Catch the full discussion here: http://bit.ly/4p2z8iz #Stablecoins #DigitalAssets #CryptoRegulation Crystal Intelligence

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🚨 Breaking: IG Group Buys Australian Crypto Exchange for £87 Million 🚨 IG Group (LSE: IGG), the London-listed broker with over £2.9 billion in client assets and over 400,000 active clients, has announced the acquisition of Independent Reserve, a regulated Australian crypto exchange with 129,400 funded accounts and A$1.7 billion in assets under custody. The deal, valued at A$178 million (£87m) or 5x FY25 revenues, marks a bold step in IG’s crypto strategy, expanding its footprint across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Independent Reserve will continue to operate under its existing leadership, retaining a 30% ownership stake, with IG holding an option to acquire the remainder based on future performance. 🔑 Why this matters: ETFs & Retail Investing: IG has been expanding its multi-asset platform, offering ETFs, shares, FX, and now crypto, aiming to become a one-stop shop for retail and institutional investors. Crypto Growth: Independent Reserve generated A$35.3m in FY25 revenues, nearly doubling year-on-year, and serves an average of 116,000 monthly active customers. Strategic Expansion: The acquisition follows IG’s earlier £160m purchase of Freetrade (UK commission-free trading platform), strengthening its position in equities and ETF trading for younger investors. 🌍 With ETFs continuing to attract record inflows in Europe and the U.S., IG’s dual focus on low-cost ETF investing and regulated crypto trading positions it at the heart of the next wave of digital and traditional finance convergence. 📊 The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals from MAS (Singapore) and FIRB (Australia), with closing expected in early 2026. #IGGroup #ETFs #Crypto #DigitalAssets #RetailInvesting #Fintech #MergersAndAcquisitions #WealthTech #ARKInvest

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