Stable Standard - Week of December 30th, 2024

Analyzing the future of card payments vs. stablecoins, USDC's year in review, and insights from the Tokenized Podcast's 2025 predictions episode

M^0 hit > $100M in issuance for its stablecoin - This has been driven by its partnership with Unusual Money as well as an expanding ecosystem for its asset. Source Will stablecoins ever replace credit cards? Bridget Harris, an investor at Founders Fund, wrote a piece outlining a shift occurring in the consumer payments landscape. Alternative methods to credit cards such as pay by bank are gaining popularity and are projected to grow 3.5x between 2017 and 2027. This is because the duopoly of credit card networks (Visa and Mastercard) charges merchants 2-3% on every transaction. Large…

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