When Speed Approaches Infinity: Why Stablecoins Aren't Just "Faster Payments"
by Conrad Kraft on Nov 12, 2025 7:40:04 AM
I keep getting asked the same question at conferences, on panels, and podcasts: "What are the use cases of stablecoins?" And inevitably, someone in the audience will answer their own question before I can: "Oh, it's just faster and cheaper payments. But we already have Paypal, instant …
Passports and Payment Rails: How Platforms and Protocols Outrun State Control
by Conrad Kraft on Aug 27, 2025 11:52:28 AM
In the corridors of power across the globe, an uncomfortable reality is settling in: the traditional levers of state control are increasingly disconnected from the digital flows that shape our world. When YouTube's content moderation policies effectively determine what billions of peo …
ECB launches two-track road to DLT settlement in central-bank money
by Digital Euro Association on Jul 2, 2025 8:00:00 AM
The European Central Bank’s Governing Council has announced a dual-track strategy that will allow wholesale transactions on distributed-ledger platforms to settle in euros held at the central bank. The decision comes after a year-long exploratory programme involving 64 market particip …