{"id":5494,"date":"2026-05-29T15:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stablecon.com\/?page_id=5494"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:31:19","slug":"usa-2026-preliminary-agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stablecon.com\/?page_id=5494","title":{"rendered":"USA | 2026 Preliminary Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Themes & Topics<\/h1>
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TUESDAY, SEPT 8
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2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
<\/strong>Badge Pickup Open<\/h5>
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
<\/strong>Welcome Reception Powered by Coinbax at Harbor Social<\/h5>

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 9<\/b><\/h3>
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
<\/strong>Badge Pickup Open

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
<\/strong>Breakfast

<\/strong>9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
<\/strong>Sponsor Breakfast Session<\/span><\/h5>
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
<\/strong>Exhibit Hall Hours<\/span><\/h5>
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
<\/strong>Keynote Sessions<\/span><\/h5>
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
<\/strong>Track Sessions<\/span><\/h5>
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
<\/strong>AM Break<\/span><\/h5>
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
<\/strong>Lunch<\/span><\/h5>
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
<\/strong>Sponsor Networking Lunch
(RSVP Only)<\/span><\/h5>
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
<\/strong>Keynote Sessions<\/span><\/h5>
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
<\/strong>Roundtables<\/span><\/h5>
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
<\/strong>StableConnect: Hosted Meetup
(Prescheduled Only)<\/h5>
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
<\/strong>PM Break<\/span><\/h5>
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
<\/strong>Sponsor Networking Drinks & Dinners
(RSVP Only | Various Locations)<\/span><\/h5>
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
<\/strong>Opening Reception Powered by VelaFi, OpenFX, BVNK, Capital Layer, ZeroHash at Harbor Social<\/h5>
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
<\/strong>Industry Night Party Powered
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THURSDAY, SEPT 10<\/b><\/h3>
7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
<\/strong>Badge Pickup Open

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
<\/strong>Breakfast<\/h5>
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
<\/strong>Sponsored Breakfast Session<\/h5>
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
<\/strong>Exhibit Hall Hours<\/span><\/h5>
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
<\/strong>AM Break<\/span><\/h5>
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
<\/strong>Keynote Sessions<\/span><\/h5>
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
<\/strong>Track Sessions<\/span><\/h5>
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
<\/strong>Startup Competition<\/span><\/h5>
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
<\/strong>Lunch<\/span><\/h5>
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
<\/strong>Sponsor Networking Lunch
(RSVP Only)<\/span><\/h5>
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
<\/strong>Keynote Sessions<\/span><\/h5>
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
<\/strong>Track Sessions<\/span><\/h5>
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
<\/strong>PM Break<\/span><\/h5>
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
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FRIDAY, SEPT 11<\/b><\/h3>
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
<\/strong>Breakfast<\/h5>
9:00 AM – 11:30 PM
<\/strong>Partner Sessions<\/span><\/h5>
9:00 AM – 11:30 PM
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Just a Few of our Newsmakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cThe \u2018are stablecoins going mainstream?\u2019 argument is over. Anyone still asking that is probably using Internet Explorer. The internet finally has the payment layer it deserves.\u201d<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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Shan Aggarwal | Chief Business Officer
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\u201cIn my view, we should answer this question on stablecoin insurance definitively by regulation, rather than waiting until a bank that holds stablecoin reserves fails, when different parties may have different expectations on the availability of FDIC insurance.\u201d<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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POLICY
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Travis Hill | Chairman
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\"I was around when the internet first came out, and everyone for a period of time poo-pooed it\u2026 I think stablecoin is that way. And we\u2019re really right now in the first inning, probably at the first batter with the first pitch.\"<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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PAYMENTS
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Anthony Soohoo |\u00a0Chairman & CEO<\/strong><\/h5>
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\"The hard part was never creating stablecoins. It\u2019s moving them \u2014 fast, cheap, everywhere, for everyone\"<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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David Marcus | CEO and
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\u201c65% of our volume in the last 12 months have been in stablecoins\u2026 Most of the adoption that we\u2019re seeing right now is in stablecoins, and that becomes the primary usage around crypto\u201d<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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INFRASTRUCTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Michael Shaulov | CEO & <\/strong>
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The Genius Act has made the US the first major economy with a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The Clarity Act may define it further.\u00a0 By fall 2026, implementing regulations from the OCC and Treasury will be in final form or very close to it. We will cover OCC rulemaking, yield and interest prohibition, bank vs. non-bank issuers, concentration risk and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Federal vs. State Licensing in the GENIUS Era: What Changes for 50\u2011State Licensed Fintechs? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The GENIUS Act introduced the first comprehensive federal regime for payment stablecoins\u2014and with it, a new tension between federal oversight and traditional state money transmitter licensing. As stablecoins become core to payments and wallets, fintechs are asking: When does GENIUS actually preempt state licensing, and what happens to the value of my 50\u2011state MTL footprint?<\/span><\/p>

This session unpacks how GENIUS interacts with state money transmitter laws, where preemption is clear vs. contested, and what that means for existing and aspiring fintechs. Speakers will walk through practical scenarios\u2014stablecoin wallets, cross\u2011border remittances, B2B payables, embedded finance\u2014highlighting when you still need state licenses, when a federal pathway might suffice, and how banks and non\u2011banks should rethink their regulatory strategy in a stablecoin\u2011powered world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Traditional compliance is still largely manual, reactive, and sample-based\u2014exactly the wrong fit for always\u2011on, real\u2011time money movement. As payments move to programmable, stablecoin\u2011based rails, the same programmability that powers instant settlement can be used to embed compliance directly into the transaction layer.<\/span><\/p>

This session explores how \u201cprogrammable compliance\u201d can transform AML\/CFT from a back\u2011office cost center into a real\u2011time control system that actively reduces illicit finance risk. Speakers will unpack concrete patterns\u2014policy\u2011as\u2011code, rule\u2011driven smart contracts, onchain analytics, and agentic workflows\u2014that allow transactions to be screened, constrained, and reported before funds move, not weeks after. They\u2019ll also examine the policy and civil liberties trade\u2011offs of more automated, data\u2011rich compliance.<\/span><\/p>

Attendees will leave with a practical mental model of programmable compliance, real examples from the field, and a set of design principles for building products that are both high\u2011speed and high\u2011integrity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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For years, the debate has been \u201cbanks vs. crypto\u201d and \u201cJamie Dimon vs. Brian Armstrong.\u201d This session asks whether that\u2019s the wrong fight\u2014and whether the real challenge is that we\u2019re trying to jam programmable money and global, 24\/7 finance into a regulatory regime designed for paper, branches, and local banks. Through a first-principles lens, speakers explore what a modern regulatory architecture could look like, which parts of today\u2019s framework survive, and how both incumbents and upstarts might operate under a redesigned system.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Genius Act may of answered the question about who is legally allowed to issue money, but there are still serious questions of issuance and tokenization being worked out in real time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Stablecoins and tokenized assets are no longer side projects\u2014they\u2019re becoming core infrastructure for payments, markets, and onchain finance. But the central question is still unresolved: who will actually issue and control these new forms of money and value? Will it be regulated banks extending their deposit franchises onchain, fintechs building compliant stablecoins and tokenization platforms from scratch, or tech giants with distribution, data, and embedded user bases at global scale?<\/span><\/p>

This session dives into the competitive dynamics between banks, fintechs, and big tech as they race to define the future of issuance and tokenization. Speakers will examine each group\u2019s structural advantages (licenses, balance sheets, regulatory relationships, distribution, UX, and developer ecosystems) and constraints (risk appetite, regulatory scrutiny, speed of execution, and business model conflicts). Through real-world examples of bank-issued tokens, fintech stablecoins, and tech-led tokenization initiatives, the conversation will explore whether we\u2019re headed toward a single dominant model or a layered ecosystem where different players own different parts of the stack. Attendees will leave with a sharper view of who is most likely to \u201cwin\u201d in specific verticals\u2014and what partnerships and policy choices will determine how power and trust are distributed in the onchain financial system.<\/span><\/p>

We\u2019ll explore the practical implications of choosing stablecoin provider A versus B: Who is licensed where? Which tokens are actually usable under MiCA? How do different issuers affect your ability to offer payments, remittances, yield-like features, or DeFi access? And what happens when a token you depend on is suddenly restricted or delisted in a key market?<\/span><\/p>

Experts from fintech, stablecoin issuers, and policy will walk through real-world examples and architectures, highlighting where the walls are today\u2014and where they\u2019re likely to move next. Attendees will leave with a clear decision framework for selecting and integrating stablecoins that aligns with their regulatory obligations, geographic strategy, and product roadmap.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Stablecoins started as \u201cdigital cash\u201d and tokenized assets as \u201cdigital securities,\u201d but the lines between them are rapidly blurring. Onchain, a USDC balance, a tokenized T\u2011bill, a tokenized fund share, and a tokenized invoice can all sit in the same wallet, governed by the same smart contracts, risk rules, and automations. This session explores how stablecoins and tokenized assets are converging into a single programmable balance sheet\u2014where working capital, collateral, yield, and payments all live in one unified, composable ledger instead of scattered across banks, custodians, and back-office systems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Two issuers now control the overwhelming majority of global stablecoin supply, creating a new kind of concentration risk at the heart of the onchain money system. As stablecoins scale from trading tools to mainstream payment and savings instruments, policymakers and banks are asking a hard question: what happens to traditional deposits and credit creation when dollar liquidity migrates into a few large, non\u2011insured, onchain balance sheets?<\/span><\/p>

This session examines how stablecoin growth and issuer concentration could reshape bank funding, deposit competition, and systemic risk. We will unpack scenarios in which reserves sit largely in Treasuries rather than bank deposits\u2014amplifying deposit outflows and forcing banks to adjust their funding mix and lending capacity. Speakers will explore whether new guardrails are needed when a handful of issuers effectively become shadow mega\u2011banks without deposit insurance or lender\u2011of\u2011last\u2011resort backstops<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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So far, stablecoins ability to transform cross-border payments is obvious, but the reality is programmable money can transform every aspect of commerce and the movement of money. We are anticipating a global revolution: connecting financial systems around the world, without having to wait for expensive overhauls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From Tap to Token: The Future of Merchant Acceptance <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Merchant acceptance is where all the theory in payments meets reality at the till. As cards, wallets, account-to-account payments, stablecoins, and even crypto all compete for the same checkout, merchants are being asked to support more methods, more channels, and more intelligence\u2014without adding friction or cost.<\/span><\/p>

This session explores how merchant acceptance is evolving from legacy terminals and acquirers to embedded, software-led, and AI-powered experiences. Speakers will unpack what\u2019s actually changing at the point of sale: softPOS and mobile acceptance, orchestration layers to drive higher auth rates, risk and onboarding challenges, and how new methods (open banking, local A2A schemes, digital wallets, and selective crypto\/stablecoin acceptance) fit into the stack. Attendees will leave with a practical view of where to invest next to make \u201caccepting payments\u201d a growth lever rather than a commodity cost<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Agents with Wallets: AI & Stablecoins on the Frontlines of Money Movement <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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AI agents are learning to plan, negotiate, and transact\u2014but they still need a native way to move money. Stablecoins give software wallets, balances, and 24\/7 settlement. In this 30\u2011minute mainstage session, leaders from AI, stablecoins, and compliance explore how \u201cagents with wallets\u201d will change B2B payments, cross\u2011border flows, and commerce\u2014and what new risk, fraud, and regulatory questions arise when software can spend money on our behalf<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Streaming Dollars: How Stablecoins Are Reinventing Creator Payouts <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Creators are global, but their payouts are still stuck in a slow, fragmented system of wires, checks, and high-fee platforms. Stablecoins offer a new path: instant, low-cost, programmable payouts that work the same way whether a creator is in LA, Lagos, or Lima. This session explores how platforms, fintechs, and wallets are using stablecoins to pay creators faster, in smaller increments, and across borders without the traditional friction of correspondent banking and FX.<\/span><\/p>

Speakers will dig into real examples\u2014from ad revenue shares and tipping to NFT royalties and fan subscriptions\u2014highlighting the operational wins as well as the challenges: tax and reporting, fraud and chargebacks, KYC\/AML, and user experience for non-crypto-native creators. Attendees will leave with a clear view of when stablecoin payouts make sense, how to integrate them responsibly, and what it takes to convince creators (and their accountants) that \u201conchain\u201d can actually be simpler than the legacy rails they know today.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In this time of swift change, rebuilding infrastructure to anticipate greater efficiencies is vital. We want to go deep into the nature of blockchain infrastructure, bridge protocols, multi-chain strategies and the race to make stablecoins work everywhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How the Stablecoin You Choose Defines the Fintech You Can Build <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Stablecoins are no longer a neutral piece of infrastructure\u2014they are a regulatory choice. This session unpacks how the stablecoin regime you build on (GENIUS in the US, MiCA in the EU, UK FCA, MAS, VARA, and others) directly shapes what products you can launch, which users you can serve, and how scalable your business model really is.<\/span><\/p>

We\u2019ll explore the practical implications of choosing stablecoin provider A versus B: Who is licensed where? Which tokens are actually usable under MiCA? How do different issuers affect your ability to offer payments, remittances, yield-like features, or DeFi access? And what happens when a token you depend on is suddenly restricted or delisted in a key market?<\/span><\/p>

Experts from fintech, stablecoin issuers, and policy will walk through real-world examples and architectures, highlighting where the walls are today\u2014and where they\u2019re likely to move next. Attendees will leave with a clear decision framework for selecting and integrating stablecoins that aligns with their regulatory obligations, geographic strategy, and product roadmap.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Blockchains were designed for transparency, not secrecy\u2014and that\u2019s both a feature and a bug for fintech. This session will explore what happens when every transaction is visible by default, and how emerging privacy layers (from mixers to ZK proofs to L2s and off-chain enclaves) change the risk\u2013reward equation for builders.<\/span><\/p>

We\u2019ll unpack the hard tradeoffs:<\/strong><\/p>

  • When does transparency for regulators become surveillance for users?<\/span><\/li>
  • When does privacy protection for customers look like obfuscation to banks and law enforcement?<\/span><\/li>
  • How do different approaches to privacy impact licensing, partnerships, and product design in payments, lending, and stablecoin use cases?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

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    Speakers will share concrete examples of building with (and without) privacy layers, covering design patterns, red lines from regulators, fraud\/AML implications, and what \u201cresponsible privacy\u201d might look like in an onchain financial system.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Stablecoins are quickly becoming the settlement layer for global fintech\u2014but the \u201cmoney stack\u201d on top of them is still being defined. In this interactive roundtable, founders, product leaders, and infra providers will map out the concrete building blocks required to launch and scale fintech applications on stablecoin rails: from wallet and custody primitives to compliance and Travel Rule tooling, from on\/off-ramps and liquidity management to programmable payout and collection APIs.<\/span><\/p>

    Participants will leave with a shared reference architecture for the next-generation money stack, a clearer view of what to build vs. buy, and a sharper sense of where the ecosystem still has critical gaps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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