Rebuild Money55w ago
Build Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure
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ARK Invest
Big Ideas 2025-02-04
Elevator Pitch
Stablecoin transaction value hit $15.6T in 2024, exceeding Visa ($13.1T) and Mastercard ($7.8T). Active wallets reached 23M. Build the payment rails of the future.
Full Description
The Opportunity
Stablecoin transaction value reached $15.6 trillion in 2024, exceeding:
- •Visa: $13.1 trillion
- •Mastercard: $7.8 trillion
Active stablecoin wallets hit 23 million (all-time high). December 2024 recorded $270 billion in daily stablecoin volumes.
Why Stablecoins Win
- •Instant settlement (vs. 2-3 day ACH)
- •24/7 operation
- •Dramatically lower cross-border fees
- •Programmable money enabling new use cases
What's Needed
- •Merchant acceptance infrastructure
- •Banking/fiat on/off ramps at scale
- •Cross-border payment corridors
- •Treasury management tools for businesses
- •Consumer wallets with intuitive UX
- •Compliance and AML tooling
Impact
Stablecoins are enabling financial inclusion and influencing CBDC development. They're faster and cheaper for cross-border payments than legacy systems.
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