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Why Stablecoins May Never Escape Traditional Banking Risks: Frgmnt CEO

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As stablecoins transition from decentralized finance tools to essential infrastructure for accessing U.S. dollars, an expert says their next phase of adoption depends on making blockchain technology invisible to the end user. When the first wave of decentralized finance (DeFi) swept through the global economy, stablecoins were primarily viewed as speculative lubricants, but that narrative is rapidly fading away. In emerging markets and across global commercial corridors, stablecoins are about access to the U.S. dollar . As global macroeconomic environments shift, the mainstream adoption of digital fiat is pivoting from speculative yield-chasing toward everyday economic utility. Yet, as billions of dollars shift into digital formats, a fundamental financial question emerges: What happens to those dollars when they are not being used?

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