Stablecoin is transforming cross-border payments by reducing settlement times, lowering costs and improving transparency, while bridging traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure.
Digital asset interoperability will decide how stablecoins, CBDCs, and tokenized deposits move across platforms. This BFRR episode explains the IMF’s ASAP framework, why standards beat bridges, and how architecture shapes the next financial system.
Explore 2026 predictions for digital assets as BFRR, Zühlke, and Blockstories debate tokenized deposits vs stablecoins, tokenized equities, on-chain vaults, privacy, and what banks must build next.