"Compliance is the real bottleneck right now" That's what I told @TerezaBizkova at @hackernoon, and honestly it's the most boring truth in crypto. Everyone talks about liquidity problems. but liquidity is only a partial issue - access is a much bigger one. The real problem is gatekeepers. KYC, KYB, local licenses. the people who control money flow in and out. I can't tell you how many times someone tries to go onchain and says "i'm not comfortable with this. never mind…" We need more competition in the compliance layer. more modular, open systems. not just for regulation's sake, but to unlock real usage. When only a handful of entities control that layer, you get monopolies, high fees, friction. Solve compliance and everything else starts moving: OTC flows better, on-ramps become usable, liquidity reaches people who need it. The next wave of progress will come from this work. and i think we're close.

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Intent-based, crosschain, and gasless. @deacix from @1inch joins @razacodes, @Scroll_ZKP on Stable School to unpack how fusion orders and atomic execution are reshaping swaps, and why Uniswap can’t compete. 🎓 Full episode:

stablecoins are having a moment. but most projects are still thinking too small. either you're solving for yield. or utility. or emerging market access. or payments. what if you could do all of them? scroll's building an ecosystem where these things compound: 1) yield-bearing stablecoins that people can actually use for payments (@ether_fi) 2) FX-infra that works across countries (@vifi_labs) 3) building for super easy onboarding (@chatterpay / @SynthOS__) plus so so many more. the flywheel effect is real: - better utility brings more users - more users create more volume - more volume enables better yields - better yields attract more projects - more projects expand utility etherfi’s Cash hitting $60M in 2 months proved one thing - when you nail the full stack, growth becomes inevitable. we're looking for stablecoin projects that think bigger than single use cases. projects that want to solve real problems while building sustainable economics. projects that see the opportunity in combining utility + yield + global access. the infrastructure's ready. the flywheel's spinning. what's your piece of it gonna be?

I recently spent an hour with S&P Global's chief DeFi officer. what he told me changed how I think about stablecoin risk. spoiler: no stablecoin scores a perfect risk rating. not even close… here's what @chuck_mounts from @SPGlobal shared:

locking myself in a box until i ship.

How I feel every time @_finessevanes looks at me. She’s not giving up.

it's kinda awkward...i have coldplay tickets and was going to ask @koreanpeds to come with me...

I recently did an interview with @TerezaBizkova at @hackernoon about building crypto infra that aims to serve real needs. A few key points we covered: 1) stablecoins aren't niche anymore - they're powering the next wave of adoption. especially when used in real-world contexts, not just in DeFi alone. 2) Compliance is the real bottleneck. not liquidity, not tech - it's KYC, local licenses, gatekeepers controlling money flow. solve this and everything else starts moving. 3) Context matters more than people think. challenges in Kenya aren't the same as Nigeria. real support means showing up, listening, adapting. We’ve learnt so much from our recent team trip to Africa. 4) The builders making progress are doing the unsexy work - talking to regulators, building integrations, grinding through red tape. 5) We also talked about our startup school, why i moved to Malaysia, and projects like @vifi_labs and @ProjectMochaHQ bringing real utility onchain. Shoutout to Tereza for being a great host!!

Regulations are finally clearing up. Every continent is moving toward the same goal with stablecoins. europe's MiCA, HK’s new framework, even the US is getting its act together. But here's the problem - most people using stablecoins daily can't explain how they work. Supply is skyrocketing, and people still scratch their heads when you ask about pegs or reserve backing. Can you honestly say what 'delta neutral' means? I bet you can't. That's why we launched stable school with @stable_summit. We saw this regulatory clarity coming and knew there'd be a massive education gap. Open finance needs open education to match... The site's getting some improvements right now, but we already have 10+ articles and 15 podcast episodes with truly incredible people: @samkazemian, @Iv4n_Ko, @MikeSilagadze, @tonyolendo, @CurveCap just to name a few. Honestly, you'd be surprised how much you can learn just from the podcast backlog. Stablecoin summer. Catch up before it’s too late.