
KEY POINTS
- Stablecoins can release $11.6 billion of working capital trapped in slow cross-border payment systems: CEBR and BVNK report
- Cross-border stablecoin payments are expected to hit $2.8 trillion this year alone
- Stablecoin payment volumes could reach $15 trillion by 2030, said BVNK co-founder Chris Harmse
Ten years since the first stablecoin went live in July 2014, stablecoins have burgeoned into a key class of cryptocurrencies that provide investors with price stability, largely through the backing of the US dollar and other specific assets. Most crypto tokens have been weathering the storms of volatility, but stablecoins have become the epitome of endurance.