NOTES / 2025.04.10 · 3-post thread · 238 likes
Crypto Adoption Is Taking Two Roads
Stablecoins and Bitcoin do the boring-but-effective B2B job behind the scenes while consumer crypto takes the other road — and the two will eventually run into each other.
FIG. 01 — FROM THE ORIGINAL THREAD
Something fascinating about crypto and payments is that adoption is quietly taking two different roads—which, conveniently, will eventually run into each other. (h/t @cdixon @a16zcrypto)
First, you’ve got stablecoins and Bitcoin quietly doing their thing behind the scenes, powering real-time global payments. Think of this as crypto’s boring (but effective!) B2B job—bridging otherwise incompatible domestic payment rails. x.com
The consumer doesn’t notice anything different, except suddenly cross-border payments settle instantly and cost less. Fewer middlemen, fewer headaches—magic, sort of! 🪄 Including on the most competitive cross-border corridor: 🇺🇸 <> 🇲🇽 x.com
Originally published as a thread on X.