January 30, 2026
This week:
Stabledash Live: Two new interviews from Solana Breakpoint 2025
Plus: Fidelity stablecoin launch, Mesh raises $75M at $1B valuation, Tether launches USA₮ for GENIUS Act compliance, and more
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Stabledash Live
Two new interviews from Solana Breakpoint 2025.
Bitwise: The Institutional Stablecoin Thesis
Almost no one in traditional finance cared about stablecoins until the GENIUS Act. Now institutions are all asking the same question: how do I actually invest in this?
Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, breaks down their answer — an SEC filing for a stablecoin ETF structured half crypto protocols, half companies like Circle and Coinbase.
The thesis: they don't know where the value will accrue. So they're not picking winners. They're betting on the category.
Dfns: What It Takes to Bring Banks Onchain
The question isn't "if" or "when" anymore. It's "how." Teams like Stripe/Bridge, Iron, and Trace Finance use Dfns to power stablecoin payments.
Through the IBM Digital Asset Haven partnership, they're giving banks a path into digital assets through systems they already trust.
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Wrap Up
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Until next time,
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