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Allaire: Stablecoins are coming to Japan, Brazil, Philippines, and other markets

Jeremy Allaire · The Future of Everything: What CEOs of Circle, CrowdStrike & More See Coming in 2026 · Jan 25, 2026 · at 36:27

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, discusses the global proliferation of regional and national stablecoin projects.

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“In the Philippines, or in Mexico, or in Brazil, or in Japan, and other markets, or Australia, Korea, there are stablecoins coming”

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The claim, plainly

Stablecoins will be launched in international markets including the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Australia, and South Korea.

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Assessment

Five of the six specified markets (the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and Australia) have launched local currency or locally regulated stablecoins (e.g., PHPC in the Philippines, MXNB/MXN₮ in Mexico, BBRL/BRZ in Brazil, JPYC in Japan, and AUDD/A$DC in Australia). However, South Korea has only seen proof-of-concept tests (such as KRW1 and KRWIN) and restricted tokens (KRWQ), while its central regulator, the Financial Services Commission, targets late 2026 for enacting the Digital Asset Basic Act to govern commercial won stablecoin issuance. Because the horizon is a default pipeline horizon (2031-01-25), the claim remains open until South Korea's regulatory framework and commercial stablecoin launches occur.

Philippines: Coins.ph launched BSP-approved PHPC stablecoin on Ronin in July 2024 and exited the BSP regulatory sandbox in December 2025.
Mexico: Tether's MXN₮ (2022) and Bitso's MXNB (March 2025) launched Mexican Peso-pegged stablecoins.
Brazil: Transfero's BRZ (2019) and Braza Group's BBRL (July 2024) operate Brazilian Real-backed stablecoins.
Japan: JPYC Inc. obtained FSA licensing in August 2025 and launched legally recognized yen stablecoin JPYC in October 2025.
Australia: Novatti's AUDD launched on Stellar in 2022 and received an ASIC AFSL license in February 2026.
South Korea: Only proof-of-concept tokens (KRW1, KRWIN) exist as of July 2026; FSC announced a consolidated Digital Asset Basic Act targeted for late 2026 to govern commercial won stablecoins.

Checked against

[1] digitalpolicyalert.org [2] coinmarketcap.com [3] phil-it.org.ph [4] coins.ph [5] bitwage.com [6] tether.io [7] bingx.com [8] paymentsjournal.com

Japan stablecoin JPY Payment Services Act launch date Mexico stablecoin local currency MXN launch date stablecoin Philippines PHPC Coins ph launch date Brazil stablecoin BRL BRZ BRLA launch date Australia stablecoin local currency AUD launch date Australia AUDN AUDD AUDC stablecoin launch date "South Korea" stablecoin local currency KRW launch date "South Korea" stablecoin "approved" OR "launched" legal framework 2026 "South Korea" stablecoin regulatory approval launch

assessed as of 2026-07-31

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