stablecoins

also referred to as: stable coin · stable coins · stablecoin

9 statements across 4 episodes · 9 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jul 22, 2021 by Bill Ford · across every show →

Everything said about stablecoins, oldest first

Jul 22, 2021 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ford: Stablecoins will prove more interesting than volatile crypto
“My own bet is that stable coin is going to be a lot more interesting than crypto because I think that takes out the currency risk and just says, yes, I want to transact in a digital environment, but I want to do it without taking the risk that when I convert b…”
Bill Ford Jul 22, 2021 ▶ 54:35 Bill Ford – General Atlantic (Manager Meetings, EP.03)
Apr 15, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Dixon: Monthly stablecoin transaction volume reached roughly $600 billion
“Stable coins last month were something on the order of six hundred billion in transactions.”
Chris Dixon Apr 15, 2024 ▶ 31:51 Chris Dixon - Empty Rooms: Web3 After the Fall (EP.380)
Apr 15, 2024 positive
Opinion
Dixon: Policymakers fighting stablecoins hurt US dollar adoption
“It's frustrating that some policymakers are trying to fight against stable coins when it seems pretty clear that, that popularizing the dollar should be in our interest.”
Chris Dixon Apr 15, 2024 ▶ 37:33 Chris Dixon - Empty Rooms: Web3 After the Fall (EP.380)
Apr 21, 2025 bullish
Insight
Forman: Ethereum Transaction Fee Burns Act Like Corporate Share Buybacks
“More and more people are contextualizing the valuation framework for Ethereum as a capital asset, and you can think about that burn almost like a company using its free cash flow to buy back stock. The units of ETH outstanding should decline as more and more s…”
Ben Forman Apr 21, 2025 ▶ 22:24 Ben Forman – Unlocking Blockchain's Potential (EP.441)
Apr 21, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Apr 2035
Forman: Stablecoin Market Will Grow 10x to 100x Within Ten Years
“This is a market that I think will experience 10 to a hundred X growth over the next five to 10 years.”
Ben Forman Apr 21, 2025 ▶ 20:38 Ben Forman – Unlocking Blockchain's Potential (EP.441)
Apr 21, 2025 bullish
Assertion Partly supported
Forman: Stablecoin Supply and Wallets Grew 40% to 60% Annually Over Five Years
“The number of wallets sending and receiving these and the number of stable coins outstanding have both been compounding at 40 to 60% per year for the past five years.”
Ben Forman Apr 21, 2025 ▶ 20:16 Ben Forman – Unlocking Blockchain's Potential (EP.441)
Apr 21, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
Forman: Stablecoins Settled $27 Trillion in 2024, Double Visa's Annual Volume
“If you look at stablecoins today, they're a two hundred and thirty billion dollar market. Those two hundred and thirty billion dollars rotate on chain to the tune of about 27 trillion dollars last year in 2024, which was greater than Visa's total settlement vo…”
Ben Forman Apr 21, 2025 ▶ 16:45 Ben Forman – Unlocking Blockchain's Potential (EP.441)
Apr 21, 2025 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Forman: 80% of All Blockchain Transactions Involve Stablecoins
“80% of all transactions on blockchains involve a stable coin in one way, shape, or form.”
Ben Forman Apr 21, 2025 ▶ 19:07 Ben Forman – Unlocking Blockchain's Potential (EP.441)
Dec 22, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Sacerdote: Stablecoins are a true S-curve technology for moving money
“Stablecoin, that's a true S-curve. It's so efficient way to move money around, so that's actually one that we're very much focused on now.”
Alex Sacerdote Dec 22, 2025 ▶ 45:37 Top 5 of 2025: #4: Alex Sacerdote
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