Stable Pulse

On the next episode of Stable Pulse: Policy Beat, host Justin Friedman sits down with Dr. Christian Catalini, MIT research scientist, founder of the Cryptoeconomics Lab, and co-creator of Diem (Libra), to unpack the collision between stablecoins entering the mainstream and AI agents beginning to execute real commerce on our behalf. Drawing on his experience building Diem and working with regulator...

Stablecoins are rapidly becoming core financial infrastructure, reshaping how payments, commerce, and digital value move across the internet. The conversation is no longer just about faster settlement. It is about distribution, compliance, and how programmable money integrates into global commerce. In the second edition of The State of Stables, Justin Friedman, Andrew Van Aken, and Dennis Sem brea...

Host Dante Reminick sits down with Lyron Co Ting Keh, CEO and founder of Seismic, to unpack what it really takes to move stablecoins from hype to real financial infrastructure. They explore Seismic’s approach to private stablecoin accounts on a purpose-built Layer 1, including fiat on/off ramps, liquidity, and embedded compliance tools like AML and KYT. The conversation digs into why stablecoin-fi...

Host Bam Azizi sits down with Henry Stern, co-founder of Privy, to unpack one of crypto’s biggest adoption problems: onboarding that still feels far too hard for everyday users. They explore why the assumption that users should “want crypto” is flawed, and how embedded wallets, seamless authentication, and invisible blockchain rails are changing the way products get built. From Henry’s founder jou...

On this episode of Stable Pulse, host Dante Reminick is joined by Brigitta Gyoerfi, Zurich Hub Director at Tenity, a global innovation powerhouse working with more than 65 financial institutions and over 1,600 startups across Europe and Asia to help shape the future of finance.  Together, they dig into why stablecoins have suddenly gone from a niche crypto talking point to one of the most serious...

In the first episode of the What’s Next beat for Stable Pulse, host Dante Reminick sits down with Dan Mottice and Dimitri Dadiomov of Modern Treasury to break down where stablecoins actually fit in today’s payment stack. From cross border friction and delayed settlement to the persistence of legacy systems, they explore why ACH, wires, and cards are not going anywhere and how stablecoins function...

We trace Rain’s path from a small fundraising tool to global spend infrastructure, built through a crypto winter by shipping fast, staying lean, and solving real customer pains. Farooq Malik, CEO and Founder of Rain,  shares lessons on timing, moats, and why the best financial technology disappears into the background. • origin of Rain from a side project into spend rails • first proof of concept...

Stablecoins are no longer theoretical. Entrepreneurs are actively challenging legacy payment rails, embedding programmable dollars into global commerce, and redefining how value moves. Introducing The State of Stables, a new quarterly report by Stablecon and Artemis to track the data, products, companies, and regulatory shifts shaping the stablecoin ecosystem. The Q1 2026 edition spotlights the ri...