Stablecoin Issuance, Canton, New Ecosystems, and Payments Companies Onchain

Issuance as infrastructure

Ben Milne says Brale adds new blockchains with mint and burn mechanisms that maintain what the company calls natural supply, "so you're not, like, wrapping and bridging stablecoins strangely." He says a custom stablecoin issued on the platform works out of the box with all other Brale-issued stablecoins and with Circle and Paxos assets. He adds that it is also compatible with every bank account in America, credit or debit.

Co-host Zach Fowler pointed to LitUSD, a mortgage-related stablecoin launched on Brale. Ben Milne said launches like this no longer get a ceremony: "they launch every day."

Canton and new chains

Ben Milne described Canton as "the first blockchain or ecosystem that's, like, delivering on the promise for real" for financial institutions. He said those institutions could take a thirty to fifty year adoption arc, and that Canton is relevant across that whole arc, not just "in this moment."

Fowler noted that Brale announced support for Tempo when its mainnet went live. Ben Milne said Tempo and Radius are both working to deliver on the promise of agentic commerce, and that "a new type of scale is, like, entering the room."

The case for payments companies

Ben Milne said the case for payments companies is simple: "the actual assets make money," so moving onchain lowers costs and also brings in revenue. He said blockchains already do transactions "for free, basically," with costs that run to six, nine or 10 decimal places instead of two.

Day Zero

Ben Milne described Day Zero, the Brale program that combines demos from clients and the wider ecosystem with educational sessions, as "a safe place to come learn about stablecoins." He said financial institutions have "crossed the chasm" and are now working out stablecoins with people they trust.