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The Core Question
Are stablecoins reshaping the plumbing of money and banking, and what does that mean for traditional banks, regulators, and everyday payments?
Stablecoins — digital tokens pegged to fiat currencies — have rapidly moved from crypto fringe to systemically relevant financial infrastructure, offering improved settlement times and new payment capabilities. In 2025, regulatory breakthroughs such as the GENIUS Act established the first US federal framework for stablecoin issuance under trusted collateral rules.
At the same time, stablecoin issuers have become major holders of US Treasuries, giving them real influence in safe-asset markets and placing them at the intersection of banking liquidity, monetary policy, and global payment systems. As banks, fintech firms, and regulators increasingly converge around stablecoins, early 2026 the right moment to take stock of what comes next.
↳ Panelists
SPECIAL GUEST
Gina Pieters
Gina Pieters is and economist and consultant specializing in research on the digital economy and cross-border macro and financial policy issues related to decentralized digital assets, financial infrastructure, stablecoins, and CBDCs.
📍Chicago
On the integration of stablecoins and the global banking system
Karim Pakravan is an economist, global finance specialist, and consultant in the fields of emerging markets, international finance, monetary policy, and banking regulation.
Collin Canright heads the Chicago Payments Forum, and a communications specialist who thrives on making complex technologies understandable to business and technology leaders.
Lyric Hughes Hale serves as Editor-in-Chief of Econvue, which publishes a newsletter, econVue+. She hosts The Hale Report, a podcast series on global economics. She is Director of Research at Hale Strategic
