Dennis Owusu-Sem @dsem221

Stablecoins are no longer sitting outside the financial system. They are being built into its foundations. From global payment networks and asset management to banking, custody and digital asset infrastructure, these figures are helping institutions issue, move, safeguard and adopt digital money at scale. Meet the TradFi & Institutional Leaders recognised in the Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list: @cuysheffield, Head of Crypto @Visa Jenny Johnson, President & CEO @FTI_US Michael Chan, CEO @Official_Zand @MiebachMichael, CEO @Mastercard Michael Shaulov, CEO & Co-founder @FireblocksHQ @mikebelshe, CEO & Co-founder @BitGo @nathanmccauley, CEO & Co-founder @Anchorage @raj_dhamodharan, EVP, Blockchain & Digital Assets @Mastercard @tomohiko_kondo, Representative Director & President @sbivc_official @vchok, CEO @FirstDigitalHQ Yam Ki Chan, Managing Director @circle Together, they are connecting stablecoins with the institutions, infrastructure and payment networks that move money around the world. Join us in congratulating them and explore the full Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list.

The most important stablecoin technology is often the infrastructure users never see. Liquidity, wallets, orchestration, compliance and interoperability allow stablecoins to move reliably between assets, networks and markets. This group of Rising Influencers to Watch in North America is building those foundations. Recognised in the Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list: @gizmothegizzer, Founder & CEO @perena @catgu_, Head of Digital Assets Product @SolanaFndn @jackchong_jc, CEO @checkercorp @KevLeht, CEO @borderlessxyz @nassyweazy, CEO @Bastion @rodrifernandezt, Co-founder @crossmint @rynesaxe, CEO @eco @SamBroner, Co-founder @bettermoney_co Their work spans stablecoin-native finance, global liquidity, programmable wallets, payment orchestration and clearing infrastructure. Together, they are tackling the complexity behind the technology so the next generation of stablecoin products can scale. Join us in congratulating them and explore the full Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list.

PayPal rejected a reported $53B offer from Stripe and Advent. Stripe is growing much faster—but PayPal still processes nearly $2T annually, generates substantial cash flow and owns valuable consumer assets like Venmo. Is $60.50/share too low, or is PayPal overplaying its hand? @unvested_ makes the bull case.

Across Europe and the Middle East, stablecoin innovation is moving from the back end of finance into the hands of consumers, businesses and institutions. The Rising Influencers to Watch in these regions are driving that transition at every layer: embedding digital assets into messaging, building global money platforms, securing institutional operations, enabling stablecoin spending and unlocking liquidity for cross-border payments. Recognised in the Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list: Europe @pogodasuper, Chief Growth Officer, @wallet_tg @mhudack, CEO, @morsemoney Middle East @bentzzi, CEO, @utila_io @RaafiHossain, CEO & Co-Founder @fasset @Mansa_mlk, Co-founder & CEO, @MANSA_FI Their work reflects the breadth of the stablecoin opportunity, from making digital money easier to access and spend to building the infrastructure required to move and manage it securely at scale. Join us in congratulating them.

What happens when someone can profit from tomorrow's headlines today? That's exactly what investigators say happened in one of the first major prediction market insider trading cases. But the bigger takeaway isn't about one trader. It's about how fraud was detected. The trades weren't flagged because of the amount of money involved. They were flagged because the behaviour didn't match any legitimate trading pattern. As prediction markets continue to grow, the ability to detect suspicious behaviour, not just suspicious transactions, will become increasingly important. @nickster2407 breaks down why this case matters in This Week in Fraud.

Stablecoins become meaningful when people and businesses can actually use them. Across remittances, payroll, treasury and global business payments, these rising industry figures are turning stablecoins into practical financial products. Their work is helping people send money home, giving global teams better ways to get paid and enabling businesses to move money across borders faster. Meet the Rising Influencers to Watch in North America making stablecoins work in the real world, recognised in the Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list: Arnold Lee, CEO @sphere_labs @Bernardo_ggr, Co-founder @Felixpago @hugfink, Co-founder & CEO @rise_pay @nvs, CEO @infinite @oneal_b, CEO, Flyra @ryanbozarth_, Co-founder & CEO @dakota_xyz @sinclair_toffa, CEO @mural_pay @ZachaWalsh, Co-founder & CEO @hifibridge From global payroll and remittances to business accounts and cross-border payment APIs, they are bringing stablecoins closer to everyday financial life. Join us in congratulating them and explore the full Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list: content.stablecon.com/stablecoins-mo…

The leaders building Africa’s next generation of financial infrastructure are gaining global recognition. They are not simply applying existing models to new markets. They are building around the realities of moving money across Africa, creating faster cross-border payment networks, expanding access to global currencies and connecting local economies to the digital financial system. The Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list names the Rising Influencers to Watch in Africa: @Adexdeji, Founder, @withconvexity_ / @cngn_co Benjy Feinberg, Founder & CEO, @cedar_money @cduffus, CEO, @fonbnk1 @eseonomor, CEO, @roqqupay @felixmacharia_, CEO & Co-founder, @kotanipay Ife Johnson, CEO, @juicywayhq @MORe_aGAiN, Co-founder & COO, @BlockradarHQ These are the CEOs, founders and operators turning complex financial challenges into infrastructure with the potential to transform how people and businesses move money across the continent and beyond. Join us in celebrating them.

What actually happens to your money when an AI agent buys something for you? It can’t own a bank account, hold a card or act without permission. Behind every transaction are identity checks, spending controls, payment rails, fraud screening and settlement. Zero Hash CMO @katieeperry breaks it down in "Wait… How Does That Work?"

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9/ The lesson is bigger than one fund. AI is not just an equity story or a chip story. It's a credit story. And the bill is coming due on loans made before anyone read the fine print. Who should get profiled next? 👇

In 10 years, private credit's lending to software companies went from $8B to over $500B. Scott Goodwin thinks that's not an achievement. It's the problem. He runs a ~$30B credit firm and was betting against it before software stocks fell 30%. 🧵

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9/ But the biggest European tech IPO in years came from a company that invents nothing and sells nothing it buys. Ferrari built his fortune on the software everyone else had written off.

Every tech founder hears the same advice: build something new, raise, scale, sell. One founder ignored all of it. He builds nothing. He sells nothing. This month his company IPO'd on Nasdaq at ~$18 billion. Meet @luke10ferrari 🧵