When $27.6T in annual transaction volume surpasses both Visa and Mastercard…
When $27.6T in annual transaction volume surpasses both Visa and Mastercard combined, you can’t dismiss it. That’s exactly what stablecoins achieved in 2024 according to CEX.io: industry analysts say that we’re at the “second inflection point” for blockchain adoption, and last week at the Travolution European Summit in London we unpacked why this matters for travel. Our panel crystallized a fundamental insight: in travel, blockchain only delivers real value when coupled with payments. The numbers tell a compelling story - stablecoin market caps are projected to double their 2024 volume, reaching $400B by 2025 year-end according to Bitwise Asset Management. This isn’t about technology, but enabling what travel desperately needs: faster, cheaper, programmable cross-border transactions with “real money”. ...