Stablecoins, Sovereignty, and Settlement Speed: Why 2026 Could Be the Year of Adoption

Tanner Taddeo, CEO and co-founder of Stable Sea, joins Tellimer CEO, Duncan Wales, to discuss how stablecoins are moving from the crypto periphery into the core infrastructure of global payments. Drawing on Tanner’s background across humanitarian finance, investment banking and enterprise fintech, the conversation explores how stablecoins help businesses hedge currency volatility, bypass USD liquidity constraints and speed up cross-border settlement in emerging markets, particularly across Global South–to–Global South trade corridors. They also examine the geopolitics of digital financial rails, the rise of non-USD stablecoins and on-chain FX, the role of regulation and reserve transparency, and why stablecoins are shifting from SMB savings tools to mid-market trade solutions and, increasingly, Fortune 500 treasury operations as the market moves from 2025’s legitimacy moment into a broader adoption phase in 2026.The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Emerging Markets, Connected. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.DISCLAIMERThis podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.