PayPal Just Made a HUGE Crypto Move | Matt Tabbiner

5 snips

Sep 25, 2025

Matthew Tabbiner, CEO of Stable, discusses the groundbreaking partnership with PayPal Ventures and the integration of PayPal USD. He emphasizes Stable's mission to enhance everyday utility of stablecoins, particularly for unbanked populations, and the importance of USDT as the native gas token for seamless transactions. Tabbiner shares insights on the explosive growth of B2B stablecoin payments, remittance use cases, and the need for improved payment infrastructure in emerging markets. He also highlights UX/UI challenges and how Stable's wallet aims to simplify P2P transfers.

Ask episode

AI Snips

Chapters

Transcript

Episode notes

INSIGHT

Everyday Utility Is The Goal

Stable's mission is to unlock everyday utility for stablecoins across payments and remittances.
Matthew Tabbiner positions stablecoins as the next phase of mass adoption, like Visa or MasterCard.

ANECDOTE

CEO Joins With Finance And Fintech Roots

Matthew Tabbiner joined Stable after working in finance, venture, and building fintech in the UAE.
He started recently and assembled a new executive team to launch the next phase.

INSIGHT

Chain Built Specifically For Payments

Stable is a purpose-built payments chain focused on stablecoins, especially USDT as native gas.
The design targets fast, low-friction settlement for B2B and emerging market flows.

Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode

Get the app

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sits down with Matthew Tabbiner, CEO of Stable, a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins. Stable recently received a strategic investment from PayPal Ventures and enabled use of PayPal USD (PYUSD) on its chain, aimed at expanding the stablecoin’s distribution and utility for payments, remittances, and commerce. They discuss why Stable uses USDT as the native gas token, how that design targets fast, low-friction settlement, and what this means for institutions, B2B flows, and emerging markets. They also cover how Stable fits alongside broader moves in the sector as major issuers and payments firms push stablecoin infrastructure onchain.

This episode is sponsored by Fireblocks, the leading stablecoin infrastructure for global enterprises. Learn more at fireblocks.com.

⏱️ Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:23) - Stable’s mission for everyday utility of stablecoins

(03:14) - Why Stable is purpose-built as a payments chain

(05:25) - New PayPal partnership and support for PYUSD

(07:33) - UX/UI challenges and why PayPal is Stable’s perfect partner

(09:07) - Explosive B2B stablecoin growth in market (2,900%+ since 2023)

(12:20) - Remittances, payroll, and multinational adoption use cases

(14:17) - Launching the Stable Wallet and fee-free P2P USDC transfers

(16:28) - Stripe, Tether, and enterprise validation for stablecoin rails

(19:58) - Financial inclusion: 1.5B unbanked and mobile-first adoption

(22:12) - Emerging markets (Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia) vs. U.S. adoption

(25:09) - Institutional adoption, treasuries, and guaranteed blockspace

(29:14) - Everyday utility: from savings to paying for coffee

(32:06) - The “Summer of Stablecoins” and institutional momentum

(36:09) - Final advice: build from user needs, ground up

📢 Subscribe & Follow Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. Support the show by leaving a review! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Follow on Twitter: Host Jacqueline https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek | Podcast https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_talkingtokens/

Note: This podcast is for informational purposes only. Guests may have a financial interest in discussed entities or assets. Not investment advice.