Tokenized Will Gaybrick, President, Product and Business at Stripe: Tokenized Interviews
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Jul 17, 2025 
Will Gaybrick, President of Product and Business at Stripe, shares insights on the groundbreaking $1.1 billion acquisition of Bridge and its significance in the world of stablecoins. He discusses the inefficiencies of traditional fiat systems and highlights how stablecoins can function as programmable dollars in an open ecosystem. Gaybrick reveals Stripe's plans to expand stablecoin financial accounts across over 100 countries and underscores the role of non-custodial wallets in promoting adoption. The conversation also touches on compliance challenges and the potential of major companies like Walmart and Amazon to issue their own stablecoins.
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Stablecoins as Programmable Money
- Stripe sees stablecoins as programmable dollars on open public blockchains enabling fast, cheap, and 24/7 global payment movements.
- Bringing money on chain unlocks developer innovation unbounded by legacy banking technology limitations.
Bridge Acquisition Accelerates Future
- Stripe's acquisition of Bridge accelerates their roadmap to interweave fiat and stablecoin payments into one seamless system.
- Stablecoins enable solutions to previously intractable developer problems and show hockey-stick volume growth surpassing traditional payments.
Global Stablecoin Financial Accounts
- Stripe launched stablecoin financial accounts in over 100 countries enabling global holders to receive, hold, and pay out stablecoin balances.
- Many emerging market consumers already hold stablecoins, making stablecoin payments faster and cheaper for digital services worldwide.