Cheeky Pint Stablecoin special: Zach Abrams (Bridge) and Henri Stern (Privy)
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Nov 4, 2025 
Join Zach Abrams, CEO of Bridge, and Henri Stern, CEO of Privy, as they dive into the future of stablecoins. They explore the dominance of dollar stablecoins and their critical role in cross-border payments. The duo discusses how wallets are evolving as control centers for financial activities, predicting a shift toward on-chain experiences for lending and trading. Regulatory clarity is highlighted as a game-changer for enterprise adoption, and they envision a world where stablecoins seamlessly power global transactions.
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Stablecoins As A Flexible Payment Platform
- Bridge provides APIs that let developers build diverse payment and treasury experiences on top of stablecoins.
- Zach Abrams highlights use cases from cross-border payments to corporate treasury rebalancing.
Real Cross-Border Use Cases
- Zach recounts Zulu converting Colombian pesos to stablecoins to move value as dollars across borders.
- He also describes SpaceX using stablecoins to repatriate local receipts to the US.
Local Exchanges Became FX Markets
- Local crypto exchanges have become alternative FX markets dominated by stablecoin volume.
- That creates deep fiat-to-stablecoin rails enabling cheaper and faster cross-border flows.