The Rollup

How Stablecoins and DePIN Will Disrupt Everything with Santiago Santos

Jul 7, 2025
Santiago Santos, founder of Inversion and expert in stablecoins and decentralized infrastructure, dives into the future of finance. He argues that stablecoins will revolutionize banking by merging traditional accounts into a programmable solution. Santos discusses how DePIN networks can replace outdated banks at lower costs, while exploring tokenomics and its challenges. The conversation also touches on investment strategies in Latin America and the profound impact of AI on business, urging a shift in how we perceive cryptocurrency.
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ANECDOTE

Avalanche Summit Experience

  • Santiago shares his experience at Avalanche summits and how serious builders set it apart.
  • He values the quality of the team and the serious innovation happening there.
INSIGHT

Crypto Public Companies Outperform

  • Public companies using crypto outperform crypto tokens due to better distribution.
  • Stablecoin companies like Circle show clear, clean investment stories for traditional investors.
INSIGHT

How Stablecoins and DePIN Are Revolutionizing Real-World Infrastructure and Finance

Stablecoins are set to merge checking, savings, and money markets into a seamless, programmable financial solution, transforming traditional banking.

DePIN networks like HiveMapper and Helium provide reliable, community-owned data and infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of legacy providers, attracting real demand from Fortune 500 companies.

Crypto-enabled business transformations are enabling companies to cut costs and improve efficiency far beyond AI alone, showing profound near- and medium-term impacts.

This shift is attracting serious institutional interest, with traditional finance professionals joining crypto startups and recognizing the industry's maturation.

Tokenomics remain a challenge but can be restructured as demand grows, transitioning from earlier flawed models to sustainable ones powered by real use cases and adoption.

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