The Year of Stablecoin Unification with Sam Kazemian

The Year of Stablecoin Unification with Sam Kazemian

2026 is the year stablecoins go full stack.

In this episode of Stable Up, Sam Kazemian joins us to discuss why end-to-end integration matters more than ever. From Stripe orchestration to DeFi utility, we explore which stablecoins will dominate this year's hockey stick growth phase.


We discuss:

- The Year of Unification: Token Economics Clarity

- End-to-End Stablecoin Integration (Stripe, Bridge, Tempo)

- Why Most Stablecoins Will Fail the "Full Stack" Test

- Tesla FSD vs Waymo: A Stablecoin Analogy

- fraxUSD's Path to Becoming the "Third Default" Money

- Greenland, Venezuela & Macro Tailwinds

- State Stablecoins: Innovation or Nothing Burger?


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:13 Stapled Up Intro

01:27 2026: The Hockey Stick Year

03:10 Neo Finance Convergence

06:04 Q1 Partnerships & Integrations

08:17 Mike Novogratz's Business-Driven Token Thesis

15:08 Kalshi Ad, YEET Ad, infiniFi Ad

19:42 Vertical Integration Strategy

23:09 Rain's Role in Neo Banking

27:48 Stablecoin Interoperability Vision

28:39 Macro & Regulatory Outlook

32:33 Greenland Geopolitical Analysis

35:27 Halliday Ad, Trezor Ad, Hibachi Ad

36:44 Genius Act Implementation Timeline

39:26 Wyoming's Friend Token Analysis

42:44 Full Stack Stablecoin Requirements


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