Why 2026 is The Year of 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?

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