Stablecoins are sparking a revolution in cross-border payments, a16z partner: This is the WhatsApp moment of the financial world.Even though the internet has made information flow boundless, the circulation of money is still limited by high costs and cumbersome procedures. However, the rise of stablecoins is gradually rewriting the global payment landscape, making the flow of funds instant, borderless, and without intermediaries, much like how WhatsApp has transformed communication. This technology-driven financial transformation is no longer a future concept but a reality that is happening now.
Has the financial system "gone astray"? Dixon: The spirit of the internet is being hindered by intermediaries.
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) general partner Chris Dixon recently tweeted that early internet protocols ( such as email and WWW) promised to create an open, decentralized world where anyone could freely create and trade. However, the current financial system is in stark contrast to this vision:
It is composed of a series of intermediaries, starting from
ChainNewsAbmedia·2025-04-10 05:13