Rolling in the DPT: Stablecoins – risks and rewards

Stablecoins have evolved from niche crypto experiments into a serious pillar of the global payments and treasury agenda. Today, players like PayPal, Visa, and JPMorgan are integrating them into settlement flows, tokenised deposits, and merchant checkout — signalling that stablecoins are no longer just a crypto-native product. 

But the hard questions remain: 
- Can we make them safe enough for systemic, retail-scale use? 
- Will they compete with, or complement, CBDCs and bank money? 
- How do we unlock their potential for B2B settlement and programmable finance — without creating shadow risks that destabilise the system? 

This session brings the toughest stablecoin questions into the spotlight with a giant dice determining the hard questions relating to commercial opportunity or risks that industry leaders have to address on the spot. No rehearsed talking points—just quick thinking, and honesty into a glimpse of how the future of a global stablecoin ecosystem will be.