The Empire Strikes Back: Stablecoins vs. the Old Financial Order

A quiet rebellion is brewing in finance, and it’s not happening in a galaxy far, far away.

This week, the 60/40 crew sits down with Milind Sanghavi, co-founder of XWeave.io, for a crash course on stablecoins – the digital tokens shaking up the US$30 trillion cross-border payments space.

We unpack:

• Why “stable” isn’t always so stable
• How the Genius Act keeps the US dollar on top – now with blockchain swagger
• Why Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong are racing to build their own stablecoins

It’s fintech with a hint of Rebel Alliance, and it just might explain the next big power shift in global money.

Tune in on your favorite platform: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. 

Timestamps

02:00 – Headlines: OpenAI, agentic ecommerce, and the buy button

09:56 – Stablecoins 101: what they are and why they matter

13:06 – Programmability, regulation, and the “clean money” future

17:56 – Real-world use cases (remittances, trade, and local stablecoins)

21:31 – Inside the stablecoin value chain

26:21 – The white space: new issuers, local currencies, and rules

28:39 – XWeave.io: building the pipes for digital money