Americans Would Use Stablecoins—If They Came With Bank Protections, Visa Study Finds
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Visa released a report based on a survey of more than 2,000 U.S. consumers about stablecoins for sending money abroad. Interest in using stablecoins for cross-border transfers was 36% on its own and rose to 56% when hypothetical bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance were added.
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People who send money abroad, and the firms building stablecoin payment products, would notice this because the survey ties cross-border use to expectations of bank-style protection. It points to a market where speed and lower transfer costs matter, but only alongside security features that resemble familiar banking safeguards. (per dailyhodl.com)
In practice, the shift is that stablecoins are being framed less as a standalone transfer tool and more as something users want packaged with fraud protection and deposit insurance. What does not change is that the survey still measures stated willingness, not actual usage, so the numbers describe interest under different conditions rather than a completed adoption change. (per decrypt.co)
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