Stripe: Stablecoins are core to global payment infrastructure

Online payment infrastructure firm Stripe has stated that stablecoins are becoming a core component of global payment infrastructure, no longer dependent on cryptocurrency price fluctuations. The company noted that stablecoin payment volume doubled in 2025, driven by increased use in real-world business transactions. However, Stripe explained that current blockchain technology may struggle to handle the anticipated wave of AI-driven transactions, adding that future systems might need to process millions to billions of transactions per second.