Building Latin America’s Local Stablecoin Rails | Will Duran
In this episode of Frontera, we dive deep into the growing relevance of local stablecoins in Latin America, exploring how companies are shifting from NFT-based products to more practical financial solutions like tokenized payroll, loans, and treasury management.
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00:00 – Intro
00:48 – Local Stablecoins and Their Use Cases
03:14 – Pivot From NFT Marketplace to Local Stablecoins
07:39 – On-Chain Liquidity and the Colombian Peso Stablecoin
12:00 – Business Use Cases for Stablecoins (Payroll, Treasury)
15:52 – Instant Loan Deployment and Cross-Border Issues
19:35 – Industry Adoption: HR, Payments, and Regulation
24:06 – Liquidity and Regulatory Hurdles in Colombia
27:02 – Tokenizing LATAM's Money Supply
30:29 – USD Acceptance vs Local Currency Use