Last week, our team was on the ground at TOKEN2049 Dubai, meeting with clients, collaborators, and new prospective partners from every corner of the crypto ecosystem.
This year’s event was less about buzzwords and more about infrastructure. Sure, there were still panels discussing memecoins and the hype machine was running, but there was a clear shift to the practical implementation of crypto technology. And that’s exactly where Rail fits in. As stablecoins take center stage in the evolution of global payments, we were happy to see clearly our vision and platform resonated with the people building the future of financial services.
In the panel "The Future of Stablecoins in Global Payments," Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino emphasized how stablecoins have moved from speculative instruments to essential financial infrastructure. According to Ardoino, 30% of USDT users now leverage the stablecoin for cross-border payments and remittances — a signal of how these assets are quietly transforming global money movement.
Stablecoins are no longer fringe tools. They're now enabling instant, lower-cost settlement in ways legacy systems simply can’t match — and that’s the infrastructure Rail is actively building on and supporting.
Ardoino also pointed to the growing role of stablecoins in trade finance — particularly for industries with time-sensitive capital needs like energy and commodities. These companies need dollars to land in hours, not days. The ability to settle instantly with stablecoins is unlocking a new era of liquidity efficiency. Rail’s infrastructure is designed to power exactly this kind of modern treasury movement.
Beyond the panels and presentations, the most exciting part of the week was the energy on the ground. Our team spoke with dozens of fintechs, crypto companies, and global money movers — from market makers and exchanges to payment platforms and on/off ramps — and the reaction to Rail’s platform was clear: this is what they’ve been waiting for.
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These critical capabilities resonated in almost every conversation we had. And the fact that Rail brings them together under one compliant, API-first platform is what’s unlocking confidence and capability across the crypto stack made it easy to go from intriguing to exciting for future clients.
The conversations continued beyond the conference hall — as they always do — and a highlight for our team was co-hosting the VIP Token Terrace alongside the incredible folks at Fuze and KAST.
Fuze, offers global stablecoin payments, fiat payouts and collections, and embedded crypto services, and KAST, who simplifies the user experience for the globally mobile, making it simple to receive money, stablecoins, or crypto - and then spend it nearly anywhere using their card. Our teams invited our VIPs - partners, clients, and collaborators — who are solving the complex problems of moving money around the world like us. The conversations were as electric as the view overlooking downtown Dubai.
For our partners at Fuze, the event took place the same day as the announcement of their Series A (led by mutual investor, Galaxy Digital), so we had a lot to celebrate. Just another indicator that the momentum around stablecoins continues to build.
TOKEN2049 reinforced what we already knew: the demand for stablecoin-native, fiat-compatible infrastructure is real — and growing. As companies look to scale globally, the ability to move money reliably and instantly, across borders and currencies, will be a make-or-break factor.
Rail is here to make that possible.
If you didn’t get a chance to connect with us at the event, reach out — we’d love to show you what we’re building.
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