With the advent of cutting-edge technologies like blockchain, the payments space is rapidly evolving. A conversation between Ran Goldi of Fireblocks and Nikola Plecas of Visa Crypto took listeners on a deep dive into the world of digital assets, blockchain, and the role and potential of stablecoins in global payments.

The anticipated change in stance from US regulators will drive a huge boost to global stablecoin adoption, which is already rapidly gaining traction as their share in cross-border and business-to-business payments grows, according to Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks.

For digital asset businesses, the increased clarity in the global regulatory landscape, driven by frameworks like MiCA and DORA in the EU and from the Hong Kong SFC and Monetary Authority, has been a welcome evolution. It also means that internal and external compliance requirements are growing more complex to manage as digital asset businesses consider expansion strategies and the need to streamline operational plans.

At Fireblocks, our Decentralized Finance mission is to reduce the complexity to access DeFi protocols and protect users when interacting onchain. Interest in Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, is growing rapidly. In fact, the Fireblocks DeFi suite has supported over $22B in DeFi volume in the past 90 days alone and witnessed a 110% surge in DeFi volume between the second and third quarter of this year.

The Fireblocks Cryptography Research Team has developed MPC-BAM, a new two-party ECDSA MPC protocol that achieves an ideal balance among the three key efficiency metrics in cryptographic protocols: rounds, communication, and computation. Multi-party computation (MPC) cryptography protocols are critical for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem as they enhance security and privacy while allowing direct custody operations.

We are excited to announce our new integration with Google Cloud’s Confidential Space, which dramatically enhances the security of customer digital assets. This integration solves a critical challenge in cryptocurrency security: private key management. By leveraging Confidential Space, Fireblocks customers can ensure that no single party has full access to private keys, significantly reducing the risk of theft or misuse.

Crypto staking platforms empower investors to earn passive income through participating in blockchain networks. In recent years, these platforms have evolved from simple validator nodes to sophisticated financial infrastructure, processing billions in staked assets. This shift represents a fundamental change in the cryptocurrency landscape as it moves from pure speculation to productive asset utilization.

At our most recent Fireblocks Network Open House in London, we hosted a panel featuring Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov, Ownera CEO Ami Ben-David, and Archax Chief Revenue Officer, Nick Donovan. In the panel, we discussed our new partnership with Ownera, a provider of interoperability technology and transaction orchestration using routers; together, we’re enabling financial institutions to distribute, access and trade tokenized securities on the Fireblocks Network.

Today, we’re excited to announce that Fireblocks has expanded our blockchain support with the addition of Unichain – a Superchain L2 built by Uniswap Labs that’s designed to be the home for DeFi and liquidity across chains. At Fireblocks, we are committed to continually delivering the fastest blockchain support and building secure solutions to access and trade across DeFi platforms.

Secure access to the latest blockchains and their features is a core focus at Fireblocks, thereby empowering our customers to take advantage of new market opportunities and enhance their offerings. In the past year alone, we’ve added support for over twenty new blockchains, helping thousands of digital asset businesses to grow their revenue and expand their reach.