"Trump administration's pro-stablecoin stance is driving innovation in overseas markets"

"Right now overseas, stablecoins like Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC are combining with Stripe and PayPal to drive payment and remittance innovation"

The attention of the virtual asset industry is focusing on the prospect that the Trump administration will actively foster stablecoins rather than Bitcoin.

Kim Ji-yoon, CEO of DSRV, met with Mail Business and said, "The game of the virtual asset market is changing as President Donald Trump retakes power in the U.S. presidential election."

"The Trump administration is expected to actively promote stablecoins, which are closely related to the president's economic policy agenda, such as reducing inflation and securing price stability," he said. "In contrast, there are low chances of President Trump showing interest in Bitcoin, which is classified as speculative and is not suitable for the administration's policy direction."

Stablecoins are coins with a fixed price of $1 per coin. According to Coinbase, the market capitalization of stablecoins reached $204.4 billion at the end of last year, up 57.23% from the beginning of the year, and recorded a volume of $27.1 trillion.

Stablecoin is growing rapidly because of its high efficiency in international payments and remittances.

"The existing payment system has to go through several stages such as Payment Gateway (PG), Value Added Network (VAN), card network, and bank network, which is expensive and time consuming," said CEO Kim. "On the other hand, stablecoins using blockchain networks can be remitted from anywhere in the world within seconds to minutes."

Currently, global companies such as Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal have already introduced and operated stablecoin-based services. Using this, global payments can be made with only a smartphone without currency exchange, and store owners can immediately receive settlement in local currency.

"President Trump has vowed to discard the central bank's digital currency (CBDC) and foster the stablecoin business even before his election," said CEO Kim. "David Sax, who he appointed as chairman of the White House-level virtual asset summit, also said he would put stablecoin first among blockchain and virtual asset policies."

U.S. big tech companies are also showing interest in stablecoins again. Meta (Facebook), which previously promoted the Libra project, is also likely to resume its stablecoin business, which was suspended due to pressure from the Joe Biden administration, and companies that supported Trump are also considered candidates for stablecoin issuance.

There is also a growing need to overhaul stablecoin regulations in Korea. USDT and USDC are already actively trading on major virtual asset exchanges such as Upbit and Bithumb. As stablecoins are used as a means of overseas remittances, it is also pointed out as a cause of the outflow of national wealth.

"In order to keep up with the global trend in Korea, not only technology development but also institutional maintenance is essential," CEO Kim pointed out.

Meanwhile, DSRV is a domestic blockchain infrastructure company that is seeking to be listed on KOSDAQ next year. It has been preparing its own stablecoin-based payment service since 2024. Since November last year, IT company ITISEN has been operating the in-house cafe and testing the service.

"If smart contracts are used, not only simple payments but also various financial products such as savings, pensions, and insurance can be automated," said CEO Kim. "If Korea takes the lead in building blockchain financial infrastructure, it will be able to secure global competitiveness through financial innovation."

He is paying particular attention to Southeast Asian and African markets, which lack financial infrastructure. CEO Kim, who visited the region at the invitation of the Madagascar Digital Agricultural Association in January, said, "We have gained confidence that blockchain technology is essential for building an efficient financial infrastructure while low maintenance costs."