The Payments Revolution Needs Faster Blockchains

Newsweek — June 2026

Writing for Newsweek, Altius CEO Annabelle Huang argues that the stablecoin payments boom will stall unless the underlying blockchains can handle consumer-scale volume. With stablecoin supply climbing and major payment companies moving in, she points to the mismatch between that ambition and networks that slow down or grow expensive under load. Real payment systems process tens of thousands of transactions per second at steady, predictable cost, and she argues the rails carrying stablecoins have to reach that bar before payments move on-chain at scale.

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