The Next Billion Users Need Stability, Not Volatility

"People don’t care about the chain. They care about impact." - Raza Zaidi, Head of Growth, Scroll Crypto’s future isn’t just about better chains it’s about better outcomes. This talk from Scroll dives into how stablecoins are transforming real-world economies in Kenya, Nigeria, and across Asia. From farmer financing with Project Maka to local stablecoins with VIFI, Scroll is backing use cases that go far beyond speculation. This is DeFi that serves people, not just protocols. --- 00:00 Crypto Needs Real Users 00:36 Stablecoins for the Unbanked 01:05 Barriers to Entry in the Global South 01:37 Project Maka: Real Farmer Financing 03:13 Why Coffee Farming Is Shrinking 04:15 Building the Right Incentives 05:12 VIFI and Local Stablecoin Liquidity 06:39 Fixing Cross-Border Payment Friction 08:04 Stablecoin Use Cases for Merchants 09:09 From Stablecoin Payouts to Onchain Yield 10:08 Kuala Lumpur Startup School 11:09 Teaching Revenue, Not Just Tokens --- Explore Upcoming Events 👇 ➣ Stable Summit III: Devconnect • Website: https://www.stablesummit.xyz/ • Email: info@stablesummit.xyz • Apply to Speak/Sponsor: https://partyactionpeople.typeform.com/devconnect2025?typeform-source=www.stablesummit.xyz ➣ Stablecoin Summit: Singapore by XREX & Unitas • Website: https://stablecoinsummit.com/ • Email: team@stablecoinssummit.com • Apply to Speak/Sponsor: https://partyactionpeople.typeform.com/stblcoin3?typeform-source=stablecoinsummit.com ➣ Blockchain Oracle Summit: Devconnect • Website: https://blockchainoraclesummit.io/ • Email: info@partyactionpeople.com • Apply to Speak/Sponsor: https://partyactionpeople.typeform.com/BOS25apply ➣ Listen to the Stable School Podcast Link: https://stableschool.org/podcast ➣ Follow Stable Summit on X Link: https://x.com/stable_summit — About: By Stake Capital Group and Party Action People, and presented by Curve Finance, Stable Summit has been gathering leaders in stablecoins almost quarterly since 2023. Our content is curated through hours of one-on-one research with the leading minds in the stablecoin space. Each program is a highlight reel of what leaders in stables are curious about in real time. Our audience consistently features the full spectrum of the stablecoin ecosystem, from DeFi protocols to institutions, from stablecoin issuers to central banks, and every llama in between.