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Stablecoins take centre stage as bitcoin speculation fades

Absa digital assets head Rob Downes says stablecoin flows across the bank’s African markets have more than doubled over the past four years.

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Sep 25, 2026 at 3:04 AM UTC · 1 min de leitura

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Absa digital assets head Rob Downes says stablecoin flows across the bank’s African markets have more than doubled over the past four years.

You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here.

Stablecoins are rapidly displacing bitcoin speculation as the main driver of crypto activity in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent.

Bitcoin · 30-day price▲ 8.7%
$86,594$81,089$75,585
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Bitcoin moved from $77,398.1 to $84,151.7 over the last 30-day period, a gain of 8.7 percent.

Source: Kraken · NewsLayer Markets · Updated há poucos segundos

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The reported shift toward stablecoins in Absa’s African markets signals growing institutional use of crypto for payments and settlement rather than trading. If sustained, it could increase demand for regulated on- and off-ramps and bring greater scrutiny to stablecoin liquidity, reserve quality and cross-border compliance.

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The Writer's Room is a curated by Ciaran Ryan, who has written on South African affairs for Sunday Times, Mail & Guardian, Financial Mail, Finweek, Noseweek, The Daily Telegraph, Forbes, USA Today, Acts Online and Lewrockwell.com, among others. In between he manages a gold mining operation in Ghana, and previously worked in Congo. Most of his time is spent in the lovely city of Joburg.

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