Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll

Listen to a recap and an interpretation of the most relevant news of March 2026 in worldwide stablecoin and DLT adoption in capital markets and the recent partnerships and acquisition of Börse Stuttgart.

Tokenforge is rethinking tokenisation by shifting it from bespoke, complex financial engineering to a scalable, product-driven experience — more akin to e-commerce than traditional capital markets. In this episode, we explore how this approach changes issuance, distribution, and cost, and why launching the TKFG token may signal a new, more crypto-native path to scale.

Explore Europe's financial system transformation through TARGET2 and T2S, revealing central banks' roles in harmonizing payments and securities and hear why DLT can be the next evolution in financial infrastructure.

Cross-border payments remain slow and opaque. Milind Sanghavi, CEO and Co-Founder of XWeave explains how stablecoins and “Web2.5” infrastructure enable faster, cheaper, regulation-first global money movement.

February highlights traditional finance going on-chain: ECB accepts tokenized securities, BlackRock’s BUIDL trades via Uniswap, and stablecoins gain momentum - alongside tokenized deposits. Plus crypto earnings and the digital euro debate.

AllUnity’s Simon Seiter unpacks the full stack behind institutional stablecoins—from STP minting to reserve management. His message to banks: without wallet infrastructure, you’re already years behind.

The IMF asks: what is the TCP/IP of digital assets? We unpack why architecture beats technology, open beats closed, and standards beat platforms in the race to rebuild global finance.

Stablecoins are moving from crypto hype to payment backbone. Geetha Panchapakesan (ex- PayPal, -Visa, -Moneygram, -Circle) explains why banks, payment service providers, and regulators now see them as the future rail for cross-border money movement.

January marked a turning point for tokenization platforms, with three major launches in a single week. At the same time, the industry pushed back against the Clarity Act, while global CBDC strategies diverge further.

In this episode of BFRR, Stefan Grasmann speaks with Max von Wallenberg (IRON by MoonPay) about what it really takes to run stablecoins at scale — from hidden banking infrastructure and operational complexity to where power and responsibility accumulate in digital money.

We discuss the Blockstories report, which presents 25 expert outlooks for 2026, offering insights into tokenization, digital money, and infrastructure from prominent representatives across the digital asset sector.

Kurt Hemecker explains how tokenized gold and the DGLD product creates trust, redemption possibilities, and yield—entering a new era for stablecoins.

Will stablecoins face bans, or reshape EU digital sovereignty? Plus: $50B+ ETF flows and Bitcoin at $180k?! The BFRR team delivers bold, measurable predictions for 2026.

Banks issue stablecoins, JP Morgan chooses Solana, tokenized stocks enter DeFi, Europe removes DLT caps—December 2025 closed the year institutional blockchain crossed from experimentation to scale.

We are revisiting the major developments of the year 2025 and evaluate our predictions for the year. Tune in for a recap and find out who had the best predictions for 2025.

We discuss with Alexandra Hachmeister, Director General Digital Euro at Deutsche Bundesbank, how Europe can reclaim digital sovereignty and what the role of the Digital Euro could be.

Marcus Mølleskov, CRCO at Januar, reveals how his dual-licensed fintech provides banking infrastructure to crypto SMEs rejected by traditional banks across Europe.

Stablecoins stay in spotlight, tokenized deposits gained momentum, and EU politicians called for a strategic rethink of the digital euro.

Dr. Harald Rauter, Chief Growth Officer at 21energy, and co-host Dr. Michael Blaschke reveal how modular Bitcoin mining provides grid stability, multiple revenue streams, and energy sovereignty.

Jan Lebbe and Floris Lugt share how nine leading European banks are joining forces to launch a regulated Euro stablecoin. They discuss the consortium’s approach to licensing, and cross-border collaboration.

Thomas Cowan, Head of Tokenization at Galaxy, and co-host Michael Blaschke reveal how stablecoin issuers survive institutional scrutiny through four architectural layers from operating model to infrastructure.

Max (CEO) and Victoria (Reg. Affairs Head) of 21X take us on the journey of 21X – the first regulated trading and settlement system (TSS) for tokenized securities in Europe under the DLT Pilot Regime.

October saw key moves in institutional blockchain and geopolitics – from Luxembourg’s BTC investment to Swift’s shared ledger, Europe’s RL1, and China’s stablecoin moves.

SWIAT-CTO Ivica Aračić maps the as-is and to-be architecture of DLT-based financial market infrastructure using the IMF’s ASAP framework—revealing what works, what’s missing, and how Europe moves from pilots to production.