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Why global workers are driving demand for stablecoin payouts
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A Stripe survey of 2,300 independent workers across 20 countries found that 57% would accept stablecoin payouts, driven by the need to avoid traditional cross-border fees, hedge against local inflation, and gain financial access.
Platforms paying global contractors face growing pressure to offer stablecoin options as workers seek alternatives to slow, expensive traditional rails. With only 18% of emerging market workers currently receiving stablecoins, there is a significant adoption gap that infrastructure providers can capture by simplifying wallet setup and offering yield.
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Fifty-seven percent of the 2,300 independent workers surveyed across 20 countries would accept stablecoin payouts.
Workers in emerging markets view stablecoins as a hedge against local inflation and a way to access digital payments where traditional banking is unavailable.
In a Stripe pilot, 90% of independent workers chose to receive payouts in Stripe's Link wallet rather than setting up their own wallet.
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