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Stripe taps Privy CEO Henri Stern to lead crypto and stablecoin strategy

  • —Stern takes over Stripe's crypto and stablecoin strategy around October 5, 2026
  • —Privy supports over 160 million accounts and more than 2,000 developers
  • —Stripe acquired Bridge for $1.1 billion and Privy in 2025
  • —Stripe plans to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by end-2026
Why it matters: Stripe is consolidating wallets, orchestration and card issuing into one stack, intensifying competition in stablecoin infrastructure.
Source: Crypto Briefing
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