Solayer’s Joshua Sum: ‘Stablecoins Aren’t Workarounds — They’re The Future Rails’
As traditional finance giants roll out tokenized rewards and stablecoin payment rails, Solayer‘s Head of Product, Joshua Sum, says the company sees these developments not as threats, but as validation of its crypto-native approach.
Speaking to Benzinga ahead of the Solayer Travel launch, Sum highlighted why speed, composability, and real-world perks will be critical differentiators as competition intensifies.
Web3 infrastructure firm Solayer today launched Solayer Travel, a crypto-native hotel booking platform promising discounts of up to 60% at over one million global hotels.
The service is exclusively accessible to Emerald Card holders, who use a crypto-linked Visa card powered by USDC (CRYPTO: USDC).
The move signals the company’s broader ambition to integrate on-chain finance into everyday use cases.
In an interview, Sum discussed how the company is positioning its Emerald Card within a financial landscape increasingly populated by traditional finance (TradFi) players experimenting with stablecoins and tokenized loyalty programs.
“We see TradFi’s entry into stablecoins and tokenized rewards as …
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