Juan Marchetti, director of the World Trade Organization’s Division on Trade in Services and Investment, said the main barrier to stablecoin adoption in international trade is not technology but weak and uneven regulation. Citing an October 2025 report from the Financial Stability Board, he said only 11 of 28 surveyed jurisdictions had finalized stablecoin regulatory frameworks, or 39% of the total. Stablecoins currently account for just 3% of international payments, according to his remarks. Even so, Marchetti said they could help address several long-standing trade finance problems, including high costs, slow processing, limited access, poor transparency and foreign exchange restrictions. His comments point to regulation, rather than technical capability, as the key constraint on broader stablecoin use in cross-border commercial activity.
Juan Marchetti, director of the World Trade Organization’s Division on Trade in Services and Investment, said the main factor holding back stablecoin adoption in international trade is not technology, but regulation and the lack of developed regulatory frameworks.
Citing an October 2025 report from the Financial Stability Board, Marchetti said only 11 of 28 surveyed jurisdictions had finalized stablecoin regulatory frameworks, representing 39%.
Stablecoins currently account for 3% of total international payments, he said. At the same time, he noted that they could improve several weak points in trade finance, including high costs, slow speed, limited access, low transparency and foreign exchange restrictions.
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