Building Euro Stablecoins and On-Chain Payment Infrastructure
Monerium CEO Gísli Kristjánsson at DappCon25
At DappCon25 in Berlin, Gísli Kristjánsson, CEO of Monerium, outlines the company’s journey to bringing regulated euro stablecoins on-chain and building payment infrastructure that connects traditional banking with decentralized finance.
In this talk, Gísli covers:
Why most stablecoins don’t solve real-world payment needs
Challenges in launching a euro-denominated stablecoin within EU regulation
How Monerium’s IBAN-linked wallets bridge the gap between bank accounts and blockchain
Lessons learned from scaling on-chain payments to over €4.7B in transaction volume
Collaborations with Gnosis Pay, MetaMask, and emerging self-custodial wallets
A look at the future of stablecoin settlements, DeFi liquidity, and on-chain FX
This behind-the-scenes perspective highlights the technical, regulatory, and strategic decisions behind building a compliant euro stablecoin designed for real-world use.