Bitget Wallet Head of APAC Will Wu: The Endgame for Asian Stablecoins Will Move Toward "Wallet Gateway + Local Currency Payment Rails"

Odaily News, Will Wu, Head of APAC at Bitget Wallet, stated at the FUTUREMODE 2026 "Asian Stablecoin Race" roundtable forum that the true signal of stablecoins entering everyday finance is not issuance growth, but whether users develop recurring payment habits. In July this year, daily payment transactions on the Bitget Wallet platform surpassed trading transactions for the first time; physical card users initiated an average of 10 payments per month, with an average transaction amount of $28, already reflecting daily consumption behavior patterns.

Discussing monetary sovereignty and dollarization, Will Wu pointed out that the currency users want to hold does not need to match the currency merchants need to receive. The role of the wallet is to help users understand their currency exposure without dealing with complex exchange processes. He predicts that by 2027, the Asian stablecoin market will form an orchestration layer architecture that uses crypto wallets as the gateway, connecting dollar stablecoins with local currency payment rails through regulated partners.