Merchant Empire vs Stablecoin Citadel: Stripe vs Circle 1) Two walls just rose on the global map of money. One gleams with shopfronts and payment terminals, touching nearly every online transaction. The other stands as a fortress of stablecoins where every transaction is instant, precise, final. Within 24 hours: - Stripe reveals plans for its own chain - Tempo - Circle launches Arc, an L1 for stablecoin finance This isn’t “just another chain launch.” It’s a battle for the rails of global money👇🏼