# Stablecoins become de facto

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2026-04-23
- **Theme:** Crypto & DePIN — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/
- **Source:** From AWS to Akash: Greg Osuri on Building a Decentralized Compute Marketplace (Smart Economy Network)
- **Watch at:** 01:00:57 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fBYZPHOQds&t=3657s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/2026-04-23-stablecoins-become-de-facto-lopt/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Stablecoins become de facto," From AWS to Akash: Greg Osuri on Building a Decentralized Compute Marketplace (Smart Economy Network), 23 Apr 2026, 01:00:57. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fBYZPHOQds&t=3657s

## Quote — verbatim

> As much as I hate stable coins, I think stable coins are going to become de facto because stable coins import, export dollar without restrictions.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

His explicit crypto prediction; paired with the view that the dollar stays strongest among fiat but weakens against gold.