Today, Raúl Ibañez is a seasoned baseball exec after a successful 19-year playing career. But in 2001, he was on the verge of seeing his MLB career crumble. More from @ByTimBooth:

Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto trading and into financial infrastructure. “Stablecoins as Financial Infrastructure: The $33T Story” brought together Juan Ignacio Ibañez (@MiCA_Alliance), Simon Seiter (@AllUnityStable), Benoit Courtois (@UnicajaBanco), John Hallahan (@FireblocksHQ ) and Hugo Horton (@SokinGlobal). They discussed what growing stablecoin volumes mean for payments, settlement, banking and real-world institutional use. Where could stablecoins create the most value for your business?