Stablecoins are now a core component of digital asset infrastructure. They power liquidity, settlement, and treasury functions across public and permissioned chains. As of August 2025, total supply surpassed $268 billion, with monthly on-chain settlement volumes exceeding $1.3 trillion.
As adoption accelerates, institutional requirements are shifting from access to assurance. Security, redemption reliability, regulatory alignment, and governance design now define whether a stablecoin is fit for use.
Cantina’s Stablecoin Infrastructure Playbook is built for institutions evaluating exposure, integration, or risk frameworks around stablecoins. This report provides a structured view of the market and helps stakeholders benchmark systems against operational, compliance, and resilience criteria.
What the Playbook Covers
- Market composition by issuer, chain, and collateral model
- Regulatory requirements across the U.S., EU, Asia, and emerging markets
- Failure case analysis and risk signal detection
- Redemption mechanics, oracle dependencies, and emergency controls
- Wallet and settlement friction across Layer 1s and bridges
- Risk scoring frameworks used by Cantina clients and partners
- Institutional use cases across treasury, payments, and collateralization
What Institutions Can Do with It
- Identify which stablecoins meet minimum redemption, custody, and attestation standards
- Compare issuer models and design tradeoffs using a structured rubric
- Understand jurisdiction-specific onboarding requirements and compliance thresholds
- Reduce operational and counterparty risk by applying Cantina’s review methodology
- Use Web3SOC to benchmark systems for internal onboarding, audit, or investment review
This playbook is designed to support risk, compliance, and architecture teams evaluating stablecoin systems for integration, custody, or regulatory alignment.
Download the full report to access the comparative analysis, regulatory signals, and evaluation frameworks used by leading institutions.