When senior financial officials from Russia stand up and firmly announce that "Bitcoin and Ethereum can never be used as payment methods", many people might feel a sudden jolt. This seems like a final judgment from the traditional power system. But don’t rush to conclusions; let’s look a little deeper: haven’t we seen too many instances of such "denial" and "restriction" in the history of technological revolutions?
The real focus has never been on "whether they allow it", but rather on "whether people need it". When traditional systems fail to meet genuine needs for global circulation, anti-censorship, and instant settlement, cryptographic technology will take root and grow in the cracks of "prohibition", evolving from an "investment tool" into an indispensable "practical infrastructure".
This process also applies to the fields of payment and value circulation. Instead of debating 'who can be currency', it is better to see what is becoming the most practical and trusted medium in global value movement. This is precisely the script that stablecoins like @usddio are writing.
#USDD is trusted for its stability, and this 'trust' does not come from any country's decree, but from the real problems it solves:
It is a settlement layer that is 'permissionless': Regardless of how regulations are defined, USDD can complete value transfer instantly and without borders on-chain, addressing the core pain points of traditional cross-border payments being expensive and slow.
It is a value carrier that is 'stable and reliable': As a payment tool, severe price fluctuations are fatal. The price stability achieved by USDD through an over-collateralization mechanism makes it more aligned with the real needs of daily payments and commercial settlements than BTC and ETH.
It has already been 'used' in practice: The widespread application of stablecoins like USDD in DeFi, international trade, and even personal remittances has long surpassed the category of 'investment tools', becoming the de facto 'hard currency' and settlement standard in the crypto world.
Russia's statement may represent a phase of traditional power. But history tells us: the future will not stop because of a piece of prohibition. The future will be shaped by those tools that truly solve problems.
Instead of waiting to be 'allowed', it's better to embrace what is already 'needed'. As the global value internet accelerates its construction, assets like USDD, which combine stability, liquidity, and practicality, will have an increasingly unshakeable infrastructure status.
