Circle's Daniel Pérez discusses CCTP v2 coming to Stellar in Q1 2026, enabling deeper liquidity and lower-cost remittances across Latin America. The integration addresses regulatory clarity and builder needs in the region.
At a Stellar event, Circle's Daniel Pérez, Head of Strategy and Policy for LATAM and Brazil, announced that Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol v2 is coming to Stellar. He discussed how stablecoin adoption in Latin America emerged from necessity in high-inflation countries like Argentina and Venezuela, driving regulatory responses in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico. Pérez emphasized that CCTP v2 will connect Circle's liquidity to Stellar's payment rails, enabling faster, cheaper remittances and cross-border transactions. He highlighted that regulatory certainty and access to proper tools remain key challenges for builders in the region, and that successful implementations like Brazil's PIX demonstrate how technology adoption can inform policy design.