Stablecoin Issuance on Brale: How Trust and Infrastructure Are Redefining Digital Dollars

TLDR:

• Brale allows companies to issue stablecoins without managing banking or compliance infrastructure.
• Trust and operating within regulation are central to institutional adoption of stablecoins.
• Supporting multiple stablecoin issuers unlocked flows across chains, accounts, and virtual wallets.
• Brale reduced entry costs, enabling developers to launch stablecoins without massive capital.

Stablecoin Issuance on Brale is transforming access to regulated digital dollars. In a recent episode of Block by Block, Denelle Dixon spoke with Ben Milne, Brale’s founder and CEO, about the future of fiat-backed stablecoins. 

Drawing from his experience building payment infrastructure at Dwolla, Milne explained, “It’s like a big money computer,” highlighting Brale’s ability to let companies issue stablecoins without building the banking, compliance, or blockchain stack themselves. 

The discussion emphasized trust and regulatory compliance as central to institutional adoption.

Trust and Regulatory Compliance

Trust framed the conversation from the start. Dixon said, “The defining question for institutional adoption of onchain assets isn’t speed, and it’s not cost. It really is trust.” She explained that institutions want clarity on who issues assets, how they are governed, and what happens when something goes wrong. 

Expectations from regulators, banks, and enterprises are now much higher than a few years ago.

Milne agreed, stating, “Trust is earned by operating inside clear rules, not by trying to outrun them.” He added that Brale was built to work fully within existing money transmitter laws rather than seeking new regulatory frameworks. 

“I thought it was best to be regulated,” he said, “and to build the business inside of the existing regulatory structure and not try to convince a new one.”

Brale spent the first two and a half years securing licenses and constructing custody, issuance, and signing systems internally. 

Milne emphasized that this groundwork was essential before offering services to clients, explaining, “Only after that foundation was in place did the company begin selling to customers.”

Dixon noted that this focus on trust is reflected across institutional markets. “Well-designed open infrastructure can offer institutions capabilities they cannot get from closed systems,” she said, highlighting the broader importance of compliance-led credibility.

Infrastructure Expansion and Lower Barriers

A major shift occurred when Brale began supporting stablecoins it did not issue. Milne explained, “We kind of took a flyer and just did it because a customer asked. And it totally changed the business.” The move allowed Brale to support multiple issuers, unlocking flows across chains, bank accounts, and virtual accounts.

Milne described the effect on adoption, stating, “Usage absolutely exploded. What started as an accommodation clarified that Brale’s role is not just an issuer, but shared infrastructure for moving digital dollars.” 

This change increased interoperability and access, demonstrating Brale’s role beyond a single-issuer model.

He also highlighted how Brale lowered the barrier for new entrants. “When we got started, it was like a hundred million bucks was the ticket to go launch a stablecoin,” Milne said. 

“We spent that first two and a half years building all that tech to get it down to a dollar in a minute.” This approach reduced costs and created a more inclusive starting point for developers.

Tweets from users during the episode reinforced this point, showing excitement about permissionless access and open infrastructure. 

Milne concluded with a long-term perspective: “It’s possible that stablecoins and protocols create the scenario where this is like edge compute for money. I think there’s something like that out there. I just don’t know what it is yet. I’m excited to find out.”