Conrad Kraft is a Strategic Advisor at the Digital Euro Association, where he supports policy dialogue and innovation around stablecoins, CBDCs and tokenised deposits. Formerly in public-sector finance, he holds an MSc in Digital Currencies & Blockchain from the University of Nicosia and has completed fintech programmes at MIT and Oxford. He also serves as an Ambassador for the Global Blockchain Business Council, advancing the responsible adoption of blockchain technology in global finance and enterprise.

The Digital Euro Association is a leading think tank on digital fiat currencies. The DEA is at the forefront of CBDC and stablecoin developments, by working together closely with regulators as well as central banks, amongst others.

The Role of Stablecoins in Financial Sovereignty

This presentaion traces how different stablecoin types reshape four sovereignty pillars - Monetary, Payments, Regulatory and Digital - balancing gains in currency modernisation, cheaper cross-border payments and supervisory tech against challenges such as “digital dollarisation,” financial-stability run risk, regulatory arbitrage and cloud dependence. Framed by the EU’s MiCAR rule-set, the session closes with policy considerations for regulators.