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He pointed to tokenisation initiatives by BlackRock, adoption of stablecoins by Visa and Revolut, and cross-border remittance pilots by MoneyGram as examples of how blockchain is already being applied.“Every business will be using blockchain technology over the next 10–20 years, in the same way that they started using the internet over the last 20 years,” he said.He added that Inversion sees opportunities to apply blockchain in telecom, finance, and cross-border trade, where infrastructure costs remain high. Stablecoin usage, he noted, is rising quickly, with Visa now processing more than $1 billion in stablecoin settlement volume—about four times last year’s level.Santo also said US monetary policy remains important for crypto markets, given their “risk-on” nature.He cited the recent listings of Circle and Figure Technologies as examples of companies bringing blockchain into traditional finance.“Most people have thought about crypto as a speculative asset class… I think over the next 5–10 years, you’ll see more and more conversation about the actual technology and how large companies utilise it,” he said.NewsLive TVMarketPopular CategoriesCalculatorsTrending NowLet's Connect with CNBCTV 18Network 18 Group :©TV18 Broadcast Limited. All rights reserved.