Scaramucci says crypto adoption will become invisible
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said on Aug. 7 that crypto adoption may reach its most important stage when consumers use blockchain infrastructure without knowing it is there. Responding to an X user who argued ordinary people would never use crypto, Scaramucci wrote that they “will soon use crypto/blockchain without even realizing it.” The claim is a forecast, not evidence that mass adoption has already arrived. Still, current payment and tokenization data provide examples of the model he describes: blockchain increasingly operates behind familiar interfaces while users interact with cards, wallets, brokerages and payment applications rather than raw addresses, gas fees or network settings. Normal people will soon use crypto/blockchain without even realizing it. https://t.co/0U1Xwo50K2 — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 6, 2026 Stablecoins already show how invisible crypto could work Stablecoins provide the clearest existing test. Visa research using adjusted blockchain data estimated $10.2 trillion in stablecoin transaction volume over the previous 12 months, after filtering activity such as bots and internal exchange movements. Visa said adjusted volume was up 63% year over year, showing that blockchain settlement has expanded beyond speculative trading. The Federal Reserve has also documented the trend. In an April note, researchers said stablecoin market capitalization grew about 50% during 2025, while transaction