I guess this can make sense if the startup is doing crypto, otherwise it seems like financial friction. That said, I believe the entire crypto ecosystem is just a giant scam.
Beyond crypto teams, we're seeing increasing use cases for more teams to use stablecoins to pay. For example, both Gusto and Deel (YC teams) are using stablecoins to offer worldwide payouts.
Interesting. International payments are one of the few use cases that somewhat align with cryptocurrency's underlying value proposition of censorship resistant currency.
Here's Gusto's CTO: https://x.com/edawerd/status/2018785968669815011