{"id":27125,"date":"2026-04-30T09:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ex-sec-advisor-joins-kast-as-stablecoin-policy-race-heats-up\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:57:48","slug":"ex-sec-advisor-joins-kast-as-stablecoin-policy-race-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ex-sec-advisor-joins-kast-as-stablecoin-policy-race-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex SEC advisor joins KAST as stablecoin policy race heats up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p><strong>KAST has appointed former SEC senior advisor Stephanie Allen as head of corporate and policy communications.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_a56ac6fc18a16f115f93957298326711\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>KAST named former SEC senior advisor Stephanie Allen as head of corporate and policy communications.<\/li>\n<li>The stablecoin firm raised $80 million in Series A funding that closed in March.<\/li>\n<li>KAST offers USD accounts and stablecoin payments across 170 countries for consumers and businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>The stablecoin payments firm said the hire will support its growth in North America and Latin America. KAST <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/399540\/kast-appoints-former-sec-advisor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced<\/a> Allen\u2019s appointment on Thursday. She will lead the company\u2019s corporate and policy communications strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The company said Allen will work on its public profile with policymakers, media, and industry groups. Her role comes as stablecoin firms face closer attention from regulators.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Allen brings SEC communications experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Allen previously served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She advised agency leadership on internal and external communications.<\/p>\n<p>KAST said Allen also served as an SEC spokesperson and advised the agency\u2019s Crypto Task Force.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Jaffe, KAST\u2019s chief corporate affairs officer, said, \u201cHer knowledge of the policy and regulatory landscape stemming from her leadership position at the SEC and deep U.S. public and private sector experience will help drive KAST\u2019s momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, KAST was founded in July 2024 by former Circle executive Raagulan Pathy. The firm offers USD-denominated accounts and stablecoin payment tools.<\/p>\n<p>The company says its services support global payments across 170 countries. It serves both consumers and businesses using stablecoin-based financial products.<\/p>\n<p>KAST said it has hired more than 200 people over the past year. The hires span engineering, product, and compliance roles.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stablecoin market growth draws attention<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>KAST raised $80 million in a Series A funding round that closed in March. The company is using that funding to support its expansion plans.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment comes as stablecoin payment activity continues to grow. Artemis Analytics reported that global stablecoin transaction volume rose 72% in 2025 to more than $33 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>That volume passed the combined annual volume of the world\u2019s largest credit card networks, according to Artemis. This growth has pushed stablecoin firms closer to the center of global payments.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAST has appointed former SEC senior advisor Stephanie Allen as head of corporate and policy communications.\u00a0 Summary KAST named former SEC senior advisor Stephanie Allen as head of corporate and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27126,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27125\/revisions\/27126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}