Should Stripe build stablecoin payouts for marketplaces? Size it.

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Problem. Marketplaces on Stripe pay out to sellers in many countries, and in some countries payouts are slow or expensive. Someone proposes letting platforms pay sellers in stablecoins. Before anyone builds it, leadership asks you: is this worth a team? Walk me through how you'd size it.

Before you reveal: say your answer out loud, as if you were in the real interview — get your reasoning across clearly first. There is no single correct answer: reading what the interviewer is really after and defending your own thinking is what makes an answer strong.