Chuk Okpalugo

Chuk Okpalugo is a product strategist in stablecoins and on-chain finance, with over a decade of experience building fintech and financial infrastructure products across payments, capital markets, and digital assets. He is a former product lead at Paxos, where he worked on stablecoin issuance, payments, and market infrastructure initiatives.

Today, Chuk advises financial institutions and fintech companies on stablecoin strategy, product design, and go-to-market considerations, with a particular focus on digital payments, cross-border flows, and programmable money. He is the founder of Stablecoin Blueprint, an independent research and education initiative focused on helping decision-makers navigate stablecoin adoption and on-chain financial infrastructure.

Chuk is also the editor of Money Code, a leading industry newsletter on stablecoins and on-chain finance published by This Week in Fintech, reaching more than 70,000 readers globally. His work sits at the intersection of technology, regulation, and business strategy, with an emphasis on practical adoption and real-world use cases.