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About brale
Brale is a stablecoin issuance and management platform that provides API-based services for issuing fiat-backed stablecoins, transfers, on/off ramps, swaps, and payouts. Its core innovation is the ION Protocol, a cross-chain settlement layer that uses a burn-and-mint mechanism, eliminating the need for liquidity pools or bridges. This directly addresses the market pain point where stablecoin issuers face quadratic liquidity requirements when expanding across multiple chains.
In the past six months (Feb-Aug 2026), Brale has grown significantly: it launched the ION Protocol alpha with 20 partners, expanded to support 300+ stablecoin programs across 27 blockchains, and processed 20x more volume in July than a year earlier. The platform reduced EVM transaction times to 12 seconds (75% faster), opened individual accounts, added passkeys authentication, and integrated with community banks and credit unions. These developments demonstrate Brale's focus on making stablecoin issuance and cross-chain movement more accessible and efficient.
In the past six months, Brale launched ION Protocol, enabling native cross-chain settlement for stablecoins without liquidity pools or bridges. It also went live on Monad, allowing stablecoins to directly connect to U.S. banking rails (ACH, wire, RTP) and supporting features like virtual accounts with auto-minting. Additionally, Brale partnered with Braid to integrate stablecoin issuance into community banks and credit unions. Operationally, account approval speed improved significantly: 75% of accounts are approved within 9 minutes, with over two-thirds auto-approved in about 23 seconds on average. Future priorities include expanding ION Protocol's chain coverage, transitioning from testnet to mainnet, and hardening protocol security; deepening integrations with banks and financial institutions; and improving developer experience for asset issuers.
Ben Milne (Founder & CEO)
Ben Milne is the founder and CEO of Brale, a regulated stablecoin infrastructure platform. Previously, he founded Dwolla, a payments company, and co-founded Basis Theory, a data security firm. He also served as a board member at Lincoln Savings Bank and was a member of the CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee. Based in Des Moines, Iowa.