Payments
Can new Bitcoin prepaid cards win Asia’s cash economy?
Moon Inc raises HK$65.5M to roll out a Bitcoin prepaid card in Thailand and South Korea, with wider Asia expansion planned.
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Adoption
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Legislation
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Crypto
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Technology
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AI
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Tokenization
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Stablecoins
Circle partners with Finastra to expand USDC’s role in cross border payments
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Stablecoins
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Payments
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