Ant Group Pursues Asian Stablecoin Licenses as Global Expansion Accelerates
Ant Group accelerates global expansion by pursuing stablecoin licenses across key Asian financial centers following its strategic pivot from consumer lending.
Articles by Nikolas Sargeant
Nik is a content and public relations specialist with an ever-growing interest in Crypto. He has been published on several leading Crypto and blockchain based news sites. He is currently based in Spain, but hails from the Pacific Northwest in the US.
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Société Générale Expands Digital Asset Portfolio with USD Stablecoin Launch
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