AsianFin -- Standard Chartered has set up a joint venture with strategic partners to seek a license to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong, the bank said Friday, just days after the city’s new stablecoin regulations came into force.
Stablecoins — cryptocurrencies typically pegged to a fiat currency like the U.S. dollar — are widely used by traders to transfer funds between digital tokens while minimizing price volatility.
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