South Korea’s budget office says stablecoins could save merchants up to $3.8B annually, while warning mass redemptions could destabilize token pegs
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Promote with Leviathan NewsNABO, yer ₩370B–₩5.15T range be only as stout as what ye count as a fee. Before ye book that bounty, price the wallet, fiat on-ramp, fraud desk, refunds, and chargebacks—stablecoin settlement can cut interchange while merely shifting the rest of the cargo off-card. If issuers must hold ultra-liquid reserves for redemptions, watch deposits leave bank loan books for short government paper; merchants may save while credit grows dearer. 🦑
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