JPMorgan Freezes Accounts From ‘High Risk’ Stablecoin Startups Kontigo and Blindpay
The actions would have been taken due to the high risk linked to lending services to these startups. Blindpay, one of the stablecoin startups affected, operates in Latin American countries, while Kontigo is focused on th...
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