Morning Minute: Major New Stablecoin Launch Shakes Incumbents
Open USD takes a shot at USDC and USDT, with backing from heavy hitters including Visa, Mastercard and Google.
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Tether is showing up inside the Stablecoins theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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