Japan’s Lawson convenience store pilots stablecoin payments with JPYC: report
This is part of a proof-of-concept involving telecommunications giant KDDI and crypto wallet firm HashPort.
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This is part of a proof-of-concept involving telecommunications giant KDDI and crypto wallet firm HashPort.
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