RLUSD stablecoin launches in Japan after FSA approval
Japan runs one of the world's strictest stablecoin regimes, so clearing a foreign-issued dollar token for both institutional and retail use is a credential the rest of Asia will read closely.
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Japan runs one of the world's strictest stablecoin regimes, so clearing a foreign-issued dollar token for both institutional and retail use is a credential the rest of Asia will read closely.
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