Ripple Exec Warns: Banks Without A Stablecoin Strategy ‘Will Get Left Behind’
Ripple’s Middle East and Africa boss has a blunt message for the banking sector: if you still do not have a stablecoin strategy, you are already behind the curve. “Look, I think there’s no bank, financial institution, payment entity that is not thinking, talking or incorporating a stablecoin strategy,” Ripple’s Reece Merrick told CNBC in […]
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