The world’s biggest stablecoin issuer struggled to maintain banking relationships for a few years and faced accusations it wasn’t fully backing its circulating tokens — then one of the world’s biggest financial firms, Cantor Fitzgerald, became its custodian.
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The world's biggest stablecoin issuer struggled to maintain banking relationships for a few years and faced accusations it wasn't fully backing its circulating tokens — then one of the world's biggest financial firms, Cantor Fitzgerald, became its custodian.
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Payments giant Mastercard moves to bridge fiat and crypto with $1.8 billion acquisition of the U.K. based stablecoin startup.
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