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Market · Sun 11 Oct · 1 min read

1.2 billion APAC stablecoin adopters by 2031: real or marketing?

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Visa's survey of 14,250 APAC consumers projecting nearly half open to stablecoin use by 2031 is a directional market signal worth noting, but the detail that only 6% currently understand how stablecoins work is the operative number for operators planning near-term payment strategy. Demand intent without product literacy does not translate to transaction volume: it translates to onboarding friction and customer support load.…

Sources: CoinDesk

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