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Inside OUSD’s big stablecoin launch
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( $COIN+WL )" The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker " airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Video Transcript 00:00 Speaker A OUSD stablecoin goes live with Visa Mastercard and Stripe behind it. I told you about this story probably in June that this was announced, but it is now officially live and this is really big news. OUSD, of course is Open USD, which is a consortium of different Fintechs and payment companies coming together to launch their own stablecoin to compete in an ever-growing massive market where there's basically free money because of high interest rates.
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stablecoin fintech adoption
A group of major payment companies launched a new digital currency to earn money from high interest rates. People who follow finance are watching this because it shakes up how digital payments and crypto work together.
What changed
The OUSD stablecoin has officially gone live with support from major fintech and payment networks.
Who wins / who loses
Fintech giants and stablecoin infrastructure providers benefit, while traditional high-fee payment processors and smaller standalone stablecoin issuers face increased competition.
Time horizon
Think in terms of the next few weeks.
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- $FINX — A basket of financial technology companies working on new payment methods.
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Visa is helping launch this new digital money, showing traditional giants are jumping into crypto.
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- $MAWatch — track, don’t rush
Mastercard is also backing the project to stay ahead in digital payment technology.
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- Explore high-yield savings or digital wallet interest-earning features tied to stablecoins.
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- Regulatory crackdowns on consortium stablecoins or low consumer adoption rates.
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