Japan’s Lawson convenience store pilots stablecoin payments with JPYC: report
Japan's Lawson convenience store chain is testing stablecoin payments using JPYC, a yen-backed digital currency, in collaboration with telecom giant KDDI and crypto wallet firm HashPort. The pilot represents mainstream retail adoption of stablecoins in Asia's second-largest economy, potentially signaling broader institutional acceptance across the region and influencing similar initiatives in India's growing crypto ecosystem.
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