Beijing is wary of crypto but may be forced to act, as dollar-backed stablecoins risk deepening US power across global finance

Once a niche corner of the cryptocurrency world, stablecoins have surged into the global spotlight this year, prompting analysts and industry insiders to declare that the digital asset’s time has come.

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