USDC integration with Ant International’s payment network would connect the stablecoin to one of the largest non-US payment ecosystems, providing access to millions of merchants and consumers in over 15 currencies and linking it to a $1 trillion annual transaction flow, with a third already settled onchain

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A successful tie-up with Ant would enable the token to be added to one of the largest non-U.S. payment ecosystems, potentially widening USDC’s reach to millions of merchants and consumers who transact in 15+ currencies across Ant’s network.

The move would give USDC a link to a network that processed more than $1 trillion in global payments last year, a third of them settled on-chain.