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The pilot matters not because of the amount moved, but because it treats stablecoins as corporate treasury infrastructure rather than as a crypto investment product.
Key Takeaways
- $20,000 converted to USDT on Avalanche, settled in an average of 7 minutes, versus 3 to 4 hours through interbank rails.
- Participants included Hyundai Card, Hyundai Motor America, Hyundai Motor Mexico, Tether, Ava Labs, and Axiym.
- European subsidiaries, multi-currency, with Circle (USDC/EURC) and Visa as partners, scheduled to begin end of July 2026.
- South Korea’s Foreign Exchange Transactions Act does not recognize stablecoins as a legitimate cross-border payment instrument.
Seven Minutes From Dollars to Dollars
Hyundai Motor America converted $20,000 into USDT, transferred the tokens over Avalanche to Hyundai Motor Mexico, and the Mexican entity converted the stablecoin bac...
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