🔥 Jack Ma–backed Ant Group is integrating @Circle’s $USDC into its global payment platform. This is massive for crypto. Here’s why🧵

1/ Ant processed $1T+ in payments last year — $333B on-chain. Now it’s plugging in $USDC. Think instant, low-fee, cross-border $USD payments at global scale.

2/ This isn’t just adoption—it’s regulatory alignment. Ant’s applying for stablecoin licenses in US, HK, SG and LU. $USDC becomes the first stablecoin to bridge TradFi and regulated crypto finance.

3/ Impacts: $USDC utility skyrockets Real-world use cases expand (remittances, trade, DeFi) Alipay’s 1.3B+ users get access to tokenized dollars.

4/ This puts pressure on banks, PayPal, and CBDCs. Ant + $USDC could redefine global payments. Crypto rails just hit the fast lane.

5/ TL;DR: Stablecoins are going mainstream. $USDC is leading and Ant just made it inevitable. 🌍