According to ChainCatcher and citing the first financial media, over 40 enterprises are currently preparing to apply, including JD Coin Chain, Standard Chartered-ANI-HKT consortium, Circle Innovation, and Ant International, but it is expected that only single-digit licenses will be issued, with extremely fierce competition.
Industry insiders point out that the applying institutions are mainly large Chinese financial institutions and internet companies, and some enterprises have already begun actively recruiting blockchain talent.
Experts believe that while stablecoins can improve cross-border payment convenience, their actual cost is close to 1%, and the disruptive impact on the international monetary system has been exaggerated.
