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The first regulated stablecoin tied to the international version of the Chinese yuan (CNH) meant for foreign exchange markets, and a South Korean won (KRW) stablecoin launched this week as the global stablecoin race heats up. Financial technology company AnchorX debuted its AxCNH yuan-pegged stablecoin on Wednesday at the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong, according to Reuters, following a regulatory pivot in China embracing stablecoins for international markets. The stablecoin is meant to facilitate cross-border transactions with countries in the Belt and Road initiative, an infrastructure project building physical roads linking China to the Middle East and Europe, and establishing maritime trade routes with other regions. BDACS, a digital asset infrastructure company, also announced the launch of KRW1, a Korean won-pegged stablecoin, on Thursday.  Both KRW1 and AxCHN are overcollateralized stablecoins, meaning that they are fully backed 1:1 by fiat currency deposits or government debt instruments held by a custodian. A diagram showing how the KRW1 stablecoin is managed. Source: BDACS Stablecoins are now a sector with geo-strategic importance, as sovereign governments rush to place their fiat currencies on digital rails to increase demand for their currencies internationally, in the hopes of offsetting inflationary effects from currency printing. Related: Tether to launch USAT, names ex-Trump adviser as CEO The interplay between stablecoins, fiat currencies, inflation, and government debt The legacy financial system is slow, requires robust infrastructure that may not exist in developing areas, and features currency controls in certain jurisdictions that hamper demand for fiat.  Placing fiat currencies on blockchain rails, which operate 24/7 and feature near-instant, cross-border settlement, increases international demand by making fiat more accessible to the average person, which can offset price increases caused by currency inflation. The US government’s national debt crossed the $37 trillion mark amid record-high government debt worldwide. Source: US…

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