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Walmart, Amazon Consider Issuing Stablecoins (WSJ. 20250613)
Some of the world's biggest retailers are looking at ways to save billions of dollars in fees by leaving the traditional financial system. People familiar with the matter told the journal that Walmart, Amazon, Expedia, and some airlines and other multinationals have toyed with the idea of issuing their own stablecoins in the U.S. Stablecoins are for now used to store cash or buy other cryptocurrency tokens. They're supposed to have a one-to-one exchange ratio with the dollar or other government currency. Any move by those large companies would allow them to bypass the traditional payment system and send shivers through America's banks and card networking giants. Elsewhere, getting spammed by calls about loan offers their days annoying you might be numbered. Those calls, texts, and voicemails from mortgage bankers you've never heard of stem from a widely used marketing tactic called a trigger lead, and your information is likely added to a list that credit bureaus sell to other lenders who also want to give you a loan. Two bills passed in separate chambers of Congress this week could be merged into one and soon sent the president for his signature. And finally, growing demand for state-of-the-art fiber-to-power devices has led to a boom in mergers and acquisitions. The journal exclusively reports Brookfield Infrastructure Partners struck a deal for internet service provider Hotwire Communications. It's expected to value Hotwire at about $7 billion, sources said.
글로벌 리테일업체가 수수료 절감을 위해 기존 금융 시스템에서 벗어나려고 하고 있음. Walmart, Amazon, Expedia 등 기업이 자체 스테이블코인 발행을 고려하고 있음. 스테이블 코인은 현금 저장 또는 암호화폐 토큰 구매에 사용되고 있으며, 달러 및 법정화폐와 1:1로 교환가치가 있음. 글로벌 업체가 기존 결제 시스템을 우회하고 코인 기반 결제 시스템을 출시하면 은행 및 카드사에 충격을 줄 것임. 한편, 대출을 권유하는 스팸 전화 및 문자가 사라질 전망임. 스팸이 오는 이유는 트리거 리드라는 마케팅 수법으로, 신용조사기관이 대출기관에 고객 목록을 팔았기 때문임. 상원에서 관련 법안 2개가 1개로 통합되어 대통령 서명으로 통과될 예정임. 한편, 광섬유를 사용하여 전력을 전송하는 기술(fiber-to-power) 장치에 대한 수요로 인수합병이 활발함. 인프라 기업 Brookfield Infrastructure이 통신 기업 Hotwire를 인수하기로 함. Hotwire의 기업 가치는 70억 달러로 추산됨.
