Kraken's $600M acquisition of Hong Kong's Reap signals Big Crypto's bet on stablecoin payments across Asia. But stablecoins remain fiat in digital wrapping. As institutions race to control payment rails, who's actually securing monetary sovereignty?
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https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/07/kraken-to-buy-stablecoin-payments-firm-reap-in-usd600-million-deal-bloomberg
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