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Slash Hits $1.4B Valuation as Stablecoins Transform B2B Banking
When a company processes over $1 billion in stablecoin payments for thousands of businesses in under a year, you know something big is happening in the back offices of finance. Slash just hit a $1.4 billion valuation – here's why this matters more than you think.
Financial market analysis from 18/04/2026. Market conditions may have changed since publication.
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