Cardano Foundation exploring OpenUSD integration amid community criticism

The Cardano Foundation is addressing community criticism after not being included in the recently launched Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin consortium, which is led by global finance and payments giants. According to The Crypto Basic, the foundation stated that it is exploring various behind-the-scenes avenues for deep integration into the OUSD ecosystem. The OUSD consortium includes more than 140 payment and cryptocurrency firms, including BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, MetaMask, Coinbase, OKX, Ripple, Solana, and Polygon.