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Stablecoin Economy Nears $200B, UST Supply Jumps Higher, USDN Spikes 43% in 30 Days
15.3.2022
During the last 12 months the stablecoin economy has grown massive and the current valuation today is only $13 billion away from tapping the $200 billion mark. This month, the two biggest gainers in terms of 30-day issuance include Terra’s UST jumping 29.9% and Neutrino Protocol’s...
Altcoin Roundup: DeFi token prices are down, but utility is on the rise
11.3.2022
DeFi token prices leave a lot to be desired, but the sector’s real benefit is the lending and liquid staking options, not the price of useless governance tokens
Report: Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Fir Tree Eyes Shorting the Stablecoin Tether
11.3.2022
The hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management’s investors claim it has developed a method to short the stablecoin tether. A report notes that “clients of the firm” said the potential to reap big rewards from shorting the world’s largest stablecoin is great. Investors...
Demand for UST Keeps Rising, Luna Foundation Guard to Burn 4.2 Million LUNA From Treasury
11.3.2022
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a nonprofit organization, has announced new measures to keep the supply of UST, the flagship stablecoin of the Terra ecosystem, liquid in secondary markets. The protocol has already reached the max issuance of UST per day, but demand is strong enough that...
CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb Explains How flexUSD Stacks up to Other Stablecoins
11.3.2022
CoinFLEX creates innovative solutions to bring investors and crypto markets together through intuitive yield products such as flexUSD, the world’s first interest-earning stablecoin, and AMM+, the most-capital efficient automated market maker in the world. CoinFLEX is backed by crypto...
Waves price rises 230% in just three weeks — Could a 'triple top' spoil the rally?
10.3.2022
Neutrino was buying the WAVES dip as the price rebounds to the best level in over four months
Paxos secures approval from Singapore’s financial regulator
10.3.2022
The stablecoin issuer said the regulatory approval would help support its partners in expanding services into Asia
CBDCs will not impact private stablecoin market, says Tether CTO
10.3.2022
Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino claimed CBDCs would primarily replace the old-age payment systems and utilize private blockchain as a modern and cost-controlled tech infrastructure
USDF Stablecoin Consortium Adds 3 More Banks
9.3.2022
Amerant Bank, ConnectOne Bank and Primis Bank will join the U.S.-based group pushing for blockchain-based payment rails
Neutrino, Vires Finance and Waves bag 100%+ gain after pivot toward interoperability
9.3.2022
NSBT, WAVES and VIRES have been on a tear since the project developers revealed plans to migrate to Waves 2.0 to increase interoperability with major blockchains in the sector
Terra off to new record high as LUNA price outperforms market with 30% rebound in 3 days
9.3.2022
The total value locked inside the Terra blockchain system has reached an all-time high of nearly $26 billion
5 Ways Inexperienced Crypto Investors Can Weather Highly Volatile Markets
8.3.2022
The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster for crypto investors. Global economic woes combined with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have rocked global markets, and crypto wasn’t spared.
Let’s take a look at five ways inexperienced crypto investors can weather the markets during this crazy...
Crypto Trading in Russia Rises Again as Price Discounts Emerge
8.3.2022
Trading in bitcoin (BTC) and the stablecoin tether (USDT) is once again rising in Russia, with trading volume on both coins on Monday breaking their highs from the start of the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, price discounts have emerged on Russian ruble (RUB) trading pairs, while Ukrainians...
Fundraising Platform Says It Raised and Distributed 2 Million USDT to Ukrainians
8.3.2022
A new fundraising platform whose objective is to help to raise funds for Ukrainians and the Ukraine military recently claimed to have raised 2 million of the stablecoin tether. Some of the donated crypto assets have been sent to the Ukrainian army and to a humanitarian fund that finances...
Why Stablecoin Interest Rates Are So Damn High
7.3.2022
Or why Jeremy Allaire can't stop printing
Terra Protocol Reaches Maximum Issuance of UST Daily, LFG Foundation Steps In
7.3.2022
Terra, one of the top 10 cryptocurrency projects by market cap, has reached a UST-related milestone recently. The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a nonprofit organization, reported that the protocol had reached the maximum daily issuance of its flagship stablecoin, UST. This is due to high demand that...
Whales' stablecoin buying power grew over 7% in one month: Here's what it means
7.3.2022
Whales with USDT holdings of $10,000 to $10 million added $1.06 billion worth of Tether to their wallets over the past month, increasing their buying power by 7%
Ukraine Crypto Donations Reach a Plateau; 40% of the Country's Military Suppliers Accept Crypto
7.3.2022
Crypto donations to Ukrainian causes have slowed down over the weekend, while reports revealed that roughly 40% of Ukraine’s military suppliers accept crypto payments.
The Ukrainian government and non-profit organizations providing support to the military raised less than USD 2m over...
Terra, Avalanche and Osmosis lead the L1 recovery while Bitcoin searches for support
5.3.2022
LUNA, AVAX and OSMO have outperformed most altcoins, hinting that a DeFi revival could be in store
Altcoin Roundup: JunoSwap, Solidly and VVS Finance give DeFi a much-needed refresh
4.3.2022
DeFi is undergoing a revival and this time, it’s happening on Ethereum network competitors