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Luna Foundation Guard Raises $1 Billion to Safeguard UST Dollar Peg
23.2.2022
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) has raised $1 billion in a private token sale to allow the group to safeguard the peg of UST, Terra’s flagship stablecoin, against market instabilities. While the token has an algorithmic method to maintain its dollar value, this decentralized reserve —...
Stablecoin issuer Circle launches business accounts for USDC transactions
23.2.2022
More businesses are expressing interest in accepting cryptocurrency payments and holding digital assets in their strategic reserves
MUFG drops blockchain payment project to focus on stablecoins
23.2.2022
Established in 2019, MUFG’s blockchain payments project GO-Net Japan is shutting down due to low expected profitability
Terra avoids Ukraine concerns rallying 18% in three days — Can LUNA price reach $200 next?
23.2.2022
Jump Crypto and Three Arrows Capital bought $1 billion worth of LUNA tokens recently
Total stablecoin supply hits $180 billion: Report
23.2.2022
Despite a bearish backdrop for the overall crypto industry, the stablecoin supply has hit a total of $180 billion, surging by $9.5B over the past 30 days
Terra's LUNA Jumps 15% as UST Stablecoin Gets $1B Bitcoin Reserve
23.2.2022
LUNA's fortunes are closely tied to UST. The stablecoin's creation is facilitated by burning LUNA
Foundation Focused on UST Stablecoin Raises $1B in LUNA Sale
22.2.2022
The fresh funding will go towards a new reserve to help strengthen the peg for the UST stablecoin
Stablecoin Economy Grows Close to 10% Larger in 54 Days — GUSD, BUSD, USDC Issuance Jumps
22.2.2022
At the end of December 2021, the stablecoin economy’s market valuation was around $168.3 billion and since then, it has increased 9.92% to $185 billion in value. A number of stablecoins have issued more assets during the last seven days, as some of the top dollar-pegged coins have swelled...
Luna Foundation Guard raises $1B to form UST reserve denominated in Bitcoin
22.2.2022
Terra said it chose to denominate the Forex Reserve in Bitcoin because it considered the crypto asset "less correlated to the Terra ecosystem."
Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million
20.2.2022
Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series...
Wyoming lawmakers introduce legislation for state-issued stablecoin
18.2.2022
Avanti Financial CEO Caitlin Long said the bill had its own pros and cons, but it was “definitely a conversation-starter” for lawmakers exploring stablecoins
Helium Mounts Unicorne, DeFi & Metaverse ETFs, Crypto Executive Order + More News
18.2.2022
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Terra injects 450M UST into Anchor reserve days before protocol depletion
18.2.2022
The move is designed to maintain the stablecoin savings protocol's lucrative yield of approximately 20% per annum
Circle’s valuation doubles to $9B following revised merger agreement with Concord
17.2.2022
The Circle-Concord business combination will create a new company that plans to list publicly on the New York Stock Exchange
US Senate Banking Chief Criticizes Super Bowl Crypto Ads, Claims ‘Big Crypto Companies Are Desperate’
16.2.2022
The United States senator from Ohio and Senate Banking Committee chief Sherrod Brown is not a fan of cryptocurrencies. This week during Tuesday’s stablecoin hearing, Brown criticized all the cryptocurrency companies who advertised during the Super Bowl this past weekend and stressed that...
Fireblocks acquires stablecoin payments platform First Digital
16.2.2022
Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov said his company wants to “help every business become a crypto business,” referring to their ability to accept digital payments
Global Watchdog Points at Growing Force of Crypto with Another Usual Warning
16.2.2022
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body that monitors and prepares recommendations about the global financial system, is increasingly ringing the alarm about crypto. The institution’s latest report claims that cryptoasset markets are rapidly evolving and could reach a point...
US Senators Fail to Find Stable Ground on Stablecoins
16.2.2022
Stablecoins are not used to pay for real-world goods or services, but are instead a speculative tool for the “shadiest part of the crypto ecosystem,” Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said during a hearing on stablecoins in the US Senate Banking Committee yesterday. Others, meanwhile, stressed...
US lawmaker introduces bill for government-backed insurance of 'qualified' stablecoins
15.2.2022
"For cryptocurrency to grow and thrive ... we must provide more direction and certainty to the marketplace ...,” said Josh Gottheimer
DeFi flashes early revival signs as retail and institutional inflows trickle in
12.2.2022
Inflows into the DeFi sector witnessed an uptick as the wider crypto market recovers and investor sentiment improves