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Crypto News From Japan: Jan. 13-17 in Review
18.1.2020
This week’s news from Japan includes heightened interest from Binance, a new working group on security tokens, and more
New Stablecoins Commence a Fresh Assault on Tether
17.1.2020
Can any stablecoin topple tether? In 2019, the answer to that question was an emphatic ‘No.’ Despite a string of stablecoins being released onto the market, tether (USDT) increased its grip on the cryptoconomy’s fiat supply, racking up $127B of on-chain volume on Ethereum alone....
Libra Association Forms Steering Committee to Guide Technical Development
17.1.2020
The Libra Association has formed a new, five-member committee to guide the technical development of the network
WisdomTree Mulls New Stablecoin as US Money Manager Drives Toward Crypto
14.1.2020
WisdomTree, an asset manager specializing in exchange-traded funds, is vying to become one of the first established U.S. financial firms to offer clients digital assets, including a so-called stablecoin whose value is closely linked to the U.S. dollar
Asset Manager WisdomTree Hopes to Launch a Stablecoin in the US
13.1.2020
Asset manager WisdomTree to launch a regulated stablecoin in the U.S
Huobi Exchange Partners With UAE Real Estate Firm to Enable Crypto Payments
13.1.2020
Huobi partnered with a real estate firm in the UAE to allow real estate investors to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
ETF Giant WisdomTree Plans to Launch a Stablecoin
13.1.2020
Jonathan Steinberg, CEO of WisdomTree. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, WisdomTree ETFs
There are new developments coming from the New York-based international investment giant WisdomTree Investments, as it now plans to launch a stablecoin, and it wants to do so ahead of the competition.
It's...
Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District
12.1.2020
Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the plaintiff and refiled in a new district. The company, whose close affiliations with both the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stablecoin Tether have continually...
Joint Coinbase-Circle Stablecoin Project USDC Listed on Competitor Kraken
8.1.2020
Kraken lists stablecoin USDC
Crypto Lending Firm BlockFi Adds Support for Litecoin and USD Coin
8.1.2020
BlockFi crypto lending firm has added two new assets to its platform: Litecoin and USD Coin
Stablecoins Are Crypto’s Version of Fractional Reserve Banking
6.1.2020
Stablecoins provide much sought after stability in the volatile crypto markets. They are sometimes even said to affect the price of bitcoin in drastic fashion. Tether (USDT) in particular continues to be widely scrutinized for this, with recent lawsuits about conflicts of interest and price...
SLP Devs Publish Code Bounties With $2,500+ in Crypto Rewards
5.1.2020
While a number of software developers work on the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) framework, SLP devs are still looking for other contributors to help foster the protocol’s ecosystem. In order to help bolster SLP development, the simpleledger.cash website has published requests for bounties...
Stanford Prof Darrell Duffie on Our Big Stablecoin Future
3.1.2020
A distinguished Stanford professor breaks down the year in stablecoins: Libra, Tether and Central Bank Digital Currencies, like China's
Tron-Based Tether Has Ballooned to Over 900 Million Tokens, Almost 22% of Total Supply
2.1.2020
Since Tether’s (USDT) migration to other networks beside the BTC-based Omni protocol, significant shifts have taken place seeing the heavily-printed stablecoin rise to prominence also via Ethereum’s ERC20 standard and Tron’s TRC20 implementation. Ethereum-based USDT supply...
Euro-Pegged Stablecoin: The Ultimate Growth Driver for Crypto-Lending
29.12.2019
The crypto lending market could possibly disrupt the traditional finance sector
Facebook’s Libra Has Failed in Current Form, Says Swiss President
28.12.2019
According to Switzerland’s president the assets backing Libra need to change for the stablecoin to be approved
Twitch Users Can Now Tip Streamers With MenaPay Stablecoin
27.12.2019
Mobile payments app MenaPay now supports QR code Twitch tipping
Tokyo Wants 50% of Transactions to Be Made in its Stablecoin by 2025
27.12.2019
Tokyo’s new stablecoin could be one of the world’s most ambitious yet – after city authorities revealed plans to ensure that 50% of all payments made in the capital are made using the token by 2025.
Per Nikkei, the city is banking on the fact that it already has a large range of infrastructure...
Russia’s Central Bank Is Now Testing Real Asset-Pegged Stablecoins
26.12.2019
Russia’s central bank starts testing stablecoins and doesn’t assume that they will act as a payment method and become a substitute of money
Binance Expands Trading for Turkish Lira Trading Pairs
25.12.2019
Binance users can now trade Turkish liras and Russian rubles against major stablecoin Tether