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ECB President: ‘We Better Be Ahead of Curve’ on Stablecoins
12.12.2019
Christine Lagarde says financial institutions should foresee the demand for stablecoins
Equilibrium’s Stablecoin Now Has $17.5M in Insurance That Pays Out Automatically
12.12.2019
Equilibrium will hold 6.5 million EOS tokens in reserve as an insurance policy for users should its stablecoin lose its peg
Bitpay Launches Support For Three USD Stablecoins — But Not Tether
11.12.2019
BitPay is now formally accepting stablecoins for payment, but not the one which is by far the most widely used
Saga Stablecoin Goes Live Backed By Basket of Fiat Currencies
10.12.2019
Saga Monetary Technologies has finally launched its SGA stablecoin, and it's already planning to break away from its pegged basket of currencies
EU Finance Ministers Place Defacto Ban on Libra
6.12.2019
Libra’s ongoing organizational snags and run-ins with regulators continue into December, as EU finance ministers agreed Thursday that Libra cannot be launched in the EU until concerns are adequately addressed. The finance ministers issued a joint statement citing regulatory “challenges...
Coinbase Card Rolls out DAI as First Supported Stablecoin: Official
6.12.2019
DAI is the first stablecoin supported by Coinbase Card, the exchange announced
Venture Capitalists Have Invested Over $200M in Stablecoins
6.12.2019
Does the world need more stablecoins? Yes according to VCs, who have thrown hundreds of millions of dollars at projects developing stable or low volatility digital assets. The $45 million committed in 2019 takes the past two years of VC investment to over $200M. Also read: RBI Governor Discusses...
EU Won’t Let Stablecoins Enter Its Market Until Risks Are Addressed
5.12.2019
No global stablecoin project should begin operations in the EU until the associated risks are addressed, EU authorities say in a new adopted statement
Stablecoin Adoption Can Impact Economy, Warn Senior US Regulators
5.12.2019
Senior U.S. financial regulators warn that stablecoins pose risks to the economy in an annual report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council
This Cryptocurrency Seems Designed For A Post-State Society
5.12.2019
Saga is a cryptocurrency launching soon, and it seeks to be nothing less than a new global currency
Crypto Exchange Gemini Burnt One-Fifth of Its GUSD Stablecoin Supply
4.12.2019
Crypto exchange Gemini burnt about 20% of the supply of its Gemini Dollar stablecoin
WaykiChain Partners with Avione Jet to Introduce its Stablecoin WUSD to Jet Renting
3.12.2019
On November 26, 2019, WaykiChain partnered with Avione Jet, a leading private jet renting platform, to introduce WaykiChain stablecoin (WUSD) into Avione Jet’s payment system. WaykiChain believes that using WUSD will be a big boost to cross-border payments as well as the traditional financial...
US Lawmakers Want to Brand Libra a Security, Association Disagrees
1.12.2019
Will Libra be able to operate in the U.S. if Congress classifies stablecoins as securities?
US Fed Weighs Up Potential CBDC as Countermove Against China
28.11.2019
Fed Chairman Jay Powell puts the agency’s economic theories on display in a recent letter to U.S. representatives asking: “What about a USD stablecoin?”
Binance to Launch Crypto Travel Rewards Card with Startup TravelByBit
28.11.2019
Binance crypto exchange will launch a travel rewards card for crypto payments with startup TravelByBit
EToro: Facebook Should Drop Libra and Support Third-Party Stablecoins
28.11.2019
Facebook needs to change strategy and focus on the Calibra wallet — not Libra — to assure success, say eToro’s blockchain researchers
Bitfinex and Tether Receive Another Class Action Lawsuit in US Courts
27.11.2019
The operators of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the stablecoin Tether have notified users that they were hit with another class action lawsuit in U.S. courts over market manipulation allegations that the companies are trying to frame as mercenary and baseless. Also Read: Bitfinex Claims...
Stablecoins Can Temper US Dollar Hegemony Risks, Says Non-Profit Exec
27.11.2019
The systemic risks posed by U.S. dollar domination of global foreign currency reserves could be tempered by stablecoin issuance, analysts argue in a new piece for the WEF
Exclusive: ‘Nothing Is Above Bitcoin, No CBDC, No Stablecoins,' Says Blockstream CEO Adam Back
26.11.2019
Just wait until you hear what he has to say about Libra
Crypto Booking Firm Travala Partners with Travel Giant Booking.com
25.11.2019
Travala, a service that lets users pay for hotels with digital currencies, has entered a strategic partnership with Booking.com