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Financial Institutions Use Stablecoins to Shake Things Up in 2020
26.1.2020
2020 has kicked off with a lot of excitement and announcements around stablecoins. Will these top institutions and companies lead the front towards a stablecoin-ruled world
One Wallet Owns 27% of Ether Behind MakerDAO’s Sai Stablecoin
26.1.2020
Over a quarter of all the Ether locked in MakerDAO’s collateralized debt positions belongs to a single Ethereum address
SEC Goes Head-to-Head With Telegram, Makes a Guinea Pig of TON
25.1.2020
In its amicus brief, the CDC has expressed concerns regarding the SEC’s use of dated legal precedents to govern digital assets
Tether Launches Gold-Backed Stablecoin and Begins Trading on Bitfinex
24.1.2020
Tether launches a gold-backed stablecoin while trading on Bitfinex has already started
Paypal Pullout Prompts Pornhub to Add Tether as Payment Option for Its Adult Models
24.1.2020
The porn industry is seen by many as a perfect fit for widespread cryptocurrency usage as it suffers from financial censorship far more than most businesses. When Paypal stopped servicing Pornhub models, the company hinted it might turn to digital currency as an alternative and now this has been...
Tether Says Its Newest Stablecoin Is Backed by Gold in Swiss Vault
23.1.2020
Tether is issuing a new stablecoin as ERC-20 and TRC20 tokens, backing their price with one ounce of gold
Pornhub Adds Tether Stablecoin as New Crypto Payment Option
23.1.2020
Pornhub adds Tron-based USDT as an alternative payment option to PayPal, which abruptly stopped servicing its models in late 2019
Pornhub Now Lets Models Get Paid With the Tether Stablecoin
23.1.2020
Pornhub has added new performer payment options including the tether (USDT) stablecoin, two months after being apparently dropped by PayPal
The Unstoppable Trajectory: Stablecoins Are Evolving Traditional Finances
23.1.2020
Neither fiat nor crypto, but a mixture of both: What are the stablecoins really for?
Huobi Debuts Crypto Brokerage as Its Institutional Arm Grows 400% Since Q3 2019
21.1.2020
Huobi launches a new institutional traders-targeting crypto brokerage as its institutional business surged 400% since Q3 2019
Australian Financial Regulator Could Oversee Facebook’s Calibra Wallet
21.1.2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority proposed a fintech regulatory framework that would have it oversee Libra’s corresponding Calibra wallet
Chinese Blockchain-Based Mobile Payment Revolution: How Is the Biggest CO2 Polluter Becoming Leading World Solar Panels Producer
20.1.2020
China leads the blockchain-based mobile digital payment revolution, expert take
WisdomTree Grows a Stablecoin Today to Nurture a Crypto ETF Tomorrow
19.1.2020
WisdomTree brings a unique combination of being enterprise level and having financial regulatory experience, which it is bringing to the stablecoin space — with, perhaps, to soon have the first SEC-regulated crypto ETF
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.
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