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Circle CEO, Paxos, and Trueusd Speak on Binance’s Stablecoin Auto-Conversion Decision
7.9.2022
On September 5, Binance explained that it planned to drop a number of usdc trading pairs and auto-convert specific stablecoin balances into busd by September 29. While the move was controversial among crypto proponents on social media, Circle Financial CEO Jeremy Allaire explained that the change...
A Stablecoin Law May Not Happen This Year
7.9.2022
Hey folks. Monday was a federal holiday in the U.S. so we’re taking it easy today. Reporting from my colleague Jesse Hamilton suggests that stablecoin legislation we expected to see released this month may not be coming after all. Plus, a few other stories that caught my eye over the past week
Pre-Ethereum Merge Moves, Hope for Voyager Clients, Nexo Launches Crypto Exchange + More News
7.9.2022
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Russia Explores Stablecoins for Settlements With Friendly Nations
7.9.2022
Russia is cooperating with friendly countries on the potential employment of stablecoins in international payments, a top government official unveiled. The news comes after key institutions in Moscow agreed that the Russian Federation needs to legalize cross-border crypto payments in the face...
DeFi Platform Curve Finance Takes First Steps Toward crvUSD Stablecoin
7.9.2022
Details on the actual usage of crvUSD are scanty at writing time, and Curve developers denied sharing more information about the tokens with CoinDesk
Russian gov't working on stablecoin settlement platform between friendly nations: State media
6.9.2022
“Stablecoins can be pegged to some generally recognized instrument, for example, gold, the value of which is clear and appreciable for all parties involved," said Alexey Moiseev
Who Benefits From Binance Converting USDC to Its Own Stablecoin?
6.9.2022
Russia Exploring Stablecoin Settlements With Friendly Nations: Report
6.9.2022
President Vladimir Putin had signed a law banning digital payments earlier this summer
Stablecoin USDN Trades Below $1 Parity for 14 Days in a Row, Token Taps $0.91 Low This Week
6.9.2022
Approximately 14 days ago, the stablecoin neutrino usd (USDN) tapped a high of $0.994 per unit, and ever since then, USDN has not been able to rise above the $0.97 per unit range. The dollar-pegged asset is associated with the Waves blockchain protocol, and recently the Neutrino Protocol decided...
Binance to Drop USDC Trading Pairs, Plans to Auto-Convert Specific Stablecoin Balances to BUSD
6.9.2022
The world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform by trade volume, Binance, issued a notice on Monday explaining that the exchange will be removing the stablecoin USDC from the platform’s spot trading pairs list. Binance further details that users holding three types of stablecoins...
Binance, Issuer of 3rd Biggest Stablecoin, to Stop Supporting Larger Rival USDC
5.9.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is to convert its users' holdings in three major stablecoins - USDC, USDP and TUSD - into its own stablecoin BUSD
Tether Asks Court to Remove Crypto Boutique Law Firm Roche Freedman From Class-Action Lawsuit
2.9.2022
Kyle Roche, an attorney and founding partner of the crypto boutique litigation firm Roche Freedman LLP, recently withdrew from a number of class-action lawsuits initiated by the law firm. The attorney’s withdrawal follows videos that circulated showing the lawyer discussing associations with...
House’s Stablecoin Bill May Face Fatal Delays for 2022 Progress
2.9.2022
One of Congress’ most serious efforts toward stablecoin oversight may have hit an insurmountable snag as negotiations in the House Financial Services Committee drag out further than the calendar is likely to allow
Crypto Biz: You can’t stop the Tether FUD
2.9.2022
This week's Crypto Biz newsletter: The Wall Street Journal questions Tether's business model; venture capitalists are scooping up crypto at rock bottom prices
Digital Assets Could Become ‘Permanent Feature’ of Finance, Singapore Central Banker Argues
2.9.2022
Digital assets could become “a permanent feature of the financial landscape,” although decentralized cryptoassets like bitcoin (BTC) “fail as money,” Singapore’s central bank director has argued....
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MiCA coming in hot in October, NFTs not in focus: EU regulators
2.9.2022
In an online panel from the German Bundesblock, local regulators discussed details of upcoming MiCA regulation, along with a brief update on NFTs and stablecoins
Stably Announces Support for Stablecoin Minted on XRP Ledger
2.9.2022
Stably will soon support the stablecoin issued on XRP Ledger with Ripple by its side during the initial phase of integration. USDS will be launched as USD on XRPL under this integration to bring the first regulatory-compliant stablecoin to a public blockchain that is fast, economical,...
Yield App Unveils Higher Yield Passive Income Product
1.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Yield App, a global FinTech company and digital wealth platform which has attracted more than 80,000 customers since its launch in February 2021, is enhancing its product suite with a new higher-yielding crypto passive income alternative. The new crypto passive income product suite...
First Mover Asia: Waves Founder Defends USDN Stablecoin Depegging, Trashes Fears of a UST-Like Implosion; Bitcoin Burrows in Above $20K
1.9.2022
Sasha Ivanov told CoinDesk the USDN model uses four tokens to supply liquidity and to help the stablecoin retain its $1 peg
Bybit expands spot USDC trading pairs as support for stablecoins grows
31.8.2022
The crypto derivatives exchange has partnered with Circle to expand its suite of USDC offerings; traders will also have access to auto conversions between the stablecoin and U.S. dollars