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Can Bitcoin Benefit From Trump Firing Powell? Turkey's Lira Crisis May Provide Clues
21.4.2025
Turkey's President Erdogan's experience with central bank interference serves as a warning, as it led to a currency collapse and increased investment in bitcoin and stablecoins
Gold-backed vs USD-backed stablecoins: Key differences
21.4.2025
What are gold-backed stablecoins, and how do they work? Gold-backed stablecoins are digital currencies pegged to physical gold reserves and designed to maintain a stable value. The concept of gold-backed digital currencies dates back to the early days...
Gold-backed vs USD-backed stablecoins: Key differences
21.4.2025
What are gold-backed stablecoins, and how do they work? Gold-backed stablecoins are digital currencies pegged to physical gold reserves and designed to maintain a stable value. The concept of gold-backed digital currencies dates back to the early days...
Circle, BitGo about to apply for bank charters, others may follow: WSJ
21.4.2025
Major cryptocurrency firms, including stablecoin issuer Circle and crypto custodian BitGo, are reportedly considering applying for bank charters or licenses.According to an April 21 Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter, Circle, BitGo and others are considering applying...
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bagged 6,556 Bitcoin for $555.8M last week
21.4.2025
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, one of the world’s largest publicly listed corporate Bitcoin holders, added another major purchase to its growing portfolio as the cryptocurrency trades near $85,000.Strategy acquired 6,556 Bitcoin for $555.8 million from April 14–20, at an average price...
Farmers are switching to stablecoins
20.4.2025
Opinion by: Henry Duckworth, founder and CEO of AgriDexWe all need and buy it. Food is a common, universal ground across the planet. It should come as no surprise then that the agricultural industry is enormous. In 2023, the European Union alone imported 154 million tonnes of agricultural products...
Farmers are switching to stablecoins
20.4.2025
Opinion by: Henry Duckworth, founder and CEO of AgriDexWe all need and buy it. Food is a common, universal ground across the planet. It should come as no surprise then that the agricultural industry is enormous. In 2023, the European Union alone imported 154 million tonnes of agricultural products...
MoonPay CEO calls on Congress to keep state authority over stablecoins
18.4.2025
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of cryptocurrency payment firm MoonPay, is calling on US lawmakers to leave a path open to state-level regulators when passing legislation on stablecoins.In an April 18 X post, Soto-Wright said he wanted Congress to “keep state-regulated issuers in the game” when...
MoonPay CEO calls on Congress to keep state authority over stablecoins
18.4.2025
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of cryptocurrency payment firm MoonPay, is calling on US lawmakers to leave a path open to state-level regulators when passing legislation on stablecoins.In an April 18 X post, Soto-Wright said he wanted Congress to “keep state-regulated issuers in the game” when...
The Upper Hand: Why Stablecoins Will Remain Popular in Argentina After the End of Currency Controls
17.4.2025
Local experts assess that, while useful, regular dollars will not impact the use of stablecoins in Argentina, given their unique characteristics and value proposition. Instead, some believe that the adoption of these dollar-proxy tokens will increase, as they create new investment opportunities....
Russia finance ministry official floats country making own stablecoins: Report
17.4.2025
A Russian finance ministry official has reportedly said the country should be developing its own stablecoin after a recent freeze on wallets linked to the sanctioned Russian exchange Garantex by US authorities and stablecoin issuer Tether. Deputy director of Russia’s Finance...
Russia Eyes Own Stablecoins After USDT Blockage
17.4.2025
A senior official from Russia’s Finance Ministry has suggested that the country should develop its own stablecoins pegged to various currencies following the recent blocking of USDT stablecoin wallets linked to Russia. Dollar-pegged stablecoins have gained popularity for facilitating fund transfers...
Stablecoins' dominance due to limitations of US banking — Jerald David
17.4.2025
Stablecoins rose to popularity as a result of limitations in the US financial system — particularly restricted banking hours and the lack of a non-USD trading pair, according to Jerald David, president of Arca Labs. “So we start thinking about the reason why, we start talking about...
Ethereum Is What Bitcoin Was Meant to Be
16.4.2025
The other major cryptocurrency is becoming the global settlement layer for on-chain assets, says Advantage Blockchain’s Alec Beckman
Resolv Labs Raises $10M as Crypto Investor Appetite for Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Soars
16.4.2025
Stablecoins are "perfect rails for yield distribution," the protocol's CEO and founder Ivan Kozlov said in an interview
Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs
16.4.2025
Italy’s minister of economy and finance warned that US stablecoin policies are more concerning than President Donald Trump’s tariffs, citing the potential for these crypto assets to undermine the euro’s dominance in cross-border payments.Speaking at an event in Milan, Giancarlo...
Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs
16.4.2025
Italy’s minister of economy and finance warned that US stablecoin policies are more concerning than President Donald Trump’s tariffs, citing the potential for these crypto assets to undermine the euro’s dominance in cross-border payments.Speaking at an event in Milan, Giancarlo...
Dollar-Based Stablecoins Pose Greater Threat to Euro, Italian Economy Minister Says
16.4.2025
Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti warns that dollar-based stablecoins pose a greater threat to the euro’s standing than trade disputes. Bolstering the Euro’s Prominence The European Union (EU) must urgently address the growing appeal of dollar-based stablecoins among its citizens...
Noble’s New ‘AppLayer’ Lets Developers Build Stablecoin Tools on Celestia
16.4.2025
The aim of Noble’s AppLayer is to let developers build new financial tools and apps with high throughput of stablecoins and reliable stablecoin infrastructure
Struggle for Stablecoin Dominance Set to Enter Third Round, Fireblocks Says
15.4.2025
Ran Goldi, SVP of payments at Fireblocks, reviews the strategic moves as stablecoin issuers look to corner the market