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Jeremy Allaire's Stablecoin Is Building a Real Use Case for Crypto
4.12.2023
Circle Internet Financial continued to build out the USDC stablecoin network, spreading access and inclusion to new corners of the world
Why Are Early $DOGE Investors Stacking This New Meme Coin?
4.12.2023
Majors rising across the board, stablecoin supply going up, and institutional money scrambling to get on-chain ahead of the Bitcoin ($BTC) Spot ETF. The trajectory is already clear and soon the pre-bull market phase will give way to the authentic bull market. That means another memecoin season...
French Court Acquits Hackers Accused of Targeting Avalanche Stablecoin Project Platypus
4.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay A French court has acquitted the individuals accused of orchestrating the $8.5 million hack on Platypus Finance, an automated market maker (AMM) protocol on the Avalanche blockchain. According to a report by Le Monde, the defendants, identified as Mohammed and Benamar M., were...
Terra (LUNA) Re-enters Top 100 Crypto As InQubeta (QUBE) Smashes $5.6 Million Presale Mark
3.12.2023
Significant digital asset ranking shifts continually happen in the crypto market. According to CoinMarketCap, Terra (LUNA), an algorithmic stablecoin, has re-entered the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization after a recent spike in its price. This development coincides with...
FDUSD Nears $1 Billion Cap — A Rapid 253% Surge in Supply Since August
2.12.2023
Recent data indicates that the market capitalization of the newly introduced stablecoin, first digital usd (FDUSD), is approaching the $1 billion threshold. This growth, a 253% increase in supply, has been recorded since August 4, 2023. Currently, the circulation of FDUSD tokens stands at...
GHO Stablecoin Hits $0.98 Target as Strategic Initiatives Spearhead Turnaround
2.12.2023
Beginning in mid-July 2023, the stablecoin from Avara (previously known as Aave), a decentralized finance firm, consistently traded below its target $1 peg, reaching a low of $0.917 on October 24. Nonetheless, in recent weeks, the Liquidity Committee of the project undertook efforts to rectify this...
We Neither Bank Justin Sun nor Finance Hamas — Circle Chief Strategy Officer
2.12.2023
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle neither “finances Hamas” nor does it bank Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun, the fintech firm’s chief strategy officer has asserted. Although Circle had past business dealings with Sun, this ended in February 2023 when it terminated his accounts...
Terraform and Do Kwon’s Attempt to Dismiss Class-action Lawsuit Fails: Report
1.12.2023
Source: YouTube/Coinage Defunct blockchain protocol Terraform Labs is currently fighting legal challenges in Singapore and appears to be facing setbacks. According to a local news outlet, the creators of the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUST and its founder, Do Kwon, have had their efforts...
Paxos Secures In Principle Approvals for Stablecoin Issuance and Crypto Services in Abu Dhabi
30.11.2023
Paxos, a provider of blockchain and tokenization infrastructure, has recently received preliminary approvals from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi. The company stated that these endorsements are crucial steps for Paxos, enabling it to issue stablecoins pegged to...
Binance will end support for BUSD stablecoin in December
29.11.2023
Many users' Binance USD balances will automatically be converted into First Digital USD starting on Dec. 31
Binance to End Support for BUSD Stablecoin, Remaining Balances Converted to FDUSD
29.11.2023
Binance ends BUSD support and transitions to FDUSD stablecoin after regulatory troubles. Image by maurice norbert, Adobe Stock. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced today in a blog post that it will end support for its Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin on December 15. The move comes after...
Binance Will Cease Support for Its BUSD Stablecoin on Dec. 15
29.11.2023
Binance said it will end support for its BUSD stablecoin on Dec. 15, following the exchange's August announcement that it would “gradually” do so after Paxos, the company that actually issued it, was ordered to stop minting the coin in February
Paxos receives in-principle approval to issue stablecoins in Abu Dhabi
29.11.2023
The approval followed a similar move by regulators in Singapore, where Paxos said its local entity would launch a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin
Stablecoins Such as Tether May Be in U.S. Sights, Top U.S. Treasury Official Warns
29.11.2023
Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the Treasury, said issuers outside the U.S. need to be forced to prevent abuse by terrorists
Today in Crypto: Toniq Launches ‘First Ordinals-Specific NFT Marketplace Built on Bitcoin L2’, Neobank Brighty Reveals European B2B Platform Brighty Business
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / sipgus Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ NFT news Toniq, a company building professional tools and services on the decentralized web, today announced the launch...
Aave's GHO Stablecoin Nears Elusive Dollar Peg
28.11.2023
Today in Crypto: Hong Kong Will Use ‘All Available Methods’ to Fight Crypto Scams, Americans are ‘Much More Open to Potential of Crypto Than Brits’
28.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Vitalii Vodolazskyi Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Regulation news Hong Kong authorities may give regulators more power to fight cryptocurrency scams and will...
Circle Signs MoU With SBI Holdings to Expand USDC Circulation in Japan
27.11.2023
Source: Pexels Circle, stablecoin issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), has joined forces with Tokyo-based financial services firm SBI Holdings to facilitate the strategic expansion of USDC into the Japanese market. This collaboration, solidified through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed...
Stablecoin Market Rebounds — $5.48 Billion Growth in 22 Days
25.11.2023
Over the last few weeks, the market value of leading stablecoins has experienced a notable increase. The economy of these fiat-pegged tokens expanded from $123.66 billion to the present $129.14 billion. This substantial growth of almost $6 billion comes after the stablecoin industry shed tens...
Tether and Bitfinex Drop Opposition to FOIL Request
24.11.2023
Stablecoin issuer, Tether, and cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex, have decided to drop their opposition to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request made earlier this year by various news outlets. “We have nothing to hide” “Our decision is rooted in our unwavering commitment to transparency...