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Visa should be 'scared': Lightning Labs raises $70M to add stablecoins
6.4.2022
The firm has built a new protocol called Taro to enable stablecoins to be sent and received on the Bitcoin Lightning Network
New Bitcoin's Chance to 'Bitcoinze the Dollar', Crypto Seizures + More News
5.4.2022
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Lightning Labs Raises $70M to Bring Stablecoins to Bitcoin
5.4.2022
The Taproot-powered “Taro” protocol aims to bring low-fee stablecoin and asset transfers to the Bitcoin Lightning Network
More than three-quarters of central banks considering a CBDC: research
5.4.2022
The report by PwC shows that 80% of central banks are considering or have already launched a CBDC
UK Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Become Global Crypto Hub With Dynamic Regulation
5.4.2022
The U.K. government has unveiled a detailed plan to make the country a global crypto hub and “a hospitable place for crypto.” The plan includes establishing a dynamic regulatory framework for crypto, regulating stablecoins, and working with the Royal Mint to create a non-fungible...
UK government moves forward with regulatory framework on stablecoins for payments
4.4.2022
“If crypto technologies are going to be a big part of the future, then we, the U.K., want to be in — and in on the ground floor,” said Economic Secretary of the Treasury John Glen
JPMorgan Sees Limited Upside for Crypto Markets
4.4.2022
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has warned that any upside for crypto markets from here would likely be more limited. Basing their prediction on the relationship between stablecoins and the rest of the crypto market, the bank’s analyst explained that stablecoins’ share of the total crypto...
Circle Chooses BNY Mellon to Custody USDC Reserves
1.4.2022
Boston-based Circle Internet Financial has announced the company has selected BNY Mellon to custody the firm’s usd coin (USDC) reserves. The company’s dollar-pegged crypto asset is currently the second-largest stablecoin with a current market capitalization of $51.6 billion....
Fintechs See Strongest Payments Challenge From Stablecoins and CBDCs, Not Bitcoin: Cowen
29.3.2022
The team at Cowen recently held fireside chats with executives from PayPal and Visa, among others
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock: Russia-Ukraine War Has Potential Impact on Accelerating Digital Currencies
25.3.2022
The CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, says the Russia-Ukraine war has a “potential impact on accelerating digital currencies.” He confirms that Blackrock “is studying digital currencies, stablecoins and the underlying technologies to understand...
A$DC rocks the Aussie dollar as ANZ bank mints first AUD stablecoin
24.3.2022
“Most of the industry utilizes non-bank and often unregulated USD stablecoins. Now with this Big 4 bank-issued AUD stablecoin, the use case is a lot more compelling,” said ZeroCap CEO Ryan McCall
TòrÒnet a Blockchain Platform Built Specifically for Financial Inclusion Launches With Four Stablecoins
17.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. TòròNet recently announced the launch of the network’s mainnet, following nearly six months of operating a testnet. The blockchain was launched together with stablecoins in four currencies in the African sub-continent to start. The blockchain is built specifically...
'Millionaire' stablecoin wallet addresses surpass 12 million
16.3.2022
It appears the number of 'stablecoin millionaires' has been growing steadily throughout the year
Stablecoin Economy Nears $200B, UST Supply Jumps Higher, USDN Spikes 43% in 30 Days
15.3.2022
During the last 12 months the stablecoin economy has grown massive and the current valuation today is only $13 billion away from tapping the $200 billion mark. This month, the two biggest gainers in terms of 30-day issuance include Terra’s UST jumping 29.9% and Neutrino Protocol’s...
Terraform Labs donates $1.1B for Luna Foundation Guard's reserves
11.3.2022
High demand for UST has led to a pool imbalance on Curve Finance, requiring intervention
Report: Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Fir Tree Eyes Shorting the Stablecoin Tether
11.3.2022
The hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management’s investors claim it has developed a method to short the stablecoin tether. A report notes that “clients of the firm” said the potential to reap big rewards from shorting the world’s largest stablecoin is great. Investors...
CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb Explains How flexUSD Stacks up to Other Stablecoins
11.3.2022
CoinFLEX creates innovative solutions to bring investors and crypto markets together through intuitive yield products such as flexUSD, the world’s first interest-earning stablecoin, and AMM+, the most-capital efficient automated market maker in the world. CoinFLEX is backed by crypto...
Stablecoins will have to reflect and evolve to live up to their name
6.3.2022
Stablecoins have the possibility to become a promising alternative system amid global inflation, but they must be auditable to remain stable
Bitcoin & Stablecoins Most Resilient as Crypto Market Sentiment Drops Again
28.2.2022
Sentiment across the crypto market dropped for the second consecutive week, although some of the largest cryptoassets were almost unchanged in price over the past week. According to the market sentiment analysis service Omenics, the average 7-day sentscore for the top 10 cryptos tracked dropped...
Crypto Biz: Stablecoins are serious business, Feb. 17-24
25.2.2022
The stablecoin market continues to grow and diversify: Circle's USDC, Tether's USDT and Terra's UST all made headlines this week