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American Borrowers Can Now Use Crypto Mortgages to Buy Home
27.4.2022
USDC.homes, a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project, is offering US homebuyers DeFi mortgages, enabling users to purchase homes using crypto without having to first liquidate it.
The project currently allows Texas residents to secure crypto mortgages but plans to expand its offering...
Uncollateralized DeFi mortgage taken out on Austin condo via Teller
27.4.2022
An Austin resident is a proud homeowner after securing a loan denominated in USDC stablecoin over the Polygon network by using their credit score
Regulatory Clarity, More Transactional Use Could Boost Stablecoin Adoption - Crypto Summit Panel
26.4.2022
The USD 80bn-heavy stablecoin industry requires more regulatory clarity and harmonization across jurisdictions, but the coins' increased use for transactions is the ultimate factor that will boost adoption across the world, according to the participants of a discussion held at the Crypto...
USDC Could Topple USDT From Top as Institutions Favor It
25.4.2022
Stablecoins are an integral part of the crypto market as they are the haven that protects them from dangers like high volatility. As per the reports from Huobi, stablecoins have been more than just a hedging tool and helped bring more assets into DeFi lately. They have greatly accelerated...
Twitter and Stripe roll out USDC payout program for creators via Polygon
22.4.2022
In addition to payments to bank accounts and debit cards, select content creators can now elect to have USDC earnings sent to their wallets
Payments Giant Stripe Rolls Out Pilot to Test Crypto Payouts With Twitter
22.4.2022
On April 22, the payments giant Stripe announced that it is expanding global payouts with crypto assets via a new pilot. Stripe’s crypto executive Karan Sharma revealed crypto payouts for the firm’s Connect service to a select group of Twitter users as the social media platform...
Stripe Taps Polygon to Allow Customers to Make Payments in USDC
22.4.2022
Twitter will be the first company to test this option by paying earnings via crypto to content creators who use its monetization products
Solana's STEPN hits record high as GMT price skyrockets 34,000% in over a month
19.4.2022
Strong hype around move-to-earn tokens could offset the bearish technicals emerging for GMT
Stablecoins See Growth With Crypto Market Stuck in ‘Bearish Lull’
13.4.2022
A “bearish lull” in the crypto market fuelled growth in stablecoins, with the market capitalization of the top five stablecoins growing by 13% in the first quarter, according to a new report from the coin tracking site CoinGecko.
The growth in the market capitalization of stablecoins is notable...
Luna Foundation Guard Buys Additional USD 100M in Bitcoin, Now Holds BTC 42.4K
13.4.2022
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a nonprofit organization established in the Republic of Singapore dedicated to creating a reserve protocol for the algorithmic stablecoin UST, has purchased an additional USD 100m worth of bitcoin (BTC), increasing its total holdings to just over BTC 42,400 (USD...
Financial Giant BlackRock Becomes 'Strategic Investor' in USDC Issuer Circle
12.4.2022
The global fintech firm Circle has entered into an agreement for a new USD 400m funding round with participation from several major players from traditional finance, while making asset management giant BlackRock, Inc. a “strategic investor” in the company.
The funding round, announced by Circle...
USDC Stablecoin Issuer Centre Hires 2 Executives to Oversee Regulation, Operations
12.4.2022
The issuer of the second-biggest stablecoin has hired two new executives to oversee policy and operations
USDC Issuer Circle Raises $400M
12.4.2022
The firm raised $440 million last May
Stablecoin Economy Is $10 Billion Away From Reaching a $200 Billion Market Cap
11.4.2022
The stablecoin economy has grown during the last month as the market capitalization is now only $10 billion away from reaching the $200 billion mark. While the largest stablecoin, by market valuation, tether (USDT) swelled by 3% during the last 30 days to $82 billion, terrausd (UST) has increased...
When Bitcoin Meets Inflation
8.4.2022
Alice Liu, Senior Associate, Cryptocurrency Investments at exchange-traded fund and exchange-traded product sponsor WisdomTree.
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Circle Enlists FIS, Crypto.com for Merchant Payments Settled in USDC
6.4.2022
The deal with FIS Worldpay is meant to free firms from the “fiat-only ecosystem.”
Neutrino Dollar breaks peg, falls to $0.82 amid WAVES price 'manipulation' accusations
4.4.2022
Waves founder Sasha Ivanov says Alameda Research is behind the ongoing WAVES price decline
TrueUSD and Balancer Offer Liquidity Providers TUSD and BAL Rewards From Stablecoin Pool Incentive Program
3.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, Singapore / April 4th / – TrueUSD (TUSD) and Balancer (BAL) Automated Market Maker (AMM) partnered up with Polygon to offer liquidity providers with TUSD and BAL rewards from a stablecoin pool incentive program last November. The program incentivizes liquidity...
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....
Circle selects BNY Mellon as custodian for USDC reserves
31.3.2022
The firm previously said its reserves would be in cash and treasuries