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UK drafting stablecoin regulations and researching a CBDC

10.11.2020
The United Kingdom has announced forthcoming regulatory proposals for stablecoins and ongoing research into CBDC

Stablecoin Savings: Circle Launches High Yield USDC Accounts for Businesses

7.11.2020
Two years ago the cryptocurrency firm Circle announced the launch of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. This week, Circle revealed the launch of high yield digital dollar business accounts with APY up to 10.75%. On September 26, 2018, Circle and the Centre open-source consortium launched...

Uncollaterized Power: A Makerdao Governance Vote Was Swayed by a Defi Flash Loan

2.11.2020
The Makerdao and the stablecoin DAI has been a popular project in the decentralized finance (defi) space and it’s also had its share of problems. This week the project called Bprotocol leveraged a defi flash loan in order to sway a Makerdao governance vote. The development team behind...

OCC’s Brian Brooks Against Government Issued Digital Dollar – Supports Regulation of Privately Issued Stablecoins

31.10.2020
The acting director of the U.S. Office Comptroller of Currency (OCC) Brian Brooks says the creation of the U.S. digital dollar is a terrible one because the government is not good at building things. Instead, Brooks believes tech companies, which already possess the know-how, to be in a better...

DefiDollar Raises $1.2M to Be the Risk-Insured Stablecoin Layer for DeFi

28.10.2020
India-based DefiDollar has raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by Divergence Ventures, Standard Crypto and Accomplice

China's central bank lays regulatory foundation for CBDC

24.10.2020
The new draft law legitimizes digital yuan and may criminalize the issuance of yuan-backed stablecoins by third parties

Prepping for Next Year’s Travel Rule: 25 US Crypto Service Providers Publish Compliance Solutions Paper

24.10.2020
A great number of cryptocurrency businesses are preparing for the upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) rules toward cryptocurrencies, specifically the Travel Rule. This month 25 Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) published a paper that outlines how American-based VASPs aim to comply...

Stablecoins went wild in the days before Bitcoin’s recent surge

23.10.2020
Retail investors are buying into Bitcoin, says CryptoQuant CEO

Bitcoin Businesses on the Mend: Report Shows 57% of Crypto Execs Expect the Industry to Accelerate, Companies Are Hiring

23.10.2020
Digital Currency Group (DCG) recently published the firm’s “State of Crypto 2020” report which polls more than 150 portfolio crypto companies. According to the study, 75% of the respondents believe the value of their business has grown this year, while 50% of the startups have...

Lossless Lottery PoolTogether Opens Up to More Coins, More Prizes

22.10.2020
PoolTogether v3 will enable more ERC-20 tokens, more yield sources and more prize distribution schemes for the DeFi savings game

Yield farming fuels 623% growth in DAI supply to nearly $1B

22.10.2020
Demand for Ethereum-based stablecoins exploded during the third-quarter DeFi bubble, with DAI’s supply growing by more than 600% and USDC expanding 200%

USDC Is Coming to Solana Blockchain in Potential Boost for Non-Ethereum DeFi

21.10.2020
USDC moves to Solana – its fourth blockchain – one week after also landing on Stellar

Tether Still Dominates Stablecoins, but USDC and Dai Are Winning DeFi

21.10.2020
USDC and DAI seem to have found their niche as the preferred stablecoins in decentralized trades

Monetary Stability: The IMF and Fed Chair Jerome Powell Discuss Digital Currency Implications

19.10.2020
On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report on crypto assets like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and global stablecoins (GSCs). Moreover, the IMF also hosted a virtual panel that discussed digital currencies and cross-border payments with the Federal Reserve Chair...

Chasing the hottest trends in crypto, the EU works to rein in stablecoins and DeFi

19.10.2020
The proposed EU crypto market regulation will raise many compliance obstacles for the next Libra-like project seeking to operate in Europe

FSB Report Says Stablecoins Promote Financial Inclusion: Urges Regulators to Tighten Laundering Controls

18.10.2020
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) says stablecoins have the potential to enhance the efficiency of the provision of financial services. The body adds that the hybrid cryptocurrencies have the potential to bring efficiencies to payments (including cross-border payments) as well as to promote...