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Rep. Maxine Waters Ushers In Stablecoin Bill Ahead of Thursday House Hearing
17.5.2023
Rep. Maxine Waters is ushering in a draft bill to regulate stablecoins ahead of a House hearing this week.
The California Democrat’s draft bill would “provide requirements for payment stablecoin issuers, research on a digital dollar, and for other purposes,” according to a committee memo...
Tether Plans 15% of Its Net Profits Into Bitcoin in Move of Confidence
17.5.2023
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer by market capitalization, said it is planning to invest 15 percent of its net profits into bitcoin to strengthen its reserves.
Tether said it expects the move to “strengthen and diversify” its reserves of its $1 pegged stablecoin, in a statement...
Tether Says It Will Buy Bitcoin for Stablecoin Reserves Using Realized Profits
17.5.2023
The company, which issues the $82 billion USDT stablecoin, reported $1.48 billion of net profits in 2023 Q1 and revealed $1.5 billion in BTC holdings
Jump Trading faces lawsuit over alleged $1.3B profit from TerraUSD
13.5.2023
Jump Trading and its CEO Kanav Kariya are accused of violating United States regulations and unjust enrichment in the lawsuit
Tether’s Market Cap Inches Towards All-Time High as Competitors Struggle With Redemptions
13.5.2023
Despite several U.S. dollar-pegged digital tokens experiencing notable redemptions in recent months, the largest stablecoin by market valuation, tether, is on the verge of achieving its highest-ever market capitalization. With a current value of $82.84 billion, tether is a mere $433 million shy...
Do Kwon to Be Released on €400,000 Bail, Pleads Not Guilty in Montenegro
12.5.2023
Terraform founder Do Kwon will be released from jail but placed under police surveillance at a local residence, a Montenegrin court has decided. The trial against him and another Korean, on charges of travelling on false documents, opened on Thursday with both pleading not guilty. Court Grants Bail...
Binance calls it quits in Canada, blames new rules
12.5.2023
Binance is the latest in a string of departures from CEO Changpeng Zhao’s home country; it promises to keep working with regulators
House Democrats Consider New Stablecoin Bill Proposal: Source
12.5.2023
House Democrats on the Financial Services Committee are considering a new version of proposed stablecoin bill weeks after Republicans on the committee introduced their own discussion draft
MakerDAO Founder Proposes Plan for Upgraded Versions of DAI Stablecoin, Governance Token
12.5.2023
Rune Christensen also proposed to incorporate artificial intelligence-assisted processes into Maker’s governance
MakerDAO publishes 5-phase roadmap featuring funding for open-source AI projects
12.5.2023
DAI stablecoin proprietor MakerDAO offered up an AI-heavy roadmap for the future with plans for a new blockchain
European Banking Authority May Veto Large Stablecoins During MiCA Approval Process
12.5.2023
The chair of the European Banking Authority (EBA), José Manuel Campa, has argued that central banks should veto stablecoins if they have fears the private, permissionless blockchains and crypto projects could threaten monetary policy.
"Central banks should have the power to veto the widespread...
Today in Crypto: NY Proposes Bill to Allow Stablecoin Payments for Bail Bonds, Franklin Templeton Plans Second Blockchain Fund, Circle Won't Hold Treasurys Past June, Bittrex Allowed to Borrow $7M
11.5.2023
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Fiat-backed stablecoins could be used to post bail in New York under proposed bill
11.5.2023
A New York lawmaker has introduced a new bill that proposes to allow certain stablecoins to be accepted as payment for bail
Tether has $1.5B in Bitcoin reserves: BDO Italia
10.5.2023
The financial advisory and accounting firm also revealed that Tether held roughly $3.4 billion worth of precious metals
Crypto Industry Asks UK to Think Globally as Government Closes Consultation on Proposed Rules
10.5.2023
The U.K. opened its plans for regulating the crypto sector for public comment back in February
DEUS Finance Stablecoin Hack Leads to $6 Million Loss – Here's What Happened
8.5.2023
DeFi protocol DEUS Finance lost more than $6 million in a hack over the weekend which exploited a vulnerability in the stablecoin DEI, but a large chunk of it has now been recovered.
According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, the attack targeted DEUS Finance’s own stablecoin DEI on...
DEUS Finance loses $6M following stablecoin hack
6.5.2023
The attacker targeted both the BNB Smart Chain and the Arbitrum network. CoinMarketCap data shows that DEI price dropped 30% following the security incident
House Financial Services and Agriculture Subcommitees To Hold Digital Assets Hearing
4.5.2023
A House Financial Services Committee panel together with a House Agriculture subcommittee plan to unpack digital asset regulation during a hearing next week.
Both of those subcommittees’ digital asset focused subcommittees will jointly hold the hearing titled “The Future of Digital Assets:...
Today in Crypto: Nigeria's Government Approves a National Blockchain Policy, CEX Trade Volumes Fall for 1st Time in 3 Months, INX Works with BitGo to Launch a Pilot Wallet Management Solution for Regulated Security Tokens
4.5.2023
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$22M of Curve Finance algo stablecoin minted since mainnet launch
4.5.2023
Decentralized finance protocol CurveDAO has successfully launched its algorithmic stablecoin crvUSD on the Ethereum network