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CoinDesk Joins IMF, CFTC, Swiss FINMA at DC Fintech Week
14.10.2020
The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland’s FINMA, Sweden’s Riksbank, Bank for International Settlements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the International Monetary Fund to discuss stablecoin regulation, central bank digital currencies...
FSB releases recommendations to regulate 'global stablecoins' such as Libra
14.10.2020
The Financial Stability Board has warned that global stablecoins could pose systemic risks to the monetary systems of nation-states
FSB Recommends Stablecoin (Libra) Safeguards as G7 Continues Blockade
13.10.2020
Finance officials never once named Libra. But they didn't have to; the proposed stablecoin's shadow still loomed
Paxful, Turkey-Based BiLira, Cointral to Expand Crypto Offerings in Eastern Europe
12.10.2020
Paxful said the partnerships will allow users to trade bitcoin and tether using a lira-backed stablecoin
Maker DAO’s Embrace of Centralized Stablecoins Offers Risks and Rewards
12.10.2020
MakerDAO's ingestion of centralized stablecoins may help maintain a $ peg. But it could also invite more regulatory scrutiny
These 3 Trends Are Driving Crypto Market Growth Now
6.10.2020
The latest CoinDesk Quarterly Review looks at some of the main drivers of crypto market evolution including DeF, derivatives and stablecoins
After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year
5.10.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from China. While a number of defi projects from the West like Uniswap, Compound, and Makerdao are popular in the country, China is also creating its own landscape...
Stablecoin Supply Doubles in 3 Months as Combined Market Cap Surpasses $20B
4.10.2020
2020 has been the year of stablecoins, as the token supply has doubled in the last three months. The aggregate market capitalization of 28 stablecoins captures over $20 billion on October 4, 2020. While tether still dominates the stablecoin ranks, USDC has been moving closer toward the top...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds to $10.5K; Stablecoin Market Cap ‘Goes Parabolic’
2.10.2020
Bitcoin price has proved resilient in the face of bad news but traders expect crypto volatility ahead
Stacking Satoshis: Leveraging Defi Applications to Earn More Bitcoin
2.10.2020
As decentralized finance (defi) has become more popular, digital currency proponents are making money off of more than 140 yield-bearing cryptocurrencies. While most of the defi ecosystem revolves around the Ethereum network, a number of people leverage these defi applications in order to earn more...
Smart Contract Protocol RSK Attempts to Bring Defi to the Bitcoin Network
2.10.2020
During the last year, Ethereum has dominated the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem but a number of other blockchain projects plan to join the fray. The second layer, smart contract protocol RSK aims to bring the defi demand to the Bitcoin blockchain and there’s already a few RSK-based...
Total Stablecoin Supply Nearly Doubled in Q3, Adding Record $8B
1.10.2020
“2020 seems to be the year of stablecoins,” said Tether CTO
‘DeFo’ staking enabled for Waves' Neutrino stablecoins
30.9.2020
Crypto traders can earn passive income through Neutrino stablecoin staking
Token Projects to Recover $130M from the Kucoin Hack, Devs Condemned for Centralization
29.9.2020
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing the Kucoin hack as a great number of ERC20 projects have frozen, paused, or reversed their smart contracts after the hack. Estimates say that at least $129 million ERC20 tokens affected are considered “safe” from the hacker’s...
Crypto Long & Short: The OCC’s Stablecoin Statement Is a Seed of Financial Innovation
28.9.2020
Noelle Acheson talks about how the latest OCC statement that says banks can support stablecoin reserves is an innovation trigger in disguise
The Biggest Story in Crypto: The Stablecoin Surge and Power Politics
27.9.2020
Nic Carter appears on our new Opinionated podcast to discuss the $20 billion stablecoin phenomenon and its implications for the global financial system
Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Drops Below 80% as Audit Controversy Lingers On
27.9.2020
The total volume of stablecoins in circulation is closing in on the $20 billion mark, while the market-leading coin, USDT’s share of the total circulating supply continues to shrink, data from Coinmetrics shows. According to the data, USDT now accounts for an estimated at 80% of total supply...
Cambridge University’s Third Crypto Study Records 101 Million Cryptocurrency Users Worldwide
25.9.2020
The University of Cambridge and the school’s Centre for Alternative Finance has published the third “Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study.” The 71-page in-depth study examines the current growth of the crypto industry, mining, offchain activity, crypto asset user profiling...
Stablecoins Seen as Most Important Development in Crypto
25.9.2020
Supported by rapid growth in the decentralized finance (DeFi) field this year, stablecoins are now seen by industry players as being the most significant area of development for the crypto industry, a new report on cryptoassets from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has found.
According...
OCC’s First Issued Guidance for Stablecoins Brings More Questions
25.9.2020
For some, the OCC's recent stablecoin guidance, while helpful, raises as many issues as it clarifies