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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...
Stablecoins race ahead: Fiat-backed crypto booming amid uncertainty
17.10.2020
Stablecoins are taking over the crypto space with increased utility and circulation. What is prompting this growth, and is it a threat to the market?
Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9–16
16.10.2020
Talk of CBDCs and Facebook's Libra headlined this week's policy news, as international organizations weigh in on both
Tether volume hits $600B as it attempts to take on Bitcoin as crypto’s benchmark
16.10.2020
Tether accounts for a huge percentage of transactions and is taking on Bitcoin and Ethereum in a variety of ways
Stellar to Add Support for USDC Stablecoin, Opening Up Dollar-Backed Remittances
15.10.2020
The addition of the dollar-backed USDC stablecoin seeks to bolster Stellar’s standing as a cross-border payments network
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