Stablecoin Financial News
21.01 / 20:08
Stablecoin
Federal Reserve
Dollar
Does a Fed digital dollar leave any room for crypto stablecoins?
During Jerome Powell’s Jan. 11 United States Senate confirmation hearings, Sen. Patrick Toomey posed a question to the incumbent-and-future Federal Reserve chief: “If Congress were to authorize and the Fed were to pursue a central bank digital dollar, is there anything about that that ought to preclude a well-regulated privately-issued stablecoin from co-existing with a central bank digital dollar?”
19.01 / 22:18
Stablecoin
regulation
Central Bank
NOT
BIS general manager: Central banks generate trust, not big techs or “anonymous ledgers"
In a speech entitled “Digital currencies and the soul of money,” Agustín Carstens, the general manager of the Bank of International Settlements,’ criticized private stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi), touting central bank-led financial innovation as the best possible path to the future of money.
19.01 / 08:03
business
Ethereum
Stablecoin
network
ethereum network
USDC flips Tether on the Ethereum network
Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has reached a major milestone by surpassing Tether (USDT) in total supply on the Ethereum network.
18.01 / 18:45
Blockchain
Stablecoin
defi
Funding
Solana-based DeFi protocol Hubble raises $10M, prepares for mainnet launch
The Solana (SOL) network is ready to see the mainnet launch for another decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, aimed at Web3 development and backed by bigshots from the crypto industry.
17.01 / 15:47
Ethereum
Stablecoin
Adoption
Bitcoin
Altcoins Gain Bigger Share in Payments, Crypto Spending on Luxury Goods Jumped in 2021 - BitPay
Crypto payments processor BitPay says that the bitcoin (BTC) payments at merchants who use the company’s services dropped to 65% of all processed payments last year -- a decline from 92% in 2020.
17.01 / 12:27
Blockchain
Stablecoin
Adoption
Central Bank
CBDCs and stablecoins: EY advises banks to ‘prepare for what's coming’
Big Four accounting firm EY has recommended that banks should change their regulatory perimeter to address the oncoming launches of state-backed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and private stablecoins.
15.01 / 09:35
Blockchain
Stablecoin
Usd Coin
Framework
regulatory
Hong Kong begins discussions to introduce stablecoin regulatory framework
Hong Kong's central banking institution, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), released a questionnaire to gauge public opinion on regulations for crypto-assets and stablecoins. The state-backed regulator intends to establish a regulatory framework by 2023-24.
15.01 / 00:09
markets
business
Stablecoin
ETF
Cathie Wood’s ARK ETF reportedly buys 6.93M shares of SPAC merging with Circle
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has reportedly purchased 6.93 million shares of the special purchase acquisition company, or SPAC, that is merging with Circle, for $70.6 million through the company’s ARK Fintech Innovation exchange-traded fund (ETF). This purchase would represent a new position for the ETF, according to MarketWatch.
14.01 / 16:33
markets
Stablecoin
Trading
Here is how one algorithmic indicator anticipated multiple phases of FXS’ protracted rally
Frax Share (FXS) has been one of the few altcoins to pull off a dominant price performance amid the down market of late 2021 to early 2022. In the month between Dec. 14 and Jan. 14, FXS was up 128% against the U.S. dollar and 159% against Bitcoin (BTC). In addition to this impressive feat, FXS topped the charts of historically bullish trading conditions on multiple occasions throughout this period. What is behind the token’s recurring strong trading outlook?
14.01 / 14:23
Stablecoin
regulation
banking
regulatory
US Regulator Calls For Stablecoin Bank Regulation, Coordinated Regulatory Approach To Crypto
Stabilizing stablecoins and paving the way for a coordinated and collaborative regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies should become the key focus of American regulators -- and bank regulation could provide stablecoin holders with more confidence and security, according to Michael J. Hsu, Acting Chief of the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
14.01 / 13:03
Ethereum
Stablecoin
Crime
Tether
Tether Freezes USD 160M-Heavy Addresses on Law Enforcement Request
Stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) froze three addresses on Ethereum (ETH), which together hold USD 160m worth of assets.
14.01 / 09:09
business
Blockchain
Stablecoin
Tether
Tether freezes $150 million in USDT
Tether has added three more Ethereum addresses, holding more $150 million worth of the USDT stablecoin between them, to its blacklist.
12.01 / 16:33
Stablecoin
Tether
Usd Coin
Bitcoin
reserves
Hong Kong Monetary Authority aims to oversee stablecoin reserves
Hong Kong’s central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), wants to supervise stablecoin issuance and reserves management.
12.01 / 13:45
Stablecoin
regulation
Federal Reserve
committee
US Fed Chair's Top 3 Crypto-Related Comments in Front of Senate Banking Committee
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell discussed the central bank's COVID-19 response and financial stability, among other issues, during his re-nomination testimony on Tuesday in front of the Senate Banking Committee. He also made several comments that may potentially have an impact on the crypto market -- and here are the top 3 ones.
10.01 / 19:57
Ethereum
Stablecoin
Binance
Bitcoin
Net Worth
Record Crypto Investment Outflows, PayPal Coin, Binance CEO's Net Worth + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
10.01 / 16:41
Stablecoin
Adoption
App Store
CBDC wallet tops mobile app store charts in China
The official digital yuan wallet app that was released as a pilot version to be used in select cities has still managed to top app store charts in its first week.
10.01 / 13:56
Blockchain
Stablecoin
Adoption
Central bank of Bahrain trials JPMorgan blockchain and token
Bahrain is the latest nation to explore blockchain technology by American investment bank JPMorgan, with the country’s central bank trialing JPMorgan’s proprietary digital currency.
09.01 / 12:41
cryptocurrency
Stablecoin
PayPal
Bitcoin
PayPal seeks to launch its own stablecoin
PayPal has been inching its way into the cryptocurrency market. In 2020, it allowed people to buy and sell crypto, and make transactions but it is currently limited to the US.
08.01 / 11:17
business
Blockchain
Stablecoin
PayPal
PayPal reportedly confirms plans to explore the launch of a stablecoin
American fintech giant PayPal Holdings has reportedly confirmed its intent to launch its own stablecoin named PayPal Coin. The development of an in-house stablecoin was first discovered in the source code of Paypal’s iPhone app by developer Steve Moser.
08.01 / 02:47
markets
Stablecoin
Adoption
regulation
Crypto regulation concerns make decentralized stablecoins attractive to DeFi investors
Stablecoins have emerged as a foundational part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem over the past couple of years due to their ability to provide crypto traders with an offramp during times of volatility and their widespread integration with decentralized finance (DeFi). These are necessary for the health of the ecosystem as a whole.
07.01 / 04:17
Stablecoin
Adoption
defi
Decentralization
$139M Terra proposal to ‘bring awesome UST use-cases’ to DeFi projects
Decentralized stablecoin issuer Terra issued an ambitious proposal to expand the interchain deployment of its UST stablecoin across five projects on Ethereum, Polygon, and Solana.
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