Stablecoins

Exchanges

Binance Exchange Will List the USDC Stablecoin This Week

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, is adding support for stablecoin USDC.

Tech  ·  15 November 2018
BitGo

Crypto Custodian BitGo Adds New Stablecoins in Bid to Woo Institutions

BitGo now supports over 100 assets, including new stablecoin offerings, as it works to offer a wide spectrum of services for institutional investors.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 November 2018
Markets

Carbon’s Stablecoin Can Now Be Swapped Between EOS and Ethereum

The interoperable dollar-pegged crypto token CarbonUSD has just launched as the first stablecoin on the EOS platform.

Tech  ·  9 November 2018
Regulation

PwC Is Advising (Not Auditing) Another Stablecoin Project

PwC's Hong Kong division is exploring best practices for issuing stablecoins with non-profit Loopring Foundation. Auditing, though, is another matter.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2018
Exchanges

Deltec Chairman Says Tether Letter on Bank Relationship Is ‘Authentic’

Last week's much-scrutinized letter, in which a Bahamas-based bank appeared to vouch for Tether's balance, has been confirmed as genuine by the bank.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 November 2018
Stablecoins

Another Stablecoin Just Launched With ‘Real-Time’ View of Dollar Backing

Crypto startup Stably has just launched its StableUSD, a dollar-backed competitor to the reigning tether (USDT) stablecoin.

Business  ·  1 November 2018
Investments

Morgan Stanley Report Says Crypto Now An Institutional Asset Class

Cryptocurrencies are now a new institutional investment class, rather than a fully developed electronic cash, a Morgan Stanley report says.

Business  ·  1 November 2018
Exchanges

Tether’s Price Has Stabilized, But the Stablecoin’s Supply Is Still Shrinking

Crypto exchanges are shedding tethers by the million, and millions of USDT are ending up at Bitfinex. From there, they are taken out of circulation.

Tech  ·  31 October 2018
Exchanges

The Race to Replace Tether (In 3 Charts)

Tether has had a difficult month, and rivals are eyeing its position as the top crypto "stablecoin." Here's how the contest plays out in the data.

Markets  ·  29 October 2018
Bitcoin

A New Token Is Coming To Ethereum – And It’s Fully Bitcoin-Backed

A new ethereum token is being created and it holds a one-to-one peg with bitcoin.

Tech  ·  26 October 2018
Tether

Tether Just Burned 500 Million USDT Stablecoin Tokens

Following massive transfers of its dollar-linked tokens into a company-controlled account, Tether has destroyed a large chunk of USDT supply.

Markets  ·  24 October 2018
Exchanges

CoinMarketCap Excludes Some Tether Data After Clarification by Bitfinex

A CoinDesk report regarding a misleading data point on CoinMarketCap has led to a change in the way tether trading volume is calculated.

Markets  ·  24 October 2018
Australia

New Stablecoin Tied to Australian Dollar Is Launching on Stellar’s Blockchain

A new stablecoin launching on the Stellar network is pegged to the Australian dollar and is being pitched for consumer and business use.

Business  ·  23 October 2018
Exchanges

Bitfinex Is Publishing Data for a Tether Market That Doesn’t Exist

Bitfinex's API is feeding data to CoinMarketCap on a USDT/USD trading pair that doesn't exist. So what does that $48 million in daily volume mean?

Markets  ·  23 October 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase Adds Its First Stablecoin Tied to the US Dollar

Coinbase is providing support for the Circle-issued USDC stablecoin. The token will initially be supported through Coinbase Wallet.

Markets  ·  23 October 2018