Stablecoins

Stablecoins

Why Stablecoins Are the First Battleground of the Coming Crypto Regulation Wars

The STABLE Act would force all stablecoin issuers to have bank licenses, a shot across the bow that portends an emerging legal challenge for the industry.

People  ·  3 December 2020
Stablecoins

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Require Stablecoin Issuers to Obtain Bank Charters

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Stephen Lynch and Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia have introduced a bill that would require stablecoin issuers to secure bank charters and either obtain FDIC insurance or maintain full reserves to operate in the U.S.

News  ·  2 December 2020
Coinbase

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Centre Hires Wall Street Veteran David Puth as CEO

Centre, the Coinbase- and Circle-founded project that oversees the USDC stablecoin, has hired Wall Street veteran David Puth as its new CEO.

Business  ·  1 December 2020
Stablecoins

Libra Rebrands to ‘Diem’ in Anticipation of 2021 Launch

The Libra Association is rebranding itself as Diem to distance itself from the original multi-currency stablecoin vision as it prepares for a possible 2021 launch.

Business  ·  1 December 2020
Stablecoins

Stablecoins ‘Pose Serious Risks’ to Financial Security, ECB’s Lagarde Says

Stablecoins could "threaten financial security" if widely adopted, the ECB head said in a magazine interview.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 November 2020
DeFi

‘Basis Cash’ Launch Brings Defunct Stablecoin Into the DeFi Era

With Basis Cash, a team of anonymous developers is making what might be called a fork of a project that never launched.

Tech  ·  30 November 2020
Stablecoins

BIS Paper Says There’s Potential to Embed Regulation Into Stablecoin Systems

The need to regulate global stablecoins like libra doesn't mean authorities can't embrace innovation, according to according to a BIS working paper.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 November 2020
Exchanges

Binance Discontinues UK Pound Stablecoin Calling It Just an ‘Experiment’

The exchange is discontinuing its own BGBP stablecoin, an "experiment" that obviously wasn't a success.

Markets  ·  16 November 2020
MakerDAO

MakerDAO’s DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap

The stablecoin dai (DAI) broke a market capitalization of $1 billion on Wednesday, a major milestone for the DeFi pioneer.

Tech  ·  11 November 2020
Stablecoins

US Representatives Rip OCC, Brooks for ‘Excessive Focus’ on Crypto

Congressional Democrats blasted the OCC and Acting Comptroller Brooks for spending time on crypto during a pandemic.

News  ·  11 November 2020
DeFi

Kadena Partners With Stablecoin-Maker Terra in Bid to Expand Its DeFi Offering

The hybrid blockchain maker, Kadena, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Terra and will be adding Terra’s stablecoin Luna to its decentralized exchange (DEX) Kadenswap.

News  ·  10 November 2020
DeFi

DefiDollar Raises $1.2M to Be the Risk-Insured Stablecoin Layer for DeFi

India-based DefiDollar has raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by Divergence Ventures, Standard Crypto and Accomplice.

Business  ·  28 October 2020
DeFi

Lossless Lottery PoolTogether Opens Up to More Coins, More Prizes

PoolTogether v3 will enable more ERC-20 tokens, more yield sources and more prize distribution schemes for the DeFi savings game.

Tech  ·  22 October 2020
DeFi

USDC Is Coming to Solana Blockchain in Potential Boost for Non-Ethereum DeFi

USDC moves to Solana – its fourth blockchain – one week after also landing on Stellar.

Business  ·  21 October 2020
DeFi

Tether Still Dominates Stablecoins, but USDC and Dai Are Winning DeFi

USDC and DAI seem to have found their niche as the preferred stablecoins in decentralized trades.

Markets  ·  21 October 2020