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Bermuda's Crypto Companies Are Launching an Industry Association

Bermuda’s Premier David Burt announced the creation of the association during a panel at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas.

El premier de Bermudas, David Burt, anunció una nueva asociación de la industria de activos digitales en Consensus 2022, de CoinDesk. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Circle’s Disparte Calls CBDCs ‘a Preposterous Idea’ in Digital Dollar Debate

The stage at Consensus 2022 erupted with an intense dispute over the future of a Fed-managed digital currency.

Explorations Stage at Consensus 2022

Finance

Circle to Support Polygon USDC on Payments Platform as Adoption Grows

The move will allow for swapping native USDC across eight other blockchain networks.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar

USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is arguing the U.S. Federal Reserve should pass on launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) because the public is already served well by private-sector tokens. Meanwhile, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard said CBDCs could coexist with stablecoins. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the world of stablecoins and CBDCs as they continue to collide.

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At Davos, Crypto Is No Longer on the Outside

Cryptocurrencies have taken a prominent role at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, despite the mainstream finance world’s apparent contempt for the sector.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (right) and Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke on a panel about remittances at the World Economic Forum's media village. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Videos

Circle’s Jeremy Allaire on Regulating Stablecoins

In the wake of Terra’s UST stablecoin failure, Jeremy Allaire of Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, says that having a national policy to regulate crypto is “a good idea.” In this discussion with “Money Reimagined” host Michael Casey, Allaire explained the U.S. regulation that he thinks is and is not likely to happen.

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Finance

‘Stable in Name Only’: Stablecoin Issuers Speak Out as UST Craters

Asset-backed projects want regulators to know that not all stablecoins are created equal.

Stablecoins? (Amelia Spink/Unsplash)

Finance

OpenSea and Circle Back $6M Raise for DAO Platform Syndicate

Nearly 1,200 investment clubs have launched on Syndicate since the platform went live at the end of January.

An illustration of Syndicate's early backers (Syndicate)