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Fiat-Backed Stablecoins: What You Need to Know About Tether, USD Coin and Others

Fiat-backed stablecoins are cryptocurrencies pegged to the value of real-world currencies, such as the U.S. dollar or euro, and backed by reserves in that currency.

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Huobi Token Surges 75% as Tron Founder Justin Sun Calls for Empowering the Exchange Token

The Huobi token rose to a four-month high of $7.60 early Thursday.

Huobi token rallies to highest since June 6. (TradingView, CoinDesk)

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Crypto for Good: How to Donate Crypto and Who Accepts It

With more people holding their wealth in cryptocurrency, many are looking for ways to do good with their gains. Here’s how to support philanthropic efforts with crypto.

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Surging Bitcoin-Sterling Trading Volume Points to Hedging Demand for Crypto, or Does It?

There's a debate whether rising BTC/GBP trading volume represents hedging demand for the cryptocurrency or speculative interest.

Bitcoin-sterling trading volumes are surging as the British pound slides. (Robfoto/Pixabay)

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Banking in the Metaverse

Host Joel Flynn discusses whether the future of banking is already a virtual reality. This story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Decentralized Exchange Bancor Proposes Burning 1M BNT Tokens to Support Prices

Bancor to call more 'burn events' if the proposed effort has an intended bullish effect on BNT's price.

The Bancor community votes on a proposal to burn one million BNT. (Pixabay)

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As XRP Rallies, Some Traders Buy Year-End Bullish Bets in the Options Market

Investors are snapping up bullish bets in anticipation of a resolution of Ripple's legal tussle with the U.S. SEC.

XRP has rallied 28% this month, spurring bets on further gains toward year's end. (Pixabay)

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What Is Loopring and How Does it Work?

If you believe the future of finance is on Ethereum, your confidence may have been tested by transaction fees of up to $200 and the blockchain’s limit of 14 transactions per second.

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Fed Preview: Bitcoin Investors to Look Past Jumbo Rate Hike and Focus on Economic Assessment and Borrowing Cost Estimates

The economy has remained stronger than policymakers expected in July. So hawkish risk is that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the inflation fight is still in early stages, implying a higher terminal or peak rate.

Bitcoin and ether traded slightly higher following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments on inflation and the economy. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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What Is a Rug Pull? How to Protect Yourself From Getting ‘Rugged’

Not all crypto projects end up being legitimate, so it’s important to understand how to protect yourself from common scams.

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