Stablecoin


Policy

Team Behind Offshore Yuan, Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoins Detained by Chinese Police: Report

Earlier this year KuCoin closed a $10 million funding round into CNHC.

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Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Lybra Finance Nears $100M in TVL

Lybra Finance was launched last month and uses liquid staking derivatives to offer a decentralized interesting-bearing stablecoin.

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Videos

Former Paxos Exec on Stablecoin Regulation in the U.S.

Former Paxos head of portfolio management and Columbia Business School adjunct professor Austin Campbell discusses the state of stablecoin regulation in the U.S., citing the "substantive disagreements" in Washington, D.C. when it comes to progress over stablecoin legislation.

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Videos

Do Kwon’s Detention in Montenegro Extended

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will stay in detention while he faces charges of falsifying official documents in Montenegro. This comes after a request for bail was approved and later revoked. Austin Campbell, Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor and former Paxos Head of Portfolio Management, discusses his take on the latest developments around the Terra ecosystem and the outlook for stablecoin regulation.

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Finance

Bitcoin's Hot Ordinals Economy is Getting a Dollar-Backed Stablecoin

Bitcoin’s quickly maturing ordinals scene has come a long way since January.

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Videos

Tether's USDT Trading Volume Falls to Lowest Level in Four Years: Kaiko

Crypto market research firm Kaiko is out with a new report, noting that trading with Tether’s USDT stablecoin has fallen to its lowest level in four years, while its market capitalization nears an all-time high of $83 billion. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Finance

Num Finance Raises $1.5M, Will Expand Stablecoins in Latin America, Middle East

Decentralized finance protocol Num Finance will offer stablecoins in Brazilian real, Colombian peso, Mexican peso and Bahrain dinar within the next month.

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Markets

Tether Trading Volume Falls to Multi-Year Lows, Market Cap Rise Is ‘Questionable:’ Kaiko

Trading with Tether’s USDT stablecoin has fallen to its lowest level in four years, while its market capitalization nears an all-time high of $83 billion.

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Videos

Bitcoin Drops Below $27K Amid Debt Ceiling Talks, Regulatory Actions

Bitcoin (BTC) is slipping back below $27,000, as investors continued to weigh the ongoing debt ceiling talks in Washington, D.C. and the latest regulatory moves. Bitwise Asset Management President Teddy Fusaro discusses his crypto markets analysis, sharing insights into the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index. Plus, his reaction to JPMorgan analysts saying the stablecoin universe is continuing to shrink, and until this stops, a sustained recovery in crypto prices is unlikely. 

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Markets

Crypto Market Recovery Unlikely Until Stablecoin Universe Stops Shrinking: JPMorgan

Tether’s market cap has been growing at the expense of rival stablecoins such as USD Coin, the report said.

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