Stablecoins


Policy

South Korea’s Central Bank Wants to Oversee Stablecoins

The country joins other jurisdictions in proposing standards for stablecoin issuance.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Videos

Markets Will Trade Flat 'Until Trust Gets Re-Established': Analyst

The CoinDesk Market Index Excluding Stablecoins is up 4.4% this week after it lost nearly 300 points earlier this month on the FTX fallout and subsequent contagion effects. Floating Point Group Co-Founder and CEO John Peurifoy expects continued flat conditions, until "trust gets re-established...or people find technological ways to get a little bit more comfort."

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Finance

Cardano DeFi Project Ardana Halts Development, Citing Funding, Timeline Concerns

The project closed a $10 million round led by now bankrupt crypto hedge fund firm Three Arrows Capital last year.

Cardano stablecoin platform Ardana has called it quits. (Sean Gladwell/Getty Images)

Markets

JPMorgan: The Shrinking Stablecoin Market Is Another Sign of Investors’ Exodus From Crypto

It’s difficult to see a sustained recovery in crypto prices without stablecoin outflows stopping, the report said.

Las salidas de stablecoins son una señal del mercado de criptomonedas más amplio. (Shutterstock)

Policy

US Sen. Gillibrand Says a Last-Ditch Stablecoin Bill May Still Emerge This Year

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the most crypto-friendly Democrats in the Senate, said she hopes a regulatory bill will be introduced in the “next few weeks.”

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Videos

TRX Momentarily Surges 4,000% on FTX; Tether Freezes $46M of USDT Held by FTX Following Law Enforcement Request

Tron network’s native TRX token momentarily surged some 4,000% from 6 cents to $2.50 on embattled crypto exchange FTX even though they are trading for 6 cents on other prominent exchanges, such as Binance and OKX. Separately, stablecoin issuer Tether froze $46 million of USDT held on Tron by FTX following a request from law enforcement. "The Hash" panel discusses the ripple effects amid fallout for FTX.

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Markets

Tether Dominates Curve's 3pool Liquidity With DAI, USDC Accounting for Just 15%

Tether accounts for 85% of the total liquidity in Curve's 3pool. While the stablecoin is seeing some volatility, the price remains firmly near the 1:1 U.S. dollar peg,

Curve's 3pool shows investor preference for USDC, DAI over tether. (Curve.fi)

Finance

Crypto.com Halts Solana USDC and USDT Deposits, Withdrawals

The crypto trading platform cited “recent industry events” in an email to users announcing the suspension.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

JPMorgan: Lessons Learned From the Crypto Crash

The recent market slump highlights the risks stemming from regulatory shortcomings, the bank said.

Policymakers will need to address financial stability risks, JPMorgan said. (Colton Sturgeon/Unsplash)

Markets

Abracadabra's MIM Stablecoin Briefly Lost Dollar Peg as FTX's FTT Token Tanked

FTT is the largest collateral backing MIM, accounting for 33% of the total collateral locked in Abracadabra's "cauldrons."

(CoinGecko)