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Markets

Circle Expands USDC Stablecoin to Five New Chains, Unveils Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol

Circle aims to bolster USDC’s market position as competition with rival issuers Tether, Binance is heating up and decentralized finance platforms are crafting their own native stablecoins.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire speaks at Converge 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tech

Native USDC on Cosmos to Fill Vacuum Left by Terra’s UST Stablecoin

Collateralized USDC is assuming a role formerly held by Terra’s algorithmic UST stablecoin – raising questions as to whether decentralized finance can mature with decentralized money at its core.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Lightning Labs Releases Software to Allow Bitcoin Developers to Mint and Transfer Assets on the Blockchain

The alpha version of Taro will make it possible to create peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Lightning-native stablecoins.

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Policy

Tron Founder Justin Sun Thinks Crypto Could Learn Something From TradFi

“We want our 100 million customers to know that we really take their money and their data seriously,” he said in an interview with CoinDesk.

Justin Sun, speaking at the Binance Blockchain Week in Paris. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Policy

Industry Offers Cautious Welcome to EU’s Landmark Crypto Law MiCA

A near final leaked text is fuzzy on NFTs and could strangle the stablecoin market, some worry, but the overall reception to the bill appears to be positive.

A leaked draft of Europe's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets bill is being received warmly by the crypto community, despite a few concerns. (Frederic Köberl/Unsplash)

Policy

Tether's Former Auditor Fined $1M by SEC for Sloppy Accounting

Friedman LLP, a New York-based accounting firm that provided auditing services for the stablecoin issuer in 2017 is accused of “serial violations of the federal securities laws” and “improper professional conduct.”

Friedman LLP lied about some of its accounting practices, the SEC said Monday. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bank of America Says Cryptocurrencies Continue to Act as Risk Assets

Ether continues to slide as investors shift to a wait-and-see approach regarding future upgrades, the bank said in a research report.

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Policy

California 'BitLicense' Bill Vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom

The bill would have created a crypto licensing regime and set up rules for stablecoins.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Getty Images)

Videos

JPMorgan Chase CEO Calls Crypto Tokens ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes'

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in congressional testimony that crypto tokens like bitcoin are "decentralized Ponzi schemes.” "The Hash" panel discusses his skepticism toward cryptocurrencies and comments on stablecoins.

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