Stablecoins


Finance

This Taiwanese Fintech Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins

Taiwan’s banking sector is rich with dollars while India's isn't. Taipei-based XREX wants to bring them together.

XREX co-founder Wayne Huang (XREX)

Markets

Fed Preview: How Rate Hikes Could Stimulate Demand for Stablecoins

Higher interest rates will likely increase demand for the dollar. This could translate into higher demand for dollar-pegged crypto this year.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)

Videos

ETF Trends CIO: Institutional Demand for Crypto ‘Absolutely Still There’

Bitcoin has traded in a sideways range over the past week. ETF Trends CIO & Director of Research Dave Nadig discusses his take on bitcoin’s buying opportunities and trajectory in the future. “There’s very little question that institutional demand is still there,” Nadig said.

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Finance

FDIC-Backed Banks Send Stablecoins in USDF First

The newly launched stablecoin was sent from an NBH Bank account to a customer of New York Community Bank.

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Policy

BIS Chief: Central Banks Are Best Sources of Trust in Money in a Digital Age

“The soul of money belongs neither to a Big Tech nor to an anonymous ledger," said Agustín Carstens.

Agustin Carstens, general manager at the Bank for International Settlements (Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

FDIC Still Unclear if USDF Stablecoin Is FDIC-Insurable

It is “too early to be answering questions about whether or not stablecoins are FDIC insurable,” a spokesperson told CoinDesk.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Tether Freezes $160M of USDT Stablecoin on Ethereum Blockchain

The last time Tether froze an account was in late December.

Companies are joining the movement to add bitcoin to their balance sheets. (wir_sind_klein/Pixabay)

Opinion

The Urgent Need for Regulatory Clarity on Stablecoins

Regulatory attitudes around stablecoins center around three main points of debate, explains former U.S. Ambassador to China and U.S. Senator Max Baucus.

Former U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)