Stablecoins


Videos

VanEck Launching Bitcoin ETF ‘XBTF’

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what regulatory events he’s continuing to watch as wealth manager VanEck’s bitcoin futures ETF is expected to launch Tuesday under the stock ticker XBTF. This is the third bitcoin futures ETF to be approved by the SEC following ProShares and Valkyrie Investments.

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Markets

Fractional-Algorithmic Stablecoin Protocol Frax’s Governance Token Surges 80% on Supply Squeeze

About three-quarters of all circulating FXS supply is locked away for an average of 1.08 years, one analyst said.

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Policy

US Treasury to Say SEC Can Regulate Stablecoins: Report

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler wants more authority before Congress works out how best to regulate the cryptocurrencies.

Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein/Getty Images)

Videos

Mastercard Partners With Bakkt for Crypto Payments

Mastercard and digital asset platform Bakkt are teaming up to allow merchants and banks to build cryptocurrency into their offerings. The two companies plan to also shake up the way consumers can collect loyalty rewards. "The Hash" hosts discuss the development as a possible big step forward in bringing stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies to a wider market.

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Policy

What CBDCs Mean for the Future of DeFi and Stablecoins

Central bank-issued digital currencies are an existential threat to permissionless stablecoins and finance.

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Videos

Chris Giancarlo: 'Crypto is A Solution to Old, Expensive, Exclusive Existing Legacy System'

As bitcoin hits a 6-month high following the first U.S. bitcoin futures ETF "BITO" rising since its Tuesday trading debut, Chris Giancarlo, former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), discusses where BITO fits among the larger regulatory picture in the U.S. within the SEC, CFTC, and Congress. Plus, his views on stablecoins, state issues around crypto lenders, and more.

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Tech

‘Bridge Szn’ Continues With $2M Raise for Stablecoin Connector Symbiosis

Blockchain.com Ventures is leading an investment in a different type of cross-chain bridge.

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Videos

US Lawmakers Push Back on Facebook’s Novi Wallet Launch

A group of U.S. lawmakers have ordered Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to “immediately discontinue the company’s pilot of Novi” and end its work on the Diem stablecoin project, saying the social media giant cannot be trusted to launch a digital currency. "The Hash" team discusses Facebook's latest regulatory hurdle.

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Policy

What Stablecoins Might Become

At issue is whether issuers of the digital assets will be regulated like banks.

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Policy

Gensler for a Day: How Rohan Grey Would Regulate Stablecoins

Stablecoins make use of the same shadow banking carveout that imperiled the financial system in 2008. That can’t continue, says the co-author of the Stablecoin Tethering and Bank Licensing Enforcement (STABLE) Act.

Rohan Grey, Willamette University College of Law