Stablecoin

Closing Arguments Start in Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial; Could Bitcoin Reach $150K by 2025?
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including Bernstein's latest bitcoin (BTC) price prediction. Circle is curbing service for individual accounts to mint stablecoins. And, the latest legal developments as FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial nears its end.

USDC Issuer Circle Curbs Stablecoin Minting for Retail Users
USDC issuer Circle Internet Financial said Tuesday it is curbing service for individual accounts to mint stablecoins. "Circle is phasing out support for legacy consumer accounts and has notified individual consumers of this decision," a Circle spokesperson told CoinDesk in an email. "Account closures do not apply to business or institutional Circle Mint accounts."

Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer on Future of Stablecoins, Crypto Regulation
As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C., Circle's Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy Dante Disparte discusses the future of stablecoins and the regulatory implications around the $123 billion asset class. This comes as Circle released an upgrade for its Web3 programmable crypto wallet that allows merchants to take over and pay for their customers' transaction fees.

Tether pretende publicar datos de reservas en tiempo real en los próximos años, según informe
Tether tenía un exceso de 3.300 millones de dólares en reservas al final del segundo trimestre.

Estados Unidos corre el riesgo de desatar un segundo mercado de "eurodólares" si no regula las monedas estables
La certeza regulatoria de Europa puede atraer al mercado de monedas estables en dólares, escribe Jón Egilsson, ex presidente del Banco Central de Islandia y cofundador de Monerium.

El token de Liquity, prestamista de stablecoin, gana un 80% en un mes gracias al aumento de la actividad.
El precio del token LQTY casi se ha duplicado. Entre los factores citados se incluyen el crecimiento de la actividad y la calificación A de Bluechip.

¿Por qué Binance y el gigante bancario MUFG quieren emitir monedas estables en Japón?
Binance Japón y el banco Mitsubishi UFJ quieren ayudar con las ambiciones Web3 del país emitiendo monedas estables.

La stablecoin de Circle, vinculada al euro, ya está disponible en la red Stellar.
Stellar es la tercera blockchain disponible para enviar y recibir la moneda estable vinculada al euro de Circle después de Ethereum y Avalanche.

Timing Is Right for a Euro Stablecoin to 'Emerge' and Gain 'Momentum': Keyrock CEO
European Central Bank's president Christine Lagarde thinks a digital euro is at least two years away. Keyrock CEO Kevin de Patoul discusses the need for a euro stablecoin and the path ahead to a clear regulatory framework. Plus, his thoughts on KeyRock receiving Swiss regulatory clearance from a government-approved standards body.

Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo: There's a 'False Choice' Between CBDCs and Stablecoins Regarding Privacy
The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill meant to prevent a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC). Former CFTC chairman and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP senior counsel J. Christopher Giancarlo weighs in. "There's a false choice between stablecoins and central bank digital currencies when it comes to privacy," Giancarlo said.
