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Meta Is Looking to Enter Red-Hot Stablecoin Market: Fortune

The tech giant reportedly also hired a vice president of product with crypto experience to help with the stablecoin efforts.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from the heads of the largest tech firms on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Kyrgyzstan's Gold-Backed Dollar Pegged Stablecoin USDKG to Debut in Q3

The stablecoin will be backed by $500 million in gold from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance, with plans to expand reserves to $2 billion.

gold bars (Philip Oroni/Unsplash+)

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Tether’s U.S.-Focused Stablecoin Could Launch Later This Year, CEO Paolo Ardoino Says

The company's U.S. plans depend on the final stablecoin legislation, and is aiming to create a "payment product" that institutions can use, Paolo Ardoino said in a CNBC interview.

Tether. (CoinDesk archive)

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SEC Ditches PayPal's PYUSD Probe, Removing Key Regulatory Hurdle for Its Stablecoin

The SEC subpoenaed PayPal in late 2023 over its dollar-backed stablecoin.

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World Liberty's Stablecoin Will Be Used to Close MGX's $2B Binance Investment: Eric Trump

Eric Trump also said that USD1 will be integrated with the Tron ecosystem.

Eric Trump onstage at Token2049, Dubai (Omkar Godbole/CoinDesk)

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Mesh Adds Apple Pay to Let Shoppers Spend Crypto, Settle in Stablecoins

The feature aims to close the "last-mile" gap that has stalled mass crypto adoption in payments, co-founder and CEO Bam Azizi said.

Contactless payment via a mobile phone (Jonas Lupe/Unsplash)

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Stablecoins Could Bring 'ChatGPT' Moment to Blockchain Adoption, Hit $3.7T by 2030: Citi

Stablecoin issuers could become one of the top U.S. Treasury holders, surpassing major sovereign nations, the report projected.

Citibank (TungCheung/Shutterstock)

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Coinbase Introduces Free Conversion for PayPal's PYUSD as Stablecoin Competition Intensifies

The partnership is another sign of stablecoin issuers jockeying for market share as regulation in the U.S. is advancing.

PayPal's headquarters (Shutterstock)

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Dutch Bank ING Said to Be Working on a New Stablecoin With Other TradFi and Crypto Firms

ING’s stablecoin project could take the form of a consortium effort including some other banks and crypto service providers, two people familiar with the plans said.

ING bank (Sundry Photography/Shutterstock)

Finanzas

Zero Hash Processed $2B in Flows to Tokenized Funds as RWA Demand Accelerates

The infrastructure provider underpins tokenized funds by BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Republic facilitating stablecoin settlements across 22 blockchains.

Zero Hash Founder on Expanding to DeFi and NFTs After Raising $35M