Stablecoin


Markets

Why the $172B Stablecoin Market Could Send Crypto Prices Higher

The stablecoin market isn’t unlike Berkshire Hathaway’s enormous cash stash – it’s sitting there ready to be deployed, according to CoinMarketCap’s Alice Liu.

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Finance

Ripple Names Exchange Partners for Stablecoin RLUSD, Awaits NYDFS Approval

Ripple's upcoming stablecoin will leverage its established position for payments and be a key bridge for real-world asset tokenization, Ripple Labs President Monica Long told CoinDesk in an interview.

Ripple (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Videos

Uptober Forming Amid Rising Stablecoin Liquidity and Bitcoin Transactions

Stablecoin market capitalization has jumped to $169 billion led by USDT and USDC. Plus, on-chain analytics firm Santiment reported a bump in whale transactions on the Bitcoin network. Could stablecoin liquidity and rising transaction volume be the catalyst for bitcoin's next price surge? CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Videos

Open Interest in XRP Jumps to Over $1B; Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell Again in September: JPMorgan

"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as open interest in XRP tokens have surged in the past few days amid the hype around Ripple Labs' forthcoming stablecoin RLUSD. Plus, a reorganization plan for bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has gained support from 94% of so-called FTX Dotcom customers and a JPMorgan report shows that bitcoin mining profitability fell for the third straight month.

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Policy

Circle Signals Plans to Bring USDC to Australia With Venture Capitalist Mark Carnegie

The partnership appears set to cover the Asia Pacific region since Carnegie's company has offices in Australia and Singapore.

Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte (left) and CEO Jeremy Allaire (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Curve Finance Mulls Removing TrueUSD as Collateral for Stablecoin Curve USD

“crvUSD is overexposed to minor stablecoins, especially TUSD which has a dubious track record and has recently been charged by the SEC with defrauding investors,” the proposer wrote.

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Finance

SocGen's Crypto Unit Takes Euro Stablecoin to Solana After Flopping on Ethereum

The French financial services firm is betting on Solana's faster and cheaper attributes.

Societe Generale (Shutterstock)

Markets

BitGo to Enter Stablecoin Market With Reward-Bearing USDS Coin

BitGo says USDS is an "open participation" stablecoin that provides rewards to institutions for providing liquidity to the ecosystem.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe on stage at Token2049 Singapore. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle's USDC in Brazil and Mexico Now Available to Businesses Via Banking System

Previously, the stablecoin could only be purchased through crypto exchanges.

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Policy

English High Court Rules Tether's USDT Stablecoin Counts as Property

USDT attracts property rights as it can be the subject of tracing and can constitute trust property in the same way as other property, a judge in England declared.

Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.