Stablecoin
Grayscale Begins Trading First Spot Bitcoin ETF; Circle Files for IPO
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines shaping the crypto industry from Grayscale claiming bragging rights for being the first product to begin trading to stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial filing for an IPO. Plus insights on X no longer support NFT profile pictures.
Stablecoins Can Help Fix the Current Lending Market
The Global Financial Crisis reduced the depth of capital markets. Blockchain-based stablecoins can help fill the gap, say Christine Cai and Sefton Kincaid, of Cicada Partners.
How Stablecoins Could Expand Into Payments Next Year
A recent Bitwise report titled, “The Year Ahead: 10 Crypto Predictions for 2024,” reveals the asset manager expects the crypto bull market will return and the use of stablecoins will rapidly expand into payments and remittances. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."
Crashed Stablecoin Iron Bank Euro (ibEUR) Lacks Fast Repeg Path
The not-so-stablecoin fell in value Monday after a single trader pulled much of the USDC that kept its Curve pool balanced.
Circle Issues Euro-Backed Stablecoin EURC Natively on the Solana Blockchain
Circle aims to boost around-the-clock foreign exchange transactions and remittances by deploying EURC on Solana.
Bitcoin Starts Trading Week in the Red; Tether Freezes 41 Crypto Wallets Tied to Sanctions
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) leading in liquidation heatmap with over $335 million in rekt positions in the last 12 hours. Stablecoin issuer Tether froze 41 wallets controlled by people on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. And, Pudgy Penguins are marching into a new industry.
Galaxy-Backed Gyroscope's 'All-Weather' Decentralized Stablecoin Goes Live on Ethereum Mainnet
The GYD dollar-pegged token aims to protect against the risks of holding stablecoins by offering an alternative to centralized and algorithmic designs.
Why the Crypto Industry Is So Upset About the IRS’ Proposed New Tax Reporting Rules
Lawrence Zlatkin, VP of Tax at Coinbase, and Shehan Chandrasekera, Head of Tax Strategy at tax software firm CoinTracker, discuss the crypto industry’s specific objections to the proposed new rules, and what might be a better way forward. They also delve into how the regulations would apply to stablecoins and NFTs, potential blockchain-based solutions for the reporting requirements, and what the likely outlook and timeline for the proposals to come into effect are.
Tiny Euro-Pegged Stablecoin Surges 200% on Binance Before Exchange Halts Trading Due to 'Abnormal Volatility'
The AEUR-USDT trading pair hit a $3.25 high Tuesday afternoon before Binance suspended trading with the token.
Fresh Money Flows to Crypto as Stablecoin Market Expands After 18-Month Downtrend
Tether's USDT added $7 billion to its market cap since September, a sign of capital entering the crypto market, Matrixport noted.
