Stablecoin


Videos

Texas Opposes Plan by Celsius to Fund Operations With Stablecoin Sales

Texas state agencies are objecting to a plan by bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network to sell off its stablecoin holdings to pay for ongoing operations, according to a new court filing. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

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Opinion

The Dollar Can Be a Protocol for the Future of Money

USDC's stablecoin-fueled model of money, in which the dollar functions as an open “protocol,” could allow innovation to flourish. But healthy competition is a prerequisite.

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Videos

Native USDC on Cosmos to Fill Vacuum Left by Terra’s UST Stablecoin

Circle said on Wednesday that it plans to launch its USD coin (USDC) stablecoin – the second-largest dollar-backed stablecoin by market capitalization – natively on Cosmos in early 2023. Jelena Djuric, ecosystem lead at Cosmos Research, discusses what this means for the Cosmos ecosystem and decentralized finance.

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Finance

Fintech App Eco to Convert User Balances From US Dollars to USDC

Eco will use digital settlement-service platform Zero Hash to custody the stablecoins.

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Videos

Jack Dorsey’s TBD Team Partners With Circle to Take US Dollar Stablecoin Savings, Remittances Global

TBD, the bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block, is teaming up with USDC stablecoin issuer Circle to bring cross-border dollar-linked stablecoin transfers and savings to investors globally. “The Hash” team discusses what this means for the stablecoin markets and the crypto industry at large.

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Policy

US Fed Chair Powell Urges Caution on Regulating DeFi

Some policymakers are keen to press new rules on the decentralized finance sector following the collapse of Do Kwon's terraUSD stablecoin.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Videos

Crypto Goes Local: How Great Barrington Is Using ‘Digital BerkShares’

Humanity Cash CEO Fennie Wang and Berkshire Food Co-op President Phyllis Webb join “Community Crypto” to explain how “BerkShares,” a local dollar-pegged cryptocurrency for the Berkshire region, aims to keep money circulating in their community and provides economic opportunities to small businesses and banks.

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Policy

Las negociaciones para regular las stablecoins en EE. UU. se enfrentan a la aprobación del dólar digital

El proyecto de ley para la supervisión de las stablecoins de la Cámara de Representantes está a punto de publicarse, pero no incluirá una polémica solicitud de CBDC, según un nuevo estudio.

Los intentos de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos para controlar a las stablecoins podrían convertirse en un proyecto de ley. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Trading App Robinhood Markets Adds USDC to Its Crypto Lineup

Users will be able to transfer the stablecoin from the Polygon and Ethereum networks on Wednesday.

Trading app Robinhood has added Solana, Pepe, Cardano and XRP to the list of cryptocurrencies available to trade on its platform. (Unsplash)

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What Is a Stablecoin?

With PayPal's announcement that they are creating a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), many are wondering about this type of cryptocurrency and how it functions.

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