Stablecoin


Videos

House’s Stablecoin Bill Likely to Face Major Delays as Negotiations Continue

The congressional efforts toward stablecoin oversight could face fatal delays as negotiations in the House Committee on Financial Services drag out further than the calendar is likely to allow. CoinDesk's Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

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Policy

Russia Exploring Stablecoin Settlements With Friendly Nations: Report

President Vladimir Putin had signed a law banning digital payments earlier this summer.

The State Duma, the Parliament building of the Russian Federation (Getty Images)

Videos

Binance Halts USDC Support; Inflation Hits Crypto

Issuer of USDC questions Binance’s move to convert users’ stablecoin holdings into its own BUSD. Meanwhile, inflation takes a bite out of financial assets. More on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Finance

Binance, Issuer of Third-Biggest Stablecoin, to Stop Supporting Larger Rival USDC

The action effectively removes the world's second-biggest stablecoin, USD coin, as a tradable asset on Binance's giant platform.

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Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Tether Dismisses Wall Street Journal's Claim of Inadequate Reserves

The newspaper reported that the firm's assets outweigh its liabilities by just $191 million, implying a relatively "thin cushion of equity."

Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino.  (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

La provincia argentina de Mendoza ahora acepta criptomonedas para el pago de impuestos

Los pagos efectuados en criptomonedas se convertirían inmediatamente a pesos argentinos.

Argentina flag (Unsplash)

Policy

Argentina's Mendoza Province Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies for Tax Payments

Crypto payments would be immediately converted to Argentine pesos.

Argentina flag (Unsplash)

Finance

Algorithmic Stablecoin USDN Falls From Dollar Peg as Liquidity Slumps

The stablecoin is currently trading at 91 cents as speculation mounts over its sustainability.

Algorithmic stablecoin USDN fell from its peg. (Tim Marshall/Unsplash)

Policy

Former CFTC Chair: Here's How SEC and CFTC Can Work Together to Regulate Crypto

Forming a self-regulatory governing committee “might be a way to develop standards for this market,” Timothy Massad said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

(Former CFTC Chairman and Harvard University Research Fellow Timothy Massad, CoinDesk TV)