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Finance

SEBA Bank Offers Token for Digital Ownership of Gold

The token will be backed by physical gold, “ready for anytime, on-demand delivery.”

S&P says there are a "lot of similarities" between bitcoin and gold.

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Why Bitcoin Is ‘In a Great Moment’ Despite Tumbling Ahead of Fed Meeting

Marcelo Sampaio, CEO & co-founder of crypto asset manager Hashdex, discusses his bullish outlook for bitcoin despite investor jitters growing over the upcoming Fed decision on combating inflation. Plus, the state of crypto in Latin America and thoughts on stablecoins following Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing.

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What to Expect From Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Stablecoins

The U.S. Senate’s Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday focused on the use cases and risks of stablecoins. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the possible outcomes and impact on crypto regulation.

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What Are the Biggest Risks of Stablecoins?

As the crypto industry anticipates the Senate Banking Committee to conduct a hearing on stablecoins, Ryan Clements, assistant professor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, shares insights into the risks, regulations, and wider state of stablecoins. Plus, his take on the use cases of algorithmic stablecoins and economic incentives of LUNA.

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Finance

Avalanche Adds USDC Stablecoin in Continued DeFi Push

The speedy Ethereum rival hopes native USDC will be a boon to users.

Avalanche Blockchain 'Bug' Wreaks Havoc on Digital Transactions

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Senate Banking Committee to Hold Stablecoin Hearing Tuesday

With a Senate Banking Committee hearing about stablecoins tomorrow, CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De shares his insights and what key information investors should be looking for in the hearing.

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Most Influential 2021: Do Kwon

Terraform Labs has built the most successful algorithmic stablecoin yet. And a recent SEC subpoena shows just how important decentralization is.

Portrait of Terra founder Do Kwon for CoinDesk's "Most Influential" (Jake the Degen/CoinDesk)

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Sen. Lummis on Crypto: ‘We Will Continue to Educate’

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De speaks with Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), a top 10 winner of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2021.

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Banks Stablecoin Project, Watch for Fed Taper in 2022

Binance Asia Services takes an 18% stake in HG Exchange. Korea’s Shinhan Bank and South Africa’s Standard Bank show off stablecoin project. Fed tapering a potential crypto market catalyst in 2022. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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