Stablecoins
MIT's Christian Catalini Said to Be Working on Facebook's Cryptocurrency
Prominent crypto researcher Christian Catalini is helping Facebook with its stablecoin efforts, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell CoinDesk.
Facebook in Talks to Build Ecosystem for Planned Stablecoin: WSJ
Facebook is said to be in talks with firms, including Visa and Mastercard, to support and fund its planned fiat-backed cryptocurrency.
DAI Stablecoin's Stability Fee Nears 20% After Latest MakerDAO Vote
The MakerDAO lending platform will be increasing fees by 3 percent in an effort to retract stablecoin DAI supply and push token prices up to dollar valuation.
When Tether Warnings Are Marketing Tools
Stablecoin issuers are taking advantage of Tether's troubles to promote their cryptocurrencies as more viable alternates.
MakerDAO Demos Tech to Back Stablecoin DAI With Any Crypto Asset
A highly anticipated upgrade to the programmatic lending platform MakerDAO will also feature a brand new webpage design for users.
'Up to 100 Million' Paxos Stablecoins to Be Issued on Ontology Blockchain
Ontology is to launch the Paxos Standard stablecoin, a regulated token backed by U.S. dollars, on its blockchain.
'Darkest Days Yet': 'Purple Pill' Tell-All Details Years-Long Rift at Heart of MakerDAO Stablecoin Project
Penned by the stablecoin project's former CTO, "Zandy's Story" paints a clear picture of MakerDAO's current turmoil.
$10 Million in Paxos Stablecoins Printed Overnight Following Tether Allegations
More than 10 million Paxos Standard stablecoins were minted after the New York Attorney General's bombshell allegations about rival issuer Tether.
MakerDAO Set to Increase DAI Fees Above 15% in Bid to Stabilize Stablecoin
MakerDAO token holders have voted again to increase issuance fees on dollar-backed stablecoin DAI.
Payments Firm Wirex Launching 26 Stablecoins on the Stellar Blockchain
U.K.-licensed payments platform Wirex is launching 26 fiat-backed stablecoins on the Stellar blockchain network.
