Stablecoins
UK House of Lords committee calls on Bank of England to reconsider proposed stablecoin restrictions
The Bank of England proposed limits of 20,000 pounds per coin for individuals and 10 million pounds for businesses.
Coinbase backs Ethena ahead of savings product launch for exchange's 100 million users
Coinbase Ventures, the exchange's venture arm, bought Ethena tokens on the open market as the protocol is set to roll out a Coinbase integration next week.
Ripple’s dollar stablecoin expands to Turkey through three local platforms
BiLira, Bitexen and Bitlo will make Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin available to Turkish institutions.
MoneyGram launches stablecoin on Stellar, joining rush toward digital dollar payments
MGUSD, issued by Stripe's Bridge, will power services across MoneyGram's global network as stablecoins gain traction in cross-border payments.
Strategy sells Bitcoin for the first time in 4 years
Strategy sold 32 bitcoin between May 26 and May 31 at an average price of $77,135. Proceeds will fund distributions on its preferred stock. The news pushed bitcoin under $72,000. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Japan's ruling party supports crypto ETF trading, yen-based stablecoins
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said the country should create a legal framework for trading crypto ETFs in a proposal to the finance minister.
Paxos wins SEC approval to clear U.S. stocks on blockchain
Paxos new license positions it alongside legacy giants such as DTCC and makes it a compelling, more efficient alternative for traditional finance giants than legacy competitors.
Tether's U.S.-focused stablecoin grows over 500% in a month, but still lags main rivals
USAT's market cap jumped above $140 million in April, though it remains well behind Circle's USDC, PayPal's PYUSD and Ripple's RLUSD tokens.
UniCredit warns Europe may struggle to contain crypto-bank crisis under MiCA rules
EU deposit insurance (up to €100,000) may not absorb stress from large stablecoin reserve accounts, unlike the full protection offered by U.S. regulators.
Block kicks off Cash App’s phased stablecoin roll out to its nearly 60 million users
An individual familiar with the matter told CoinDesk the stablecoin feature was rolled out to 25% of users already and by the end of the week, all users will have access.
