Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), declared at the end of 2021 that his agency should oversee transactions involving digital currency. According to him, securities regulations can be used to control these transactions. Gensler changed his position last...
Unknown people attacked the Polkadot-based Acala Network protocol and issued more than 1.2 billion AUSD. As a result, the price of the stablecoin at the moment fell to $0.05. The stablecoin is worth $0.87 as of this writing. "We have discovered an AUSD-related Honzon protocol setup problem....
After a three-month decline, the market supply of Tether (USDT) began to increase again. According to Gabor Gurbach of VanEck Associates Corp, investors are once again looking at digital assets pegged to fiat money. Either the old capital is returning to the cryptosphere, or we are seeing the entry...
In early April, the press service of the UK government announced its intention to recognize stablecoins as a means of payment. On the eve of the Parliament submitted the relevant bill. Its authors hope that the legalization of digital currencies with fiat and other collateral will strengthen the...
Tether introduced a new stablecoin. The digital asset will reflect the price of the UK’s official currency Pound Sterling. The GBP₮ coin will be brought to the market in July. According to a publication by Tether, the coin initially will be available on Ethereum. GBP₮ will be the fifth...
Terra blockchain’s stablecoin, UST became the third largest stablecoin with a market cap of over $17.5 bln. Data from CoinMarketCap show that UST has gotten ahead of (Binance USD) BUSD and comes after Tether USDT ($82.7 bln) and USD Coin USDC ($50 bln). UST is a dollar-pegged stablecoin released...
Representatives of the US state of Wyoming proposed for consideration a bill describing the procedure for issuing their digital currency. Based on the information provided in the document, lawmakers are proposing to issue a stablecoin that will be pegged to the US dollar. According to local media,...
Meta's stablecoin project Diem, initially called Libra, is shutting down. According to a report by Wall Street Journal, a person familiar with the subject said that the Diem Association is selling the technology to California-based bank Silvergate Capital for $200 M. Silvergate Capital agreed to...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority fears that stablecoin issuers have insufficient reserves to back up all of their tokens. To this end, the regulator plans to tighten control over such companies to protect investors. On the eve of the Department published a document in which it spoke about the risks...
Leading payments company PayPal considers releasing its stablecoin. As per a report by Bloomberg, the company is exploring a digital currency pegged to the US dollar. At the moment, details of the project development aren't known. Paypal's senior vice president of blockchain, crypto, and digital...
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has blocked 560 addresses over the past five years. According to the EtherScan service, at the beginning of January, Tether added another wallet to the blacklist of Tether, containing more than $ 1 million worth of stablecoins. USDT developers have been...
Analysts at the Fitch rating agency urge the European Union and the United States to seriously engage in the development of a regulatory framework for stablecoins. If states can control the movement of funds in digital assets, then they will reduce the risks of financial destabilization, the agency...
Data from blockchain analytics platform, Santiment show that the supply of the stablecoin Tether (USDT) on exchanges reached its 6-month high. Since mid-June, the amount went up by 22.5% and currently stands at around $8.99 billion. The analysis indicates that there is a high interest in buying...
In July, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on the President's Financial Markets Working Group (PWG) to expedite the development of stablecoin legislation. The day before, she reiterated that fiat-backed digital assets need a regulatory framework. With the help of such tools, you can simplify...
One of the USDC stablecoin operators, Circle, announced the launch of a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin through the venture arm of Circle Ventures. As part of expanding its presence in Asia, the company will also open an office in Singapore, Bloomberg writes. In an interview with CEO Circle, Jeremy...
At the end of last week, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) presented a report in which it analyzed the implications of integrating stablecoins and central bank tokens into the financial system. According to the organization, the new tools will not be able to solve the problems facing the...
In terms of the previously held Cardano conference, Charles Hoskinson, the establisher of the platform unveiled a new stablecoin coming to the environment. The stablecoin, named Djed, was created due to the collaboration between Cardano and COTI, which is a blockchain protocol focused on DeFi...
The market for digital assets backed by fiat money will grow rapidly over the next four years. According to the forecasts of the CEO of Unstoppable Domains, Matthew Gould, by 2025, the capitalization of stablecoins will reach $ 1 trillion. The businessman expressed his point of view in an interview...