Category: Stablecoins

From $250 Billion To $2.35 Trillion: A Look At The Top Ten Crypto Market Cap Shifts Over 2 Years

While the crypto economy is worth more than $2.35 trillion, there’s a variety of new cryptocurrencies that have claimed top ten positions, in terms of market capitalization, in recent times.…

NBA’s Dallas Mavericks’ Shop To Give Rewards To Customers Paying With Dogecoin And Other Cryptos

The professional basketball team owned by the billionaire Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks, announced “Mavs Cryptomania,” which gives Dallasmavs.shop customers a $25 e-gift card if they pay with cryptocurrencies like…

Huobi Stablecoin Issuer Publishes Attestation Reports Tied To HUSD Reserve Backing

The crypto financial services company Huobi and the firm’s stablecoin issuer Stable Universal have published monthly HUSD attestation reports. The audits indicate the funds that back Huobi’s stablecoin are kept…

Future Of Digital Euro ‘Not Clear Yet,’ Former Eurogroup Official Says

Europe’s digital currency project has made some progress recently, with the Eurozone’s central bank moving to its next stage. Critics point, however, to the continuing lack of clarity around the…

Circle Publishes USDC Attestation, Reserve Report Reveals Segregated Accounts In USD-Denominated Assets

On July 20, the CEO of Circle Internet Financial LLC., Jeremy Allaire, published a blog post that explains the firm’s dollar-pegged stablecoin is backed by “prioritized trust, transparency, and accountability.”…

Report Claims Nayib Bukele’s Regime May Issue A Salvadoran Stablecoin

According to regional reports, El Salvador’s current leadership is in the midst of developing a stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, others believe the stablecoin idea was scrapped now…

US Treasury Secretary Yellen Outlines Plans To Regulate Stablecoins In Collaboration With The Fed, SEC, CFTC

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will convene a meeting with the Biden administration’s working group on financial markets to discuss stablecoin regulation. “In light of the rapid growth in digital…

Stablecoins Swelled By $13B In 30 Days, Captured 67% Of Today’s Crypto Trade Volume

Over the last few weeks, cryptocurrency markets have fallen in value as most of these assets reached all-time price highs three months ago. Despite the price drops, 2021 has still…

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says ‘You Wouldn’t Need Cryptocurrencies If You Had A Digital US Currency’

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell believes that there is no need for cryptocurrencies if there is a digital dollar. “I think that’s one of the stronger arguments in its favor,”…