Stablecoins


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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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House Financial Services Committee Meets on Crypto Regulation

The House Financial Services Committee is hosting six crypto executives, including Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, and Coinbase Inc. CEO Alesia Haas today in a wide-ranging hearing on digital assets and stablecoins. “The Hash” panel discusses what to expect and the potential impact on the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

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Crypto CEOS Testifying at Landmark Hearing

Amidst regulatory uncertainty, FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Bitfury’s Brian Brooks, and Circle’s Jeremy Allaire are among the six executives speaking at today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the potential outcomes. Plus, the Senate Banking Committee will reconvene next Tuesday to discuss stablecoins.

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E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Taps Paxos to Power Crypto Service in Brazil

Mercado Libre, Latin America’s largest e-commerce company by market value, is integrating Paxos’ blockchain infrastructure to allow users in Brazil to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ether, and the USDP stablecoin. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest initiative accelerating mainstream adoption of crypto and stablecoins across Brazil and the world.

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Cato Institute Exec on the Future of Money and Crypto

James A. Dorn, vice president for monetary studies at the Cato Institute, applauds the private sector for inventing better alternatives to fiat currencies. In his CoinDesk opinion piece titled “Let the Market Come Up With Better Money Tech,” he writes market-based cryptocurrencies should be allowed to proliferate.

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Venture Capital Investor Tim Draper: ‘Bitcoin Got Me Going’

Tim Draper, prominent venture capital investor and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, discusses investing in bitcoin, the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape, journey to NFTs, stablecoins, and the wider crypto markets. “Bitcoin is clearly the strongest of the cryptocurrencies … it’s going to lead us into a new anthropological age,” Draper said.

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Finanzas

Las frágiles relaciones de las monedas estables con los bancos

Por mucho que las monedas estables se promocionen como una solución no bancaria, aún necesitan bancos, escribe Steven Kelly de Yale para Future of Money Week.

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Shinhan Bank and Standard Bank to Test Cross-Border Stablecoins on Hedera Network

A major South Korean, Shinhan Bank, and South Africa-based Standard Bank will issue stablecoins issued by their local currencies using the Hedera Network to facilitate money transfers worldwide. Hedera Hashgraph CEO Mance Harmon shares insights into the stablecoin solution, its possible impact on international remittances, and potential regulatory headwinds ahead.

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OCC Wants Banks to Seek Permission Before Offering Crypto Services

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published an interpretative letter Tuesday telling banks to be very clear they can provide crypto services before they do so. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the key takeaways. Plus, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, is seeking more information about stablecoins.

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