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Kaiko says Curve’s 3pool and Uniswap V3’s main USDT-USDC pool both became imbalanced late last week, as USDT selling escalated. However, the research firm points out the trend actually started in mid-July, well before the Curve exploit. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

8 août 2023

The Central Bank of El Salvador granted two licenses to crypto exchange Binance to offer bitcoin and digital assets services in the country. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for Binance as the exchange has been facing regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. Plus, "The Hash" team shares insights into the significance of crypto adoption in the country.

8 août 2023

A new Morgan Stanley (MS) report notes that artificial intelligence (AI) and the accompanying technology will be one of the most important secular investment themes over the next 10 years. “In the absence of knowing the date of the peak of the current AI bull-run, we assume the generative-AI fuelled market rally to have started with the launch of ChatGPT and so measure the current rally from December,” analysts wrote.

8 août 2023

For some U.S. financial regulators, the ghost of Libra — the then-Facebook effort to establish a mass-appeal stablecoin — will forever haunt the debate over regulating stablecoins. "The Hash" panel discusses the parallels between Libra and fintech giant PayPal's newly launched PayPal USD (PYUSD). Plus, a closer look at how lawmakers are reacting to PayPal's dollar-pegged stablecoin debut.

8 août 2023

Over 66 fake PayPal USD (PYUSD) tokens have popped up on various networks, as scammers attempt to defraud unsuspecting users, capitalizing on PayPal’s (PYPL) recent launch of its own dollar-pegged stablecoin. "The Hash" weighs in on the latest developments.

8 août 2023

Arca head of research Katie Talati discusses her crypto markets analysis as bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade sideways and appears to brush off PayPal's dollar-backed stablecoin launch. Plus, what to make of the recent Curve Finance exploit and the outlook for DeFi.

8 août 2023

Crypto traders have been waiting for a set of new rules that will overhaul how they report their cryptocurrency taxes since the issuance of crypto tax documents was required in the law two years ago. Treasury Department’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) completed the proposal months ago, so why hasn’t it been proposed? CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses the new tax rule plan and why it has been delayed.

8 août 2023

A new report finds that Web3 developer activity is still on the rise in the second quarter, despite NFT and DeFi trading volume slipping from all-time highs. Alchemy Product Manager Will Hennessy discusses the key takeaways from the findings and the revelations on long-term development of the ecosystem.

8 août 2023

PayPal USD is the first regulated stablecoin from a global payments company. The Ethereum-based token will be available to PayPal users in the U.S. and is being issued by Paxos Trust Company. Paxos head of strategy Walter Hessert discusses teaming up with PayPal and notes the firm has "other white label stablecoin opportunities in the works."

8 août 2023

Global payments giant PayPal is launching its own U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD). The Ethereum-based token will be available to PayPal users in the U.S. and is being issued by Paxos Trust Company. Paxos Head of Strategy Walter Hessert discusses the partnership, the use cases of stablecoins, and the state of U.S. regulatory oversight for the crypto sector.

8 août 2023