Stablecoins

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.

Dec 8, 2021

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.

Dec 2, 2021

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.

Dec 2, 2021

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.

Dec 1, 2021

Finance

Nonostante le stablecoin si promuovano come una soluzione non bancaria, hanno comunque bisogno delle banche, scrive Steven Kelly di Yale per il Future of Money Week.

By Steven KellyDec 1, 2021

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.

Nov 30, 2021

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.

Nov 24, 2021

By Nathaniel WhittemoreNov 21, 2021

A coalition of U.S. financial authorities under the Biden administration published its long-anticipated report and recommendations on the regulation of stablecoins last week.

Nov 10, 2021

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published its revised guidance for crypto firms, further clarifying the definition of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), DeFi, stablecoins, and NFTs. Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Executive Director Rick McDonell discusses the world of crypto and anti-money laundering (AML), breaking down the key points of the recommendations.

Nov 9, 2021