Stablecoin


Finanza

Hong Kong-Based First Digital's $3B Stablecoin Arrives to Sui Network in DeFi Push

FDUSD has quickly become the fourth-largest stablecoin since its launch last year under Hong Kong's digital asset regulations, benefitting from crypto exchange giant Binance's trading promotion.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

Politiche

Republican Sen. Tillis Calls for ‘Light’ Crypto Regulatory Framework Ahead of Presidential Election

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urged the need for new crypto laws on Tuesday, as Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo asked for “additional tools” to effectively crack down on illicit crypto financing.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Video

Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial Opens; FSI Calls for Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as ether rallied to near $3,600 during the early hours of the East Asia trading day. Plus, crypto trader Avi Eisenberg's criminal fraud and manipulation trial opens. And, the latest study from Financial Stability Institute calls for countries to make their regulatory frameworks for stablecoins consistent.

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Politiche

Key Congressman McHenry Is Bullish U.S. Stablecoin Law Will Pass This Year

The window is narrowing for legislation to set up rules for stablecoin issuers in 2024, but the retiring chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says it can be done.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry says the stablecoin legislative debate is still moving forward this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Ripple, Developer Behind XRP Ledger, Enters Stablecoin Fray vs. Tether, USDC

The token will be "100% backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S. government Treasuries and other cash equivalents," according to the company.

Ripple Labs CTO David Schwartz (Ripple, modified by Coindesk)

Mercati

The Benefits of Assets Tokenization

We need to start thinking of blockchains as infrastructure for financial innovation rather than concentrating on the prices of a few digital assets, like bitcoin and ether, says WisdomTree’s digital of digital assets, Benjamin Dean.

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Finanza

A16z-Backed Protocol Unveils U.S. Dollar Stablecoin Passing Yield from RWA and DeFi

Angle also aims to establish a forex hub offering seamless conversion between its dollar and euro-pegged stablecoins.

Guillaume Nervo and Pablo Veyrat, founders of Angle (Angle Labs, modified by CoinDesk)

Politiche

Key U.S. Lawmaker McHenry Says House Has 'Workable' Stablecoin Bill

The House Financial Services Committee chairman, in his final year in Congress, is still optimistic about passing a U.S. stablecoin bill, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis said the Senate's majority leader is open to it.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry says the stablecoin legislative debate is still moving forward this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finanza

Stablecoin Project Gyroscope to Conduct Points Program, Launch High-Yield Liquidity Pools

The Galaxy Ventures-backed project expects its “Rehype” liquidity pools could generate mid-double digit returns, developers said.

(Danielbaise/Wikimedia Commons)

Finanza

Fireblocks, Zodia Markets Partner to Improve Cross-Border Payments

The two crypto firms are attempting to improve cross-border payments via stablecoins for large corporations and institutions.

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