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Finance

USDC Issuer Circle Moves $8.7B to Repo Agreements to Protect Reserves From U.S. Government Default

Circle’s reserve fund has ditched Treasury bills that mature beyond May 31, rotating assets to cash and overnight repurchase agreements instead, a company spokesperson said.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)

Videos

Tether Says It Will Buy Bitcoin for Stablecoin Reserves With Realized Profits

Stablecoin issuer Tether will regularly buy bitcoin (BTC) for its stablecoin reserves using about 15% of its realized profits starting this month as part of a new investment strategy focused on the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, the firm announced on Wednesday. "The Hash" panel discusses what to make of Tether's BTC purchase campaign and the broader implications for the stablecoin market.

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Finance

Tether Says It Will Buy Bitcoin for Stablecoin Reserves Using Realized Profits

The company, which issues the $82 billion USDT stablecoin, reported $1.48 billion of net profits in 2023 Q1 and revealed $1.5 billion in BTC holdings.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Industry Asks UK to Think Globally as Government Closes Consultation on Proposed Rules

The U.K. opened its plans for regulating the crypto sector for public comment back in February.

(Getty Images)

Tech

DeFi Protocol Curve Finance Deploys Native Stablecoin on Ethereum Mainnet

The deployment marks a major milestone for the public release of Curve’s highly anticipated native stablecoin.

Ratings company S&P Global has started ranking stablecoins' ability to hold their pegs. (eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)

Opinion

Can CBDCs, Tokenized Deposits, Stablecoins and DeFi Coexist?

Central banks may continue to dictate monetary policies but private regulated entities, such as banks and protocols, may play an increasingly large role in distributing money to the public, Moody's senior director Yiannis Giokas writes.

Federal Reserve Board Building (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)

Policy

NY Fed Policy Change Could Squash Stablecoin Issuer Circle’s Hope for Fed Access

Funds structured as stablecoin issuer Circle’s BlackRock-managed USDC reserve fund “generally will be deemed ineligible” for the New York Federal Reserve’s reverse repurchase program under the new rules.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Videos

Rep. McHenry on Future of Crypto Regulation

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are taking another shot at stablecoin legislation with a discussion draft revealed Monday afternoon. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) joins "First Mover" to discuss his outlook for regulating stablecoins and the broader digital asset industry. Plus, his take on SEC Chair Gary Gensler's approach to consumer protection and the Europe's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework.

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Finance

Crypto Lending Protocol MakerDAO Approves Transferring a Maximum of $500M in USDC to Coinbase Custody for 2.6% Yield

The maneuver is part of MakerDAO’s earlier decision to move up to $1.6 billion of USDC stablecoins to Coinbase’s custody arm.

Rune Christensen, fundador de MakerDAO. (CoinDesk TV)

Finance

Societe Generale's Crypto Division Introduces Euro Stablecoin on Ethereum

EURCV will be offered to institutional clients as a means of bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and digital assets.

SocGen branch