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Policy

NFT, Private Wallet Fates Hang on EU Crypto Talks This Week

Officials could this week finalize controversial privacy and licensing rules for the sector – once they decide how to treat NFTs and unhosted wallets.

The European Parliament is set to make key decisions on crypto privacy and NFTs this week. (Laura Zulian Photography/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Hedge Funds, Traders Short Tether After UST’s Implosion: Report

The positions are worth at least “hundreds of millions” of dollars in notional value, one trader said.

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Finance

Tether to Issue Sterling-Pegged Stablecoin, GBPT

The token will be pegged 1:1 to the British pound and will launch in July.

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Policy

CBDCs, Not Crypto, Will Be Cornerstone of Future Monetary System, BIS Says

A 42-page chapter in the Bank for International Settlements’ annual economic report envisions a future where programmability and tokenization are built on top of central bank digital currencies.

El BIS publicó un capítulo en su Informe Económico Anual que argumentaba que las CBDCs, y no las criptomonedas, impulsarían los sistemas monetarios globales. (Harold Cunningham/Getty)

Markets

First Mover Asia: A Chinese Alternative to Dollar-Based Stablecoins? Widening the Use of the CNH Presents Challenges; BTC Remains Above $20K

The token is a version of China’s currency designed for offshore use; other cryptos are mixed in light trading.

People's Bank of China (Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

Luna Only Makes Bermuda Love Stablecoins More

Digital assets are the future, Bermuda Premier David Burt said during the Consensus 2022 conference. He’s not worried about his country being shut out by jurisdictions like the EU.

Bermuda Premier David Burt speaks at Consensus 2022 about how stablecoins will be regulated in his country. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Videos

Tron's TRX Jumps as DAO Deploys $220M for Token Purchase

Tron’s TRX token rose as much as 27% in the past 24 hours as its ecosystem stablecoin decentralized USD (USDD) inched closer to its intended $1 peg. “The Hash” group discusses founder Justin Sun injecting over $2 billion this week to support the Tron market.

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Videos

Tether Sees New Wave of Redemptions as Fear of Market Contagion Spreads

Investors pulled out about roughly $1.6 billion this week from Tether’s dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin, according to price tracker CoinGecko. “The Hash” group discusses the outlook for the stablecoin market after the Terra’s UST meltdown.

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Videos

Kevin O'Leary: We're Not at Crypto Market Bottom Yet

“Shark Tank” host and WonderFi Strategic Investor Kevin O’Leary explains why he believes the current downturn in the crypto markets isn’t over just yet. He also discusses Celsius freezing withdrawals for users, the Luna collapse, and future of stablecoin regulation in the United States.

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Finance

USDC Issuer Circle to Introduce Euro-Backed Stablecoin in US

The Euro Coin will be backed by euro-denominated reserves held by U.S. regulated financial institutions.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)