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Stablecoin Supply Breaks $10B as Traders Demand Dollars Over Bitcoin

The value of assets for all stablecoins surpassed $10 billion as more cryptocurrency traders prefer alternative cryptocurrencies using dollar-backed digital tokens instead of bitcoin, according to Coin Metrics data.

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Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America

Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique.

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Stablecoins Push Ethereum's Transaction Count to Highest Since July 2019

Ethereum’s transaction counts have surged by 72% since mid-February

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The Stablecoin Surge Is Built on Smoke and Mirrors

Are stablecoins fully backed by reserves? Are they FDIC-insured? Stablecoins may be too good to be true, says our columnist.

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Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: The Middle East

Regions with weak states and educated diasporas are seeing a rising demand for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and decentralized applications.

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First Mover: Ether Trounces Bitcoin as Network Sees Surge in Stablecoins

Ether is up more than 50 percent this year, outpacing bitcoin. Is this year's surge in stablecoin issuance playing a role?

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Tech

New Crypto Bridge Will Make Tether Transactions Cheaper, CTO Says

Bitfinex and Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino says he hopes pToken – a project he has assisted – will make it easier for retail USDT holders to swap their tokens from one chain to another.

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Stablecoins Aren't Inflating Crypto Market, Study Concludes

New research on issuances and flows of Tether and other stablecoins finds no systematic evidence that these assets drive cryptocurrency market movements.

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Miners Trick Stablecoin Protocol PegNet, Turning $11 Into Almost $7M Hoard

The millions in tokens were later destroyed, painting a confusing picture of the attacker's motives.

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Facebook's 'Scaled Back' Libra Proposal Is More Dangerous Than You Think

With stablecoin announcements from China and Libra in the same week, the war over the future of money is reaching a new height, says our columnist.

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