Stablecoins


Tecnología

Coinbase Pumps $1.1M USDC Into DeFi Sites Uniswap and PoolTogether

Coinbase has put $1.1 million in USDC into the pools powering two of the more popular DeFi applications on Ethereum: Uniswap and PoolTogether.

DIVE IN: The Coinbase funding provides liquidity for two of the more popular DeFi dapps on Ethereum. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Mercados

Zero Interest Rates Could Hamper the Stablecoin Business

Zero or negative interest rates will force stablecoins to look at their fee structures and cut costs. Only the fittest will survive, says our columnist.

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Mercados

Tether CTO Claims USDT Stablecoin Can Boost DeFi Liquidity

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino believes the USDT stablecoin can boost the decentralized finance ecosystem.

Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino. Tether issues the USDT stablecoin.

Mercados

USD Stablecoins Are Surging, but Zero Interest Rates Complicate Business Model

With investors seeking safety in dollars, stablecoins have seen inflows of more than $2 billion since the crash. But, says our columnist Hasu, zero interest rates threaten business revenue.

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Regulación

The Overton Window Opens for a Digital Dollar

As the federal government looks for ways to distribute coronavirus aid, support for a digital dollar is gaining steam in Washington D.C.

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Regulación

Global Stablecoins May Be Subject to Securities Regulation, Says IOSCO

Global stablecoins may be subject to securities laws, says IOSCO, in a new report that could complicate such projects’ embrace of decentralization.

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Regulación

The US Should Use Stablecoins for Emergency Coronavirus Payments

Paying out the stimulus using stablecoins would be cleaner and cheaper than sending checks in the mail, says the CEO Of Binance.US.

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Mercados

Tether Stablecoin Launches on Its Seventh Blockchain

The world's largest stablecoin by market value is now live on the Bitcoin Cash network via the Simple Ledger Protocol.

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Mercados

Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Are Holding Their Own Amid Coronavirus Chaos

As the global equities markets continue their free fall, stablecoins seem to be weathering the storm.

Habit de Monnayeur (Coiner) by Nicolas II de Larmessin, 1695 (via Wiki commons). A "coiner" in the old days was a person who coined money, often counterfeit coins.

Tecnología

MakerDAO Adds USDC as DeFi Collateral Following 'Black Thursday' Chaos

MakerDAO has added a third asset to its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, USD Coin (USDC), in response to the system’s flagship stablecoin, dai, continuing to float above its dollar peg.

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