Stablecoins


Mercati

Walmart Wants to Patent a Stablecoin That Looks a Lot Like Facebook Libra

Retail giant Walmart has applied for a cryptocurrency patent that bears some similarities to the Libra token proposed by Facebook in mid-June.

Walmart

Mercati

Marijuana-Focused Stablecoin Issuer Added to Arizona Fintech Sandbox

Arizona's fintech program has added a controversial startup using stablecoins to evade federal regulations

8149277812_5688b8332d_z

Mercati

Tether Stablecoin Launches on Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain

A new version of the widely used but controversial stablecoin tether is launching on Blockstream's Liquid Network.

adam, back, blockstream

Mercati

Huawei CEO Calls on China to Create a Rival to Facebook's Libra Crypto

Huawei's CEO said: "Even China is able to issue such currencies, why wait for Libra?"

huawei

Mercati

Binance Jersey Lists Exchange's New UK Pound-Backed Stablecoin

The Jersey arm of Binance has listed the cryptocurrency exchange's own British pound-backed stablecoin, BGBP.

bsubaccount

Mercati

Huobi Revamps HUSD Stablecoin to Help Power 'Fiat On-Ramp'

Huobi is overhauling its HUSD stablecoin in a new partnership with Paxos and Stable Universal.

huobi, crypto

Mercati

Tether Stablecoin to Launch on Algorand Blockchain

The popular and sometimes controversial stablecoin tether (USDT) is to to be added to the algorand blockchain.

(Shutterstock)

Mercati

Tether Accidentally Minted $5 Billion of Its Stablecoins, Then Deleted Them

Stablecoin issuer Tether accidentally created $5 billion-worth of its USDT stablecoin at the weekend, before promptly destroying them again.

Empires are able to print their own money until trust in the currency falls, says Sokolin. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Mercati

Traditional Money Could Be 'Surpassed' By E-Money, Stablecoins: IMF Paper

A new IMF paper suggests that cash and bank deposits could be left behind as digital money and fiat-pegged cryptos see greater adoption.

IMF

Mercati

$1 Million Loans Are Being Minted on MakerDAO – More May Be on the Way

A bullish ETH market appears to be increasing the number of large collateralized debt positions on MakerDAO.

maker, dai