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2019 Will Be a Big Year for Stablecoins

2019 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for innovation in the stablecoin sphere, writes the CEO of crypto trading firm XBTO.

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Tether Says Customers Can Once Again Deposit and Redeem Fiat

Tether is again offering fiat redemption of its stablecoin USDT. Meanwhile, Bitfinex is now offering tether trading pairs with USD and EUR.

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Crypto Payments Processor BitPay to Support Paxos Stablecoin

BitPay is integrating the Paxos Standard stablecoin into its services, allowing merchants to utilize the token to settle transactions.

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Stablecoin Purchases Surged Amid Wednesday's Crypto Market Drop

The broader cryptocurrency market plummeted on Wednesday, but stablecoins in particular saw no shortage of buyers.

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This Bitcoin Skeptic Wants to Make 'Stable' Cryptos for Venezuela

Economist Steve Hanke has joined the board of the P2P cryptocurrency exchange AirTM and will guide its Latin American expansion, including a new system for price-stable assets he will design.

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Binance Exchange Will List the USDC Stablecoin This Week

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, is adding support for stablecoin USDC.

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Crypto Custodian BitGo Adds New Stablecoins in Bid to Woo Institutions

BitGo now supports over 100 assets, including new stablecoin offerings, as it works to offer a wide spectrum of services for institutional investors.

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Carbon's Stablecoin Can Now Be Swapped Between EOS and Ethereum

The interoperable dollar-pegged crypto token CarbonUSD has just launched as the first stablecoin on the EOS platform.

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PwC Is Advising (Not Auditing) Another Stablecoin Project

PwC's Hong Kong division is exploring best practices for issuing stablecoins with non-profit Loopring Foundation. Auditing, though, is another matter.

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Deltec Chairman Says Tether Letter on Bank Relationship Is 'Authentic'

Last week's much-scrutinized letter, in which a Bahamas-based bank appeared to vouch for Tether's balance, has been confirmed as genuine by the bank.

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