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MakerDAO Weighs Fourth Fee Hike as DAI Stablecoin Remains Below $1

MakerDAO token holders could soon be voting on another proposal to increase fees on the loans that issue new holdings of the stablecoin DAI.

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Tether Says Its USDT Stablecoin May Not Be Backed By Fiat Alone

Tether has updated the terms on its website, saying that its dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin may not be backed 100 percent by fiat reserves.

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'Facebook Coin' Could Generate Billions in Revenue: Barclays Analyst

A note from Barclays analyst Ross Sandler sketches out how much Facebook might gain from developing its own cryptocurrency.

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JP Morgan’s Stablecoin: A Feat of Engineering or Marketing?

Upon first examination, JPM coin is an exciting Wall Street development, but the reality is more complicated, writes Kadena's Ben Jessel.

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MakerDAO Token Holders Approve Fee Increase for Ethereum Stablecoin

Votes have been cast in overwhelming support of increasing borrowing fees to the dollar-backed stablecoin dai.

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MakerDAO Opens Token Holder Vote on Fee Hike for Ethereum Stablecoin

With the DAI's dollar-peg "almost at a breaking point," governance token holders are considering whether to raise the "Dai Stability Fee."

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TrueUSD Stablecoin to Add 'Real Time' Monitoring of Dollar Backing

TrustToken has announced a new partnership that it says will allow a "real-time" view of the U.S. dollars backing its TrueUSD token.

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Tether to Launch New Version of USDT Stablecoin on Tron Blockchain

Tether is gearing up to launch its controversial stablecoin as a native token on the Tron blockchain.

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Will Fiat-Backed Stablecoins Pass Legal Muster With the SEC and CFTC?

As stablecoins see greater capital inflows and adoption, regulators will likely take a harder look at their compliance status.

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Facebook Plans Cryptocurrency Launch in First Half of 2019: NYT Report

A report from the New York Times says plans to launch a cryptocurrency product in the first half of 2019.

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