Stablecoins


Opinion

What Does Ripple’s Stablecoin Mean for XRP?

XRP has plenty of internet fans but Ripple has struggled to win real enterprise customers. Will its new stablecoin fill the gap and overshadow its existing token?

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Videos

Bitcoin Hovers Near $65.5K; Cross-Chain Bridge Wormhole Debuts at $3B Valuation

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today as bitcoin hovers around the $66,000 level, holding on to losses during the Asian trading hours. Plus, insights on the increasing supply of stablecoins and cross-chain bridge Wormhole's airdrop of 617 million tokens.

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Markets

Stablecoin Expansion Continues as Bitcoin Rally Appears to Stall

The unabated expansion of stablecoin supply shows capital continues to flow into the crypto market, one observer noted.

USDT is the largest stablecoin by total supply. (DrawKit Illustrations/Unsplash)

Markets

Tether Added Nearly 8.9K Bitcoin to Holdings in First Quarter: On-Chain Data

The stablecoin issuer's BTC stack now tops 75,000 tokens worth about $5 billion.

Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.

Markets

The Benefits of Assets Tokenization

We need to start thinking of blockchains as infrastructure for financial innovation rather than concentrating on the prices of a few digital assets, like bitcoin and ether, says WisdomTree’s digital of digital assets, Benjamin Dean.

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Tech

Finance Protocol Usual Introduces Stablecoin Backed by Real-World Assets

Profits are redistributed to the community by rewarding token holders with yields.

Pierre Person, CEO of Usual

Markets

Stablecoin USDC Is Making a Comeback: Coinbase

Total market cap of Circle's USDC has increased faster than that of larger rival Tether's USDT in recent months, the report said.

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Policy

South Africa to Start Work on Stablecoin Regime, Will Start by Considering Use Cases

The Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group is also considering the effect of tokenization on domestic markets.

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Policy

Hong Kong Doubles Down on Stablecoin, OTC Rules Promise

Public consultations on stablecoins and over-the-counter trading are already in progress.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Policy

UK Minister Expects Stablecoin and Staking Legislation Within Six Months: Bloomberg

Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami has said the U.K. government was "pushing very hard" to bring legislation for stablecoins and staking services for crypto assets within six months.

U.K Economic Secretary Bim Afolami (U.K. Parliament)