Stablecoins


Markets

Tokenized U.S. Treasury Market Grows Nearly 600% to $698M as Crypto's RWA Race Intensifies

Ethereum has toppled Stellar as the top blockchain for tokenized government bonds while more recent entrants Solana and Polygon also grew.

Tokenized Treasuries market (RWA.xyz)

Policy

U.K. Publishes Final Proposals for Crypto, Stablecoin Regulation

The government plans to propose legislation on fiat-backed stablecoins by early 2024.

U.K. Treasury Minister Andrew Griffith standing at a lectern

Videos

Sam Bankman-Fried Will Take the Stand; Deutsche Bank Tests a SWIFT Alternative for Stablecoins

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including bitcoin's price action after a better-than-expected U.S. GDP report. Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand in his own defense, which could happen as soon as Thursday. Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Ventures are testing a SWIFT alternative for stablecoins and CBDCs. Plus, JPMorgan’s digital token reportedly handles $1 billion worth of transactions a day.

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Policy

Despite U.S. House Drama, Sens. Gillibrand, Lummis Bullish on Stablecoin Bill and Illicit Finance Legislation

The crypto-oriented duo of Sens. Gillibrand and Lummis are pressing for smaller slices of their wide-reaching crypto bill to get done, and they predict TradFi's arrival in ETFs could help.

U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis are hopeful about aspects of their sweeping crypto bill. (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock for CoinDesk)

Videos

Unpacking the Privacy Debate Over CBDCs

As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C., MobileCoin head of compliance David Ackerman, along with Lightspark co-founder and chief legal officer Jai Massari, discuss the potential hurdles to adopting legislation around stablecoins and CBDCs across the globe. Plus, an update on Lightspark's enterprise-grade end-to-end solution for Universal Money Addresses.

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Markets

Tokenized RWAs Could Grow to a $10T Market by 2030 as Crypto Converges to TradFi: Report

Digital dollars, also known as stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar, represent the "first successful tokenization implementation," 21.co analysts said.

Crypto adoption is in a "turning point" as it converges to the existing financial system (21.co)

Finance

USDR Issuer to Salvage Failed Property-Backed Stablecoin’s Assets, ‘Make Users Whole’

A high-profile failure in crypto’s burgeoning “real-world assets” niche may be about to offer some relief to investors.

real estate, hong kong

Markets

Real Estate-Backed Stablecoin USDR De-Pegs After Treasury Was Drained of Liquid Assets

On-chain data suggests that USDR's treasury was drained of liquid assets, leading to a run on the stablecoin.

Moon’s CryptoMortgage products allows people to use their crypto as collateral for real estate. (Getty Images)

Markets

Stablecoins: Roman Coins or Spanish Doubloons for the Modern Era

Borderless by design, these modern digital tokens can make cross-border commerce much cheaper and easier.

Roman coins (Wikimedia Commons)

Videos

[SPONSORED CONTENT] Teana Baker-Taylor and Juan Mendez of Circle and Ripio discuss how they're solving real-world challenges

Teana Baker-Taylor, Vice President of Policy & Regulatory Strategy, EMEA of Circle and Juan Mendez, Chief Brand Officer of Ripio sit down with CoinDesk Studios. We discuss how they're both working to solve real-world problems focused on providing users trust and confidence in reserve-backed stablecoins and granting access to those tools in emerging markets.

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