Stablecoins


Policy

Circle Seeks to Register in France, Ramping Up European Play

The stablecoin issuer wants to expand European operations and prepare for new reserve requirements under the EU’s MiCA law.

The Louvre Museum, Paris (Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin and Stablecoins Will Bring Crypto Mass Adoption to Africa, Experts Say

The sentiment permeated talks and fireside chats at the 2023 Blockchain Africa Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Conferencia Blockchain Africa, realizada en Sudáfrica. (Bitcoin Events Pty Ltd)

Markets

Bitcoin Is Benefiting From Crypto’s Flight to Quality: Matrixport

Investors are shifting into the cryptocurrency from stablecoins and more volatile cryptocurrencies, a report from the firm said.

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Finance

Decentralized Exchanges Posted Record $25B Daily Volume as USDC Depegged

The majority of volume took place on Uniswap and Curve as traders hopped out of, and back into, the stablecoin.

Trading volume on DEXs hits record high. (DefiLlama)

Finance

KuCoin Has Closed a $10M Funding Round Into CNHC, but Is the Offshore Yuan Right for a Stablecoin?

Circle Ventures, the venture arm of the USDC-issuer, and IDG Capital also joined the round.

China renminbi bills (Moerschy/Pixabay)

Markets

Vitalik Buterin-Named Wallet Sent 500 Ether to Mint RAI, Buy USDC Amid Depegging

USDC depegged over the weekend to 87 cents, and a Buterin-labelled wallet bought on the dip.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)

Opinion

USDC's 'Black Swan' Depegging Could Have Been Avoided With Proper Regulatory Framework

Fissures among the progressive left are primarily responsible for the lack of U.S. regulatory progress, says John Rizzo of the Clyde Group.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Finance

USDC Stablecoin Regains Dollar Peg After Silicon Valley Bank-Induced Chaos

The stablecoin fell below $1 in value on Friday after it emerged that some portion of issuer Circle’s funds were at the failed Silicon Valley Bank.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Smart Money Staying Put as USDC Remains Off Peg

Data from Nansen shows the total amount held by smart money wallets, and active addresses, are at multi-month lows.

Money (Alexander Grey/ Unsplash)