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Tech

JPMorgan: Lessons Learned From the Crypto Crash

The recent market slump highlights the risks stemming from regulatory shortcomings, the bank said.

Policymakers will need to address financial stability risks, JPMorgan said. (Colton Sturgeon/Unsplash)

Markets

Abracadabra's MIM Stablecoin Briefly Lost Dollar Peg as FTX's FTT Token Tanked

FTT is the largest collateral backing MIM, accounting for 33% of the total collateral locked in Abracadabra's "cauldrons."

(CoinGecko)

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Rep. Warren Davidson on Crypto's Role in Politics, Future of Regulation

Ahead of Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) discusses the role of blockchain technology on Capitol Hill, also breaking down key crypto legislation to watch. Where is the future of the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape headed? Plus, the outlook for stablecoins and why they would be a "much better alternative than a central bank digital currency (CBDC)."

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Finance

Needham's John Todaro Says USDC Is ‘Exciting’ for the Long Term and Will Benefit Coinbase

The vice president at the investment and asset management firm discusses whether the stablecoin could become the “de facto” U.S. central bank digital currency.

(Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

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Canada Launches Consultation on Crypto, Stablecoins and CBDCs

Canada's federal government announced a consultation on "cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies," in a fiscal update published Thursday. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for crypto adoption and regulation in the country.

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Policy

Canada Announces Crypto, Stablecoin Consultation in New Budget Statement

Federal government plans to examine crypto, which it said is "transforming financial systems" around the world.

Canada Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (Carlos Tischler/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Powers to Regulate Crypto Ads Approved by Lawmaker Committee

All kinds of unregistered crypto providers could also be outlawed by the rules – not just stablecoin issuers.

Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)

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Singapore Regulator Grants Licenses to Stablecoin Issuers Circle and Paxos

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted stablecoin issuer Circle an in-principle license that allows it to operate as a payments company in the country. Circle received its approval the same day fellow stablecoin issuer Paxos received its own license. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the significance for the regulatory framework in Singapore.

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