Stablecoins


Markets

US Federal Reserve Minutes Show More Rate Hikes Coming, Concern About Stablecoin Risks

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies had little to no reaction to the central bank release.

Bitcoin and ether traded slightly higher following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments on inflation and the economy. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

UK Group to Test Stablecoin Payments, Provide Data to Bank of England

The Digital FMI Consortium, a group of private-sector companies, will start a pilot scheme in October and run it for a minimum of a year.

El Banco de Inglaterra sube las tasas en 50 puntos base. (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

Policy

UK Crypto Industry Welcomes New Stablecoin Rules, Awaits Guidance

A proposed bill could give U.K. regulators new powers over payments-focused crypto assets like stablecoins, but details on how the rules might be interpreted by financial watchdogs are pending.

The U.K. wants to bring stablecoins into the scope of local payments regulation, but it's still not clear what that might look like. (Ashley Cooper/Getty Images)

Videos

Three Crypto Regulatory Actions That Need to Be Taken, According to Messari's CEO

Messari Co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis discusses his take on the crypto regulatory actions that the industry is lacking, which includes clarity on stablecoins, the CFTC's ownership over layer 1 blockchains, and the status of DeFi.

Recent Videos

Tech

Acala Stablecoins Near $1 Peg After Community Burns 1.2B aUSD Minted by Exploiters

Developers said trace reports were underway to identify the transactions performed by the 16 wallet addresses connected to the exploit.

(eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)

Tech

Polkadot Now Has a Decentralized Version of 'Wrapped' Bitcoin

Interlay introduces a decentralized and trustless wrapped bitcoin bridge for DeFi users on Polkadot who are wary of third-party custodians and merchants.

(Westend61/Getty Images)

Finance

Chileans Take Refuge in Stablecoins Amid Economic Turmoil

Latin America's steadiest economy in the last three decades is suffering a slump. Locals are turning to crypto for protection.

Bandera de Chile. (Luis Villasmil/Unsplash)

Finance

Banking Platform Galoy Raises $4M for Bitcoin-Backed Synthetic Dollar

Stablesats lets people use Lightning for everyday payments without exposure to short-term volatility.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)