Stablecoins


Juridique

Tether CEO Ardoino Says He Expects U.S. Will Catch Up in Crypto Regulation

Paolo Ardoino connected by video to a Washington conference to make a case for how cooperative Tether is being with global governments and how it looks forward to regulation.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino appears remotely at a DC Fintech Week event in the U.S. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge

Bridge, which has raised $54 million in funding, previously said it aspired to become the blockchain version of Stripe, operating a global system in which other developers could integrate

Business deal. (Shutterstock)

Juridique

Coinbase to Delist Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU by December

Tether, which is the largest issuer of stablecoins, doesn't have the necessary e-money license yet in the European Union.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether's USDT Has Uses Beyond Crypto Markets, Trading: CEO Paolo Ardoino

Ardoino said there's more of a need for stablecoins outside the U.S., especially in countries with rampant inflation and shoddy financial infrastructure.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Marchés

Open Interest in XRP Zooms to $1B as Ripple Tests RLUSD Stablecoin

Recent activities include minting significant amounts of RLUSD, suggesting the testing phase might be wrapping up or moving into a more active phase of development.

The ability to transfer all PYUSD user funds into PayPal may leave crypto natives hesitant to adopt the stablecoin. Oliver Buchmann/Unsplash)

Marchés

Ethena Announces UStb Stablecoin Backed by Blackrock's BUIDL

Reserves for UStb will be invested in BUIDL, which in turn holds U.S. dollars, U.S. Treasury bills, and repurchase agreements.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Juridique

TrustToken, TrueCoin Settle With SEC Over Fraud Accusations in Stablecoin Investing

The California companies were accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of misrepresenting the backing of stablecoin TUSD.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled fraud accusations with firms associated with Archblock and the TrueUSD stablecoin. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Marchés

Stablecoins Are Becoming Systemically Important, Bernstein Says

Stablecoin supply is back to all-time highs with $170 billion in circulation, the report said.

The supply of stablecoins USDT and USDC  grew by $10 billion in a month, 10x research noted. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Finance

Former Coinbase Executives Introduce Stablecoin-Native Exchange TrueX

TrueX says it caters to rising client demand for truly secure segregation between execution and custody.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Finance

Fintech Giant Revolut Said to Be Planning Stablecoin

Crypto-friendly Revolut is said to be quite far along in creating its own stablecoin, according to two people familiar with the plan.

Fintech giant Revolut is said to be planning to issue a stablecoin of its own.  (A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)