Stablecoins


Policy

G-7 Finance Ministers Call to Accelerate Global Crypto Regulations Following UST Collapse: Report

G-7 officials meeting in Germany want the Financial Stability Board to act more quickly, says a Reuters report.

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Videos

MakerDAO Founder: UST Was a 'Big Ponzi Scheme'

In the aftermath of TerraUSD's (UST) $14 billion collapse, Rune Christensen, founder of MakerDAO, a decentralized credit platform on Ethereum that supports the Dai (DAI) stablecoin, discusses why UST was "basically a big ponzi scheme" and what makes DAI different. Plus, reacting to Terra's revival plan and "community bond."

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Markets

Despite Recent Bumps in the Road, Stablecoins Will Stick Around

Why institutional investors will again move past digital assets’ volatility and bad headlines.

When Terra's UST stablecoin fell of its peg, it undermined confidence in stablecoins. (moonjazz/flickr)

Tech

Curve Finance Proposes to End CRV Token Emissions on All UST Pools

On-chain participants are already voting “yes” to the measure.

Curve Finance has a market capitalization of $1 billion. (vlastas/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Opinion

UST Won't Be the End of Algorithmic Stablecoins

The trail for a monetary "Holy Grail" continues, despite Terra’s collapse. So what do we do about it?

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Videos

Terra’s UST and LUNA Collapse: How the Crisis Unfolded

TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin that is supposed to stay pegged to the dollar collapsed over 90% over one week.

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Markets

Justin Sun Talks USDD Stablecoin in Wake of LUNA/UST Unravel

The controversial crypto entrepreneur explains how an algorithmic stablecoin can still succeed while denying rumors he was behind the de-pegging of Terra’s failed UST.

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