Stablecoins


Policy

Crypto Should Meet Same Norms as Regular Finance, G7 Says

Finance ministers want to see financial stability and money-laundering standards in effect soon, citing recent market turmoil.

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Policy

UK Regulator to Consider Terra Coins’ Collapse in New Crypto Rules: Report

Market instability in stablecoins will need to be taken into account, the FCA's executive director for markets said.

The U.K.'s financial regulator will consider Terra when it puts together new crypto regulations. (Ramberg/Getty Images)

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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