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Stablecoins to Watch: USDC Could Expand to 10 More Blockchains

USD coin (USDC), a stablecoin currently on four blockchain networks with a market cap of $25 billion, could soon be on as many as 10 more networks, including Tezos. USDC is an Ethereum-based stablecoin managed by the CENTRE consortium, started by fintech firm Circle and crypto exchange Coinbase.

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Finance

USDC Stablecoin Could Soon Expand to 10 More Blockchains

The stablecoin with a market cap of $25 billion is currently on four networks.

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Policy

Stablecoins and CBDCs: Private Vs. Public Monetary Innovation

A Federal Reserve official praised stablecoins over CBDCs, yesterday. The debate cuts right to role of government in money.

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Markets

Fed Vice Chair: 'We Should Be Saying Yes' to Stablecoins

Randal Quarles expressed more support for stablecoins than some of his colleagues.

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Finance

Opera Browser Adds First Stablecoins to Native Wallet – cUSD, cEUR

Opera said the Celo tie-up is part of an overall strategy to eliminate hurdles to using blockchain technology.

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Markets

Key Indicator Shows Capital Beginning to Flow Back Into Bitcoin

The stablecoin supply ratio oscillator is recovering in a sign of renewed capital inflow into bitcoin.

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Videos

Strike Phasing Out USDT From Bitcoin-Based El Salvador Remittances, CEO Says

Strike, the digital wallet startup behind El Salvador’s bitcoin-based payment system, is phasing out its use of Tether’s USDT stablecoin as a U.S. dollar substitute, CEO Jack Mallers said. “The Hash” team explores the ongoing scandal around Tether and the wider repercussions of El Salvador’s currency law.

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Signature Bank Taps Tether Rival TrueUSD for Payments Platform

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De reacts to New York-based Signature Bank adding stablecoin TrueUSD into its blockchain-based payments platform and discusses how TUSD compares to Tether. Review of this week’s congressional hearings on crypto and looking ahead to FATF’s plenary meeting on Monday.

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Dapper Labs Unveils Flow-Native Stablecoin, 'FUSD', With Other ERC-20-Like Tokens to Follow

Dapper Labs, the creator behind the Flow blockchain and NBA Top Shot, announced Thursday it would launch a Flow-native stablecoin called FUSD. This is the first token on Flow that exists similar to how ERC-20-like tokens exist on Ethereum. "The Hash" team explores the new development and what it means for the DeFi space.

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