USDC


Mercati

Back to Square One? Circle's USDC Market Cap Drops Below $50B for First Time Since Terra's Collapse

USDC's utility has taken a hit in the wake of Binance's decision to consolidate order books and Circle's decision to freeze addresses associated with Tornado Cash.

USDC's market cap drops to lowest since January (CoinGecko, CoinDesk)

Web3

Andrew Yang, an Ex-US Presidential Candidate, Joins Web3 Platform Pool Data as Adviser

The data monetization platform is launching crypto-based market infrastructure, payments rails and consumer-ready app tools.

Andrew Yang is raising money for a new company that combines cryptocurrency and charity. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Politiche

Even 'Safe' Stablecoins Might Pose Financial Stability Risk, New York Fed Says

Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a new paper claiming Circle's USDC stablecoin poses a risk to the broader financial system.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinioni

The Dollar Can Be a Protocol for the Future of Money

USDC's stablecoin-fueled model of money, in which the dollar functions as an open “protocol,” could allow innovation to flourish. But healthy competition is a prerequisite.

(Ralf Hiemisch/Getty Images)

Video

Native USDC on Cosmos to Fill Vacuum Left by Terra’s UST Stablecoin

Circle said on Wednesday that it plans to launch its USD coin (USDC) stablecoin – the second-largest dollar-backed stablecoin by market capitalization – natively on Cosmos in early 2023. Jelena Djuric, ecosystem lead at Cosmos Research, discusses what this means for the Cosmos ecosystem and decentralized finance.

Recent Videos

Finanza

Fintech App Eco to Convert User Balances From US Dollars to USDC

Eco will use digital settlement-service platform Zero Hash to custody the stablecoins.

Andy Bromberg speaks at Token Summit NYC 2018.

Video

Jack Dorsey’s TBD Team Partners With Circle to Take US Dollar Stablecoin Savings, Remittances Global

TBD, the bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block, is teaming up with USDC stablecoin issuer Circle to bring cross-border dollar-linked stablecoin transfers and savings to investors globally. “The Hash” team discusses what this means for the stablecoin markets and the crypto industry at large.

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Mercati

Circle Expands USDC Stablecoin to Five New Chains, Unveils Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol

Circle aims to bolster USDC’s market position as competition with rival issuers Tether, Binance is heating up and decentralized finance platforms are crafting their own native stablecoins.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire speaks at Converge 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Native USDC on Cosmos to Fill Vacuum Left by Terra’s UST Stablecoin

Collateralized USDC is assuming a role formerly held by Terra’s algorithmic UST stablecoin – raising questions as to whether decentralized finance can mature with decentralized money at its core.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finanza

Robinhood Releases Beta Version of Web3 Wallet to 10,000 Users

Robinhood has been steadily moving away from its original “walled garden” approach to crypto over the past year.

Robinhood's Web3 wallet beta (Robinhood)