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Finance

Lehman Brothers Bargain Hunter Bob Diamond Now Paying Up for Crypto

Diamond’s SPAC Concord is now valuing stablecoin issuer Circle at $9 billion, twice the initial valuation.

Concord Chairman Bob Diamond (Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle Doubles in Value to $9B in New Deal With SPAC

Circle was valued at $4.5 billion in its initial agreement with Concord Acquisition Corp. in July 2021.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. (CoinDesk screenshot)

Finance

‘Pay’ Product Looks to Boost Stablecoin Payments on Solana

Can Solana Labs’ open-source payment plug-in pick up where the Bitcoin white paper left off?

Solana's Breakpoint came at the market's previous zenith (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Markets

Stablecoins Won Crypto Markets in January – With 0% Returns

The coins showed the highest returns among the largest cryptocurrencies in January just by holding their peg to the U.S. dollar.

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Finance

Flow Blockchain Gets Circle’s Full USDC Treatment

The move is a bet on where the next wave of growth is going to be, said Dapper Labs co-founder Mik Naayem. It is USDC’s eighth chain.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

Finance

This Taiwanese Fintech Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins

Taiwan’s banking sector is rich with dollars while India's isn't. Taipei-based XREX wants to bring them together.

XREX co-founder Wayne Huang (XREX)

Markets

Cryptocurrencies Approach New Year in Positive Mood

Bitcoin advanced to its highest price in three days, though all of the biggest cryptocurrencies are negative for the week.

A muted rally brought a little sparkle to crypto markets on New Year's Eve. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Tech

How Stablecoins Merge Traditional and Decentralized Finance

Stablecoins create a bridge between traditional financial markets and cryptocurrency markets, providing a unique opportunity for investors and advisors.

(Manny Ribera/Unsplash)