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Decentralizing the Dollar: Crypto-Collateralized Stablecoins

Decentralizing The Dollar is a three-part series on stablecoins, each addressing one of the three key methods postulated for tying a stable cryptocurrency to a fiat currency. In Part One, we examined how TrueUSD might rectify the flaws in Tether; in Part Two we looked at Kowala, and algorithmic stablecoins; and in Part Three we’ll […] The post Decentralizing the Dollar: Crypto-Collateralized Stablecoins appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2018-10-19 21:48


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Huobi Joins OKEx in Adding Four New Stablecoins

Huobi Global has announced its decision to list four USD-pegged stablecoins by the end of the week. In a support notice published on its platform, the company noted that users will be able to make deposits for Paxos Standard Token (PAX), True USD (TUSD), Circle’s (USDC), and Gemini exchange’s (GUSD) on its exchange starting from Friday, October 19, 2018 (GMT +8). дальше »

2018-10-17 21:15


Bitfinex Premium on Bitcoin Hit $1,000 Today, Can It Affect the SEC’s Decision?

Bitfinex’s $1,000 premium on Bitcoin, which sent its price shooting upwards of $7,500, and Tether’s 6% drop on Monday, has created a lot of commotion in the crypto-sphere. The currency’s wild price swing, which was observed only on Tether-enabled cryptocurrency exchanges, has left cryptocurrency supporters speculating about the implications of this non-uniform price movement. дальше »

2018-10-16 20:00


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Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Begins Trading

Boston-based cryptocurrency finance firm Circle has just joined the multitudes of other crypto exchange platforms now issuing and trading their own stablecoins. As of September 26, 2018, dollar-pegged USDC is now trading on Poloniex, the crypto-to-crypto exchange Circle acquired in February 2018, and on Circle Trade, the company’s over-the-counter (OTC) platform. дальше »

2018-9-27 20:50


Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

2018-9-13 18:07


Bittrex Crypto Exchange to Add Cardano (ADA) and Zcash (ZEC) USD Trading Pairs

Bittrex Expands And Adds Cardano And ZCash To US Dollar Markets The famous virtual currency exchange Bittrex has decided to add two new US Dollar trading pairs. In the past the trading platform offered fiat trading with other three markets: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), and TrueUSD (TUSD). Earlier this year, Bill Shihara, Bittrex CEO, said […] дальше »

2018-8-30 22:25


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An In-Depth Look at the Cryptocurrency Economy’s ‘Stablecoin’ Trend

Back in the early days, cryptocurrency enthusiasts used to laugh at the thought of a stable cryptocurrency pegged to a specific fiat currency like the US dollar. Although nowadays things have changed and the digital currency tether (USDT) captures more cryptocurrency trade volume than most of the leading nation-state issued fiat currencies like the USD […] The post An In-Depth Look at the Cryptocurrency Economy’s ‘Stablecoin’ Trend appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-8-13 03:10


Tether (USDT) Market Cap Loses $300 Million USD but Prints $50M Today

Tether Market Capitalization Falls and Loses $300 Million Dollars In the last three weeks, Tether has reduced its market capitalization moving from $2.7 billion dollars to $2.4. This is the second time that the virtual currency tethered to the US dollar registers such a contraction in its supply. The USD-pegged currency is now one of […] дальше »

2018-8-12 03:00


Ripple’s Crypto Community is Urging Binance Exchange to Enlist XRP as Base Currency

XRP’s Community Pushing for Binance to Adopt XRP as Base Currency Binance is running well, as it currently has a 24-hour trade volume that is worth $1.108 billion. The exchange trades base currencies such Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETC) and Tether (USDT) and even its Binance Coin (BNB). The XRP community has taken another step, and […] дальше »

2018-8-12 00:11


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Here Is Why the XRP Community Wants the Coin Added as A Base Currency on Binance

The Binance cryptocurrency exchange is one of the most active ones in the crypto-verse. Binance is currently handling a 24 hour trade volume worth $1. 108 Billion at the moment of writing this. The exchange facilitates trading through the base currencies of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT) and its very own Binance Coin (BNB). дальше »

2018-8-10 11:24


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A Bank In Australia Uses Mortgage Funds for Crypto Speculation

One of Australia’s oldest financial institutions, Bank of Queensland, has prohibited the use of home equity loans for virtual currency speculation. Also Read: Tether Announces Appointment of New Chief Compliance Officer Bank of Queensland Cracks Down on Customers Using Mortgage Funds to Trade Crypto Bank of Queensland has banned its customers from using loans that are дальше »

2018-7-14 11:26


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Taiwanese Dollar Tethered Stablecoin Introduced

Reports out today highlight that a new stablecoin has been introduced that will exist as a tether to the Taiwanese Dollar. As this will be a stablecoin, the idea is simply that the coin will follow the price of the Taiwanese Dollar and will offer a crypto alternative for the FIAT currency, in the same way Tether currently operates alongside the US Dollar. дальше »

2018-7-13 16:00


New Research Claims Bitcoin Price was Manipulated using Tether (USDT)

New research out of the University of Texas alleges that the price of Bitcoin throughout its bull run in 2017 was being manipulated using Bitfinex’s Tether currency. Tether May Have Been Used to Prop Up Bitcoin A recently published paper by Professor John Griffin and graduate student Amin Shams examined the traffic of cryptocurrencies on. дальше »

2018-6-14 12:00


This paper investigates whether Tether, a digital currency pegged to U.S. dollars, influences Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices during the recent boom. Using algorithms to analyze the blockchain data, we find that purchases with Tether

Using algorithms to analyze the blockchain data, we find that purchases with Tether are timed following market downturns and result in sizable increases in Bitcoin prices. Less than 1% of hours with such heavy Tether transactions are associated with 50% of the meteoric rise in Bitcoin and 64% of other top cryptocurrencies. The flow clusters дальше »

2018-6-13 19:39


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