2019-10-23 14:22 |
US lawmakers are intending to take another step against already regulated stablecoins backed by fiat currencies, fearing the rise of another Libra-like currency origin »
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Not exactly unfamiliar with recurring setbacks, Libra, Facebook’s maiden venture into the cryptocurrency space seems to have hit yet another roadblock. In fact, the repercussions from this new setback could be even existential — or so it seems if we go by the content of a new G7 report, as seen by BBC.
2019-10-15 06:18 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) had greater probability of rallies when exchange wallets marked net inflows of stablecoins. This is yet another evidence that the crypto markets are widely affected by the movement of several key dollar-pegged assets, but mostly Tether (USDT).
2019-10-3 16:00 | |
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Tether [USDT] has established itself as the most widely used stablecoin across the cryptosphere. However, several institutions in the recent past have made their entry into the world of cryptocurrencies through stablecoins, hoping to displace USDT.
2019-10-2 09:30 | |
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Tether Ltd. is planning to issue two new stablecoins, one pegged to a basket of commodities and another to the Chinese renminbi, according to Zhao Dong, an over-the-counter (OTC) trader in China and a shareholder of Bitfinex.
2019-9-4 09:54 | |
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Coinspeaker Tether Plans to Launch New Stablecoin ‘CNHT’, Pegged to Offshore Chinese YuanAt the wake of an increased patronage for stablecoins, Tether adds yet another stablecoin to its repository, unveiling that this new ‘CNHT’ stablecoin would be tied to the offshore Chinese Yuan.
2019-8-22 00:39 | |
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Last summer, Stronghold went live with its Stellar-based stablecoin. Like most stablecoins, Stronghold USD is backed by real assets and tied to the value of the U. S. Dollar. However, unlike its competitors, Stronghold isn’t targeted at the general public.
2019-7-21 18:12 | |
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Another Look at Stablecoins When cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin were first hitting the digital world from their respective white papers, we were residing in a time of financial turmoil. With the financial crash of 2008/9 destroying (for many) the trust of the people in major banking institutions.
2019-6-3 09:15 | |
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2019-5-24 19:00 | |
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Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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Last week eToro announced the launch of eToroX, a new cryptocurrency exchange, as well as eight new stablecoins which will be pegged to the value of major fiat currencies. Yes…another raft of stablecoins.
2019-4-22 20:07 | |
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In the cryptocurrency world, stablecoins have become a lot more prominent in the past few years. Whereas Tether’s USDT asset continues to generate the most liquidity, a fair few competitors have emerged in the past 18 months.
2019-4-1 11:12 | |
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Tether, a crypto often in the limelight of controversy, is causing yet another stir in the stablecoin industry as its latest Terms-of-Service (ToS) update highlights “pan-stablecoin risks” according to the latest report from digital currency research firm Diar, March 18, 2019.
2019-3-20 21:00 | |
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Bitcoin is over $3900 globally, though many exchanges still have it trading closer to $3850. Ethereum’s broken beyond $140, might take $150 before the day is through. Bitcoin Cash is right behind it.
2019-2-19 02:35 | |
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Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has completed a $30 million Series B round led by American VC firm Accel and Benchmark, who led the startup's Series A funding in April 2018.
2019-2-15 19:41 | |
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The cryptomarket has always been volatile. Out of that market volatility, stablecoins have emerged. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies backed by real assets, such as fiat, gold, and so on. However, they stayed in the background for quite a long time, only gaining popularity when the market fell drastically.
2019-2-11 21:31 | |
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In today’s edition of The Daily we feature another recent example of venture capital infusion into the cryptocurrency space as Japan’s SBI invests in the BRD wallet. We also cover a recent security vulnerability that was detected on the P2P exchange Localbitcoins, and a new AML/KYC compliance solution for stablecoins.
2019-1-27 13:05 | |
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Welcome to the final installment of The Daily for 2018. It seems fitting that the year’s ultimate edition should focus on one of 2018’s overarching themes within the cryptoconomy – stablecoins. We’ve also got space to squeeze in a critique of Augur’s crowdsourced prediction market and to consider yet another bitcoin-based Patreon alternative.
2018-12-31 15:25 | |
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Today’s Video Briefing covers stablecoins, cryptocurrencies whose value is tied to the dollar or another fiat currencies. Stablecoins have gained increased attention in the past year, as a way of transacting and storing value on a blockchain without risking the volatility of traditional cryptos.
2018-12-11 19:01 | |
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Ever since bitcoin started acting more stable than the stablecoins while ranging between $6400-$6550, sudden drops like the one from today are always peculiar and question on everyone’s lips is “why did we drop so sharp, so quickly”? According to this trader, the reason is the raging hash-war in the BCH community.
2018-11-14 20:07 | |
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“Go for the Jugular” is the advice George Soros gave to his team during his famous attack on the British pound for a profit of $1 billion on so-called Black Wednesday in 1992.
2018-11-15 18:50 | |
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PwC's Hong Kong division is exploring best practices for issuing stablecoins with non-profit Loopring Foundation. Auditing, though, is another matter.
2018-11-6 08:15 | |
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It would appear the stablecoin industry is far from done as far as expansion is concerned. In the case of Token X coin, it appears to be yet another stablecoin which will be coming to market fairly soon.
2018-11-3 21:00 | |
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Stablecoins, despite their perceived lack of viability, are quickly becoming an emerging part of the cryptocurrency market. However, some projects like Tether (USDT) or the Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Dollar, are at odds with one another regarding their respective missions.
2018-10-25 16:53 | |
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Stablecoin popularity continues to grow, and ever since Tether (USDT) started the trend, numerous other stablecoins have emerged around the world. Despite the recent Tether controversy that has seen the pegged coin’s value drop below $1 — which should never happen, since each coin is supposedly backed by a buck — other stablecoins continue to.
2018-10-24 17:30 | |
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The Huobi exchange has announced it will add support for four U.S. dollar-pegged cryptos, a day after OKEx did the same.
2018-10-16 12:00 | |
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GMO Internet Group is working to launch a stablecoin by 2019. In an announcement released on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, the Japanese IT conglomerate said it is putting all gears in place to begin building its stablecoin, called the GMO Japanese Yen (GJY).
2018-10-10 02:10 | |
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Venezuelan authorities have found another way to impose the adoption of the state-issued cryptocurrency, the petro. Citizens will soon have to pay with the government-controlled digital coin if they want to obtain a travel document.
2018-10-7 17:30 | |
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Since liquidity is arguably the most important element of any exchange, it makes sense that all exchanges desire it. And when volatility is the enemy of liquidity, stablecoins start to gain traction.
2018-10-1 18:00 | |
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This past week saw a flurry of reports and analyses released by various agencies and companies, speculating on the roles — past and present — of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.
2018-9-29 20:00 | |
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The launch of stablecoins is viewed as a palliative measure to decrease the impact of the recent crisis with Bitcoin, some have even described it as ETFs replacement for a short time. However, Barry Eichengreen, a professor of Economics UC Berkeley has said that stablecoins are not the way to fix the problem.
2018-9-12 13:30 | |
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Two crypto companies, Gemini Trust and Paxos, got a green light from a New York state regulator to launch their own stablecoins pegged 1:1 to the U. S. dollar. New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) gave an okay to Gemini Trust, the crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, to launch Gemini Dollar (GUSD).
2018-9-11 01:58 | |
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As with brick-and-mortar industries that are slowly fading away to the globalism of the online world, so too will the traditional prediction market industry have to innovate to keep up with the sheer efficiency, reliability and security that the decentralized prediction markets promise to bring.
2018-7-31 15:58 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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