Crypto custodian Fireblocks and payments platform First Digital Assets Group are providing connectivity and support to diem, the global stablecoin and payments system formerly known… Read More »Diem Stablecoin Prepares for Liftoff With Fireblocks Custody Partnership
Arguably, Brian Brooks has done more than anyone to spur the epic bull run of the last few months. The former head of the Office… Read More »Banks Likely to Adopt Stablecoins Cautiously Despite Guidance
We often talk about central banks creating fiat money. In fact, most fiat money is not created by central banks but by commercial banks. Furthermore,… Read More »Think Stablecoins Are Solid? Remember the Financial Crisis
Centralized payment companies such as Visa, Mastercard and PayPal will need to adapt if they are to survive the potential demand for blockchain-based stablecoin payments,… Read More »Credit Card Companies Should Offer Stablecoin Payments or Be Left Behind: Gartner
Mike Dudas, founder of cryptocurrency news site The Block and once one of the strongest personalities on Crypto Twitter, is joining Paxos, the firm behind… Read More »The Block Founder Mike Dudas Takes Stablecoin Role at Paxos
Balances of dai (DAI) and USD coin (USDC) on exchanges reached new all-time highs in the past week, according to data from Glassnode. The increase… Read More »Bullish Sign for Crypto? USDC and Dai Balances on Exchanges Hit Record Highs
Visa CEO Al Kelly said the payments giant is in a position to make cryptocurrencies more “safe, useful and applicable” and may add them to… Read More »Visa May Add Cryptocurrencies to Its Payments Network, Says CEO
Terraform Labs has raised $25 million in a new round from Galaxy Digital, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital and others. The stablecoin for e-commerce creator has… Read More »Galaxy, Coinbase Bet $25M on DeFi Using Terra Stablecoins
Tether, regulated or not? Newcomers to the crypto space are quickly confronted with a popular distinction between regulated stablecoins and unregulated stablecoins. But what is… Read More »What Tether Means When It Says It’s ‘Regulated’
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey held the central banker’s line against cryptocurrency proliferation at the Davos conference Monday. At the same time, Bailey, a… Read More »Bank of England Governor Insists Digital Payments (but Not Crypto) Are Sticking Around
The number of tether transactions on the Tron blockchain have passed Ethereum’s count for three consecutive weeks as fees on the number two blockchain remain… Read More »Tether Use on Tron Passes Ethereum as Low Fees Attract Small Transactions
An India-based startup is coming for decentralized finance (DeFi) stalwart MakerDAO’s crown with the launch of its new “valuecoin.” MahaDAO’s ARTH algorithmic stablecoin is now… Read More »MahaDAO’s Algorithmic ‘Valuecoin’ Goes Live on Ethereum
