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Stablecoin

  • Altcoins

    Coinbase buys equity stake in Circle

    Coinbase Global announced Monday that it is acquiring an equity stake in Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin.

    Danny Park

  • Altcoins

    Tether stops USDT stablecoin mints on three blockchains

    Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, announced on Thursday that it will discontinue support for its flagship stablecoin, on three blockchains, Kusama, Bitcoin Cash SLP (Simple Ledger Protocol) and Omni Layer. 

    Pradipta Mukherjee

  • Regulatory News

    Singapore unveils stablecoin regulatory framework

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore unveiled a stablecoin regulatory framework on Tuesday as the city-state aims to become a global hub for the crypto industry.

    Tom Zuo

  • Bitcoin News

    Weekly Market Wrap: Can Bitcoin close the week above US$29,300?

    Bitcoin briefly rose above US$30,000 twice this week, but failed to remain the support level despite positive catalysts in the industry like the launch of PayPal’s new stablecoin. Bitcoin will have to close the week above US$29,300 for upward momentum, industry experts told Forkast.

    Zoltan Vardai

  • Altcoins

    Tether says USDT excess reserves reached US$3.3 billion in Q2

    Tether Holdings Limited, the issuer of stablecoin USDT, released its consolidated reserves report for the second quarter of 2023 on Monday, showing consolidated assets of at least US$86.5 billion against total liabilities of US$83.2 billion. Tether reported an increase of approximately US$850 million in its excess reserves, totaling around US$3.3 billion as of June 30, the close of the quarter. 

    Pradipta Mukherjee