stablecoins

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to minimize the volatility of the price of the stablecoin, relative to some "stable" asset or basket of assets. A stablecoin can be pegged to a cryptocurrency, fiat money, or to exchange-traded commodities.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Some Central Bankers Signal Support for Private Sector Digital Currencies Over CBDCs

Some Central Bankers Signal Support for Private Sector Digital Currencies Over CBDCs
Some Central Bankers Signal Support for Private Sector Digital Currencies Over CBDCs
July 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Conventional wisdom holds that, as digital currencies continue to evolve and as bitcoin and its brethren joust with the traditional banking system, central banks would...

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Report: House Stablecoin Bill Put on Hold
Report: House Stablecoin Bill Put on Hold
July 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. lawmakers have put a bill designed to deal with the risks posed by stablecoins on hold, likely for the rest of the summer. Get...

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Will Rising Interest Rates Damage Stablecoins?
Will Rising Interest Rates Damage Stablecoins?
July 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

By and large, stablecoins get used the most for crypto trading — and at least until recently, they’ve also been seen as a good way...

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Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins will become known as “payments stablecoins” under the terms of a new regulatory bill the House Financial Services is planning to unveil next week....

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US Treasury’s Liang Offers Path for Nonbank Stablecoins
US Treasury’s Liang Offers Path for Nonbank Stablecoins
July 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nellie Liang, the U.S. Treasury Department’s undersecretary for domestic finance, thinks it would be OK for nonbanks to issue stablecoins, Coindesk reported Monday (July 18)....

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Lawmaker: Stablecoin Bill Could Bypass Regulators
Lawmaker: Stablecoin Bill Could Bypass Regulators
July 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A member of the House Financial Services Committee said lawmakers could overrule U.S. regulators who want stablecoins to be governed solely by banks. Get the...

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Global Regulators Call for Interoperable Stablecoins, CBDCs
Global Regulators Call for Interoperable Stablecoins, CBDCs
July 13, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published on Wednesday (July 13) their guidance on the application of...

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Today in TechREG: Global Regulators Calls for Interoperable Stablecoins, CBDC; FCA Urges Banks to Treat SMBs Better
Today in TechREG: Global Regulators Calls for Interoperable Stablecoins, CBDC; FCA Urges Banks to Treat...
July 13, 2022  |  Technology

Today in TechReg news, the Bank for International Settlements and the International Organization of Securities Commissions published recommendations for central banks to make stablecoins more...

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