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.

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Another Hack, Another Collapse as Stablecoin Woes Follow Familiar Pattern

Another Hack, Another Collapse as Stablecoin Woes Follow Familiar Pattern
Another Hack, Another Collapse as Stablecoin Woes Follow Familiar Pattern
August 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Another unbacked stablecoin collapsed this weekend, this time after a hacker was able to mint a staggering $1.28 billion worth of the dollar-pegged token. Get...

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Economist: Tougher Regulation Needed While Stablecoins Make Their Case for Innovation
Economist: Tougher Regulation Needed While Stablecoins Make Their Case for Innovation
August 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins may be able to help crypto’s hot potato problem, but they aren’t going to stop investors from getting burned. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Coinbase Legal Chief Urges Regulators to Fill Stablecoin Protection Gaps
Coinbase Legal Chief Urges Regulators to Fill Stablecoin Protection Gaps
August 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

While lawmakers and regulators focus on stablecoins’ potential to destabilize the broader economy and the financial system on which it’s built, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer...

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Sen. Toomey Criticizes SEC on Crypto, Calls for Bipartisan Stablecoin Oversight
Sen. Toomey Criticizes SEC on Crypto, Calls for Bipartisan Stablecoin Oversight
July 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Wednesday (July 27) criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its approach to cryptocurrency, which he said has...

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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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