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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PSPs Are Making Stablecoin Payments a Reality
PSPs Are Making Stablecoin Payments a Reality
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s been easy to say that all the dire predictions about stablecoins taking over payments and pushing out national currencies were wildly overblown as their...

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US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure
US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Negotiations on a stablecoin regulatory bill last week indicated that the congressional sense of urgency on a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) isn’t very...

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3 Reasons a Digital Dollar Is Still a Long Way Off
3 Reasons a Digital Dollar Is Still a Long Way Off
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

It probably isn’t a coincidence that Bank of America’s cryptocurrency team stomped on the brakes regarding its prediction of a digital dollar as soon as...

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Can Blockchain Help Banking-as-a-Service Leap From Commodity to Capital Access On-Ramp?
Can Blockchain Help Banking-as-a-Service Leap From Commodity to Capital Access On-Ramp?
September 26, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

In the bid to change financial services, to broaden financial inclusion, the promise of challenger banks was that they’d upend the way financial products could...

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Group of 9 Banks Pitches USDF Token as Stablecoin Alternative for Businesses
Group of 9 Banks Pitches USDF Token as Stablecoin Alternative for Businesses
September 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

There has been a lot of pushback in Congress to the argument that all stablecoins should be issued by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-backed, federally...

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House Bill Would Ban Algorithmic Stablecoins for 2 Years
House Bill Would Ban Algorithmic Stablecoins for 2 Years
September 21, 2022  |  Regulation

The latest version of an on-again, off-again House bill regulating stablecoins would place a two-year ban on dollar-pegged digital assets like TerraUSD, which collapsed in...

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From White House, a Clear Call for Tighter Crypto Controls
From White House, a Clear Call for Tighter Crypto Controls
September 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Instant Payments, Stablecoins Sit Atop Treasury Dept’s Innovation Agenda
Instant Payments, Stablecoins Sit Atop Treasury Dept’s Innovation Agenda
September 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

After six months of work, the U.S. Treasury Department has released a trio of reports on cryptocurrency policy, and instant payments are high on the...

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Toomey Revives Call for 2022 Stablecoin Regulation
Toomey Revives Call for 2022 Stablecoin Regulation
September 15, 2022  |  Regulation

One of the Senate’s top Republicans believes that stablecoin regulation can still happen this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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