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Coinbase Invests in Circle and Shutters Centre Consortium
Coinbase Invests in Circle and Shutters Centre Consortium
August 22, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase says it has taken an equity stake in fellow crypto company/USDC issuer Circle. “The nature of the investment means that Coinbase and Circle will...

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Circle Debuts Wallet-as-a-Service Tool for Developers
Circle Debuts Wallet-as-a-Service Tool for Developers
August 08, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

USDC issuer Circle says it has a way for developers to embed Web3 wallets in their apps. The FinTech on Tuesday (Aug. 8) announced the debut of Programmable Wallets,...

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Lackluster Stablecoin Trading Volumes Raise Questions Around Crypto Rebound
Lackluster Stablecoin Trading Volumes Raise Questions Around Crypto Rebound
May 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The stablecoin landscape is getting smaller by the day, and that’s bad news for crypto.  Stablecoin trading volumes so far this month have totaled just...

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Circle Says Lack of Direct EMI Access to EU Central Bank Accounts Stifles Payments Innovation
Circle Says Lack of Direct EMI Access to EU Central Bank Accounts Stifles Payments Innovation
May 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

To access central bank accounts in the European Union (EU) today, electronic money token (EMT) issuers, and by extension all electronic money institutions (EMIs), have...

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Crypto Spot Trading Falls 40% After Banking Crisis
Crypto Spot Trading Falls 40% After Banking Crisis
May 14, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Spot trading on centralized cryptocurrency platforms fell 40% in April following the March banking crisis. That’s according to a recent report by CCData, which tracks the...

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OpenTrade to Launch Platform for Investing in Tokenized Financial Assets 
OpenTrade to Launch Platform for Investing in Tokenized Financial Assets 
May 05, 2023  |  Investments

OpenTrade has raised $1.5 million in a funding round for its platform for investing in tokenized financial assets. OpenTrade plans to launch its platform in...

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Banking Crisis Contagion Spreads to Crypto
Banking Crisis Contagion Spreads to Crypto
March 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto has gone off the rails – quite literally.  Just not in the way industry observers and critics may have first thought or expected. Rather,...

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Circle Investors Redeem $3 Billion in USDC
Circle Investors Redeem $3 Billion in USDC
March 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency investors have withdrawn a net $3 billion in Circle’s USDC coin this week. Circle said on its blog Wednesday (March 15) evening that it...

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Circle’s Troubles Could Stoke Demand for Regulation of Stablecoins
Circle’s Troubles Could Stoke Demand for Regulation of Stablecoins
March 13, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

There could be greater demand for regulation of stablecoins after USDC briefly lost its dollar peg. Regulators had already been looking at stablecoins, and the...

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