Stablecoin


Finance

LFG, bailleur de fonds de UST , cherche à lever 1 milliard de dollars pour consolider l'ancrage du stablecoin : rapport

Le financement est nécessaire car le stablecoin indexé sur le dollar est tombé jusqu'à 60 cents lundi dans un contexte de turbulences plus larges sur le marché.

When Terra's UST stablecoin fell of its peg, it undermined confidence in stablecoins. (moonjazz/flickr)

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Yellen Highlights UST Woes at Hearing on Financial Risks: Will Stablecoin Regulation Come Sooner Than Later?

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen brought up the ongoing distress of the UST stablecoin during testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. This came as UST depegged from the dollar, falling as much as 40% before rebounding. “The Hash” team discusses the news timing as stablecoin regulation comes into focus on Capitol Hill.

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UST Stablecoin’s Dollar Peg Collapse: What Happened and Why it Matters

Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin UST lost its dollar peg, falling as low as $0.65 before rebounding. “The Hash” panel discusses what happened, how we got here, why these developments matter and the potential impact on the wider crypto ecosystem.

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Fed Issues Stablecoin Warning Amid TerraUSD Collapse

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses a new report issued by the Federal Reserve warning of stablecoin risks as the TerraUSD (UST) coin lost its dollar peg, dropping as low as $0.65 on Monday. Plus, insights on how the UST collapse could pose a risk to the broader crypto ecosystem.

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Terra's UST Stablecoin Falls as Low as 65 Cents Before Rebounding: What Went Wrong?

"Crypto Critics' Corner" Co-host Bennett Tomlin explains what might have gone wrong in the Terra Luna ecosystem leading to the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin collapse. Tomlin explains the algorithmic stablecoin's dependence on the luna token and addresses the Luna Foundation Guard’s deployment of bitcoin reserves to rectify the price. Plus, a discussion on how centralized crypto exchanges like Binance are reacting to UST losing its peg to the U.S. dollar. 

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BTC Down Over 10% in 24 Hours, TerraUSD Drops to 92 Cents

TheoTrade Co-founder Don Kaufman shares his bitcoin price analysis as the “digital gold” dropped over 10% during the last 24 hours. How is BTC correlated with the Nasdaq and S&P 500?

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Finance

Le stablecoin UST perd son ancrage au dollar pour la deuxième fois en 48 heures, la capitalisation boursière de LUNA tombe en dessous de celle de l'UST

Cette évolution intervient après que la LUNA Foundation Guard a annoncé que ses énormes réserves de Bitcoin seraient utilisées pour défendre l'ancrage du dollar américain au dollar américain.

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‘It’s a Confidence Game’: Swan Bitcoin CEO on Stablecoin UST Briefly Losing its Peg

Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) will lend $1.5 billion in BTC and UST to defend the peg of its algorithmic stablecoin to the U.S. dollar. This comes after UST briefly lost its peg to the dollar over the weekend.

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Finance

Le stablecoin UST perd brièvement son ancrage, LUNA chute de 10 %

L'événement de samedi a soulevé des questions quant à savoir si les réserves de Bitcoin de Terra seront bientôt confrontées à leur premier test.

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Policy

Selon la BRI, 9 banques centrales sur 10 explorent la monnaie numérique

Une enquête menée en 2021 par la Banque des règlements internationaux a révélé que plus de la moitié des banques centrales développent des CBDC ou mènent des expériences concrètes.

Banco de Pagos Internacionales. (Harold Cunningham/Getty)