Stablecoin
Solana-Based Stablecoin Remittances Get a Boost with CFX Labs' Fresh $9.5M Fundraise to Expand Globally
Remittances are one of the most compelling use cases for stablecoins, offering fast, non-stop settlements and cheap transactions using blockchains as payment rail.
Raft Suffers $3.3M Exploit That Drove Down Stablecoin 50%, but Hacker Likely Lost Money on Attack
Raft's R stablecoin lost its dollar peg, dropping as much as 50% in the immediate aftermath of the exploit.
Stablecoin Activity 'Starting to Move Outside of the U.S.': Chainalysis Exec
Despite crypto winter, Chainalysis says that stablecoin activity has remained resilient, but most of the growth is happening outside the US. Chainalysis Global VP of Public Policy Caroline Malcolm discusses the key takeaways and the what the future of stablecoin regulation could look like.
Curve Finance’s Stablecoin Maintains Peg as Others Struggle: Kaiko
Curve Finance's stablecoin, crvUSD, is maintaining its peg as other stablecoins struggle, emerging as a rare bright spot amidst a bear market that has hit DeFi protocols especially hard, according to Kaiko data. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."
SEC Is 'Poking and Prodding Around' With PayPal Subpoena: Analyst
PayPal (PYPL) said in a filing that the company received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting documentation about its USD stablecoin. Tactive Wealth Advisor Eddy Gifford weighs in on what the subpoena could mean for the global payments giant. "It's just the SEC poking and prodding around," Gifford said. But it serves as a reminder that "if you are in the cryptocurrency space, you better be doing things by the book."
PayPal Received SEC Subpoena Related to its Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin
PayPal (PYPL) received a subpoena from the U.S. SEC requesting documentation about its USD stablecoin on Wednesday, the global payments giant said in a filing. In August, the firm announced it was entering the cryptocurrency market with the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD.
PayPal Faces SEC Subpoena Over Its PYUSD Stablecoin
In August, PayPal said it would introduce its own U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD.
Closing Arguments Start in Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial; Could Bitcoin Reach $150K by 2025?
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including Bernstein's latest bitcoin (BTC) price prediction. Circle is curbing service for individual accounts to mint stablecoins. And, the latest legal developments as FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial nears its end.
USDC Issuer Circle Curbs Stablecoin Minting for Retail Users
USDC issuer Circle Internet Financial said Tuesday it is curbing service for individual accounts to mint stablecoins. "Circle is phasing out support for legacy consumer accounts and has notified individual consumers of this decision," a Circle spokesperson told CoinDesk in an email. "Account closures do not apply to business or institutional Circle Mint accounts."
Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer on Future of Stablecoins, Crypto Regulation
As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C., Circle's Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy Dante Disparte discusses the future of stablecoins and the regulatory implications around the $123 billion asset class. This comes as Circle released an upgrade for its Web3 programmable crypto wallet that allows merchants to take over and pay for their customers' transaction fees.