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Paxos to Stop Minting Stablecoin BUSD Following Regulatory Action

Stablecoin issuer Paxos will stop minting new Binance USD (BUSD) tokens at the direction of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), with the news coming just after a report of the threat of legal action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details and the wider implications for crypto regulation.

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Finance

PayPal Puts Stablecoin Project on Hold: Bloomberg

On Thursday it was reported that PayPal crypto partner Paxos was being probed by the NYDFS

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Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Tether's Reserves Partly Managed by Cantor Fitzgerald: WSJ

The Wall Street bond trading powerhouse is managing Tether's $39 billion bond portfolio, according to the report.

Hedge funds are increasingly betting against Tether. (Andreas Wagner/Unsplash)

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Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Is Being Investigated by New York Regulator

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is investigating stablecoin issuer Paxos, CoinDesk has learned. The full scope of the investigation is unclear. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments.

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Tether Reports $700M Profit For Q4 2022 In Latest Attestation Report

Tether, issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, reported a $700 million profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 and said it completely moved away from holding commercial paper as part of the reserves backing its USDT token. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest from Tether and the larger implications for the stablecoin market.

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Tech

DeFi Giant MakerDAO Integrates Blockchain Data Provider Chainlink for DAI Stablecoin

Chainlink Automation will run specific tasks, including price updates and liquidity balancing, to help maintain the stability of Maker’s $5 billion DAI stablecoin.

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Tech

Aave Deploys Native Stablecoin GHO on Ethereum Testnet

GHO joins an increasingly competitive space as rival DeFi protocols also issue or are moving to release their own protocol-native stablecoins.

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Policy

Central Banks Are Working on a Monitoring System for Stablecoin Balance Sheets

The Bank for International Settlements is spearheading a project that will look into tech tools that could help regulators form policy frameworks for stablecoins based on data.

The BIS's London Innovation Hub is experimenting on a stablecoin monitoring system. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

Policy

Les banques centrales travaillent sur un système de surveillance des bilans stables

La Banque des règlements internationaux dirige un projet qui examinera les outils technologiques qui pourraient aider les régulateurs à élaborer des cadres Juridique pour les pièces stables basés sur des données.

The BIS's London Innovation Hub is experimenting on a stablecoin monitoring system. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)