Stablecoins


Markets

CoinMarketCap Excludes Some Tether Data After Clarification by Bitfinex

A CoinDesk report regarding a misleading data point on CoinMarketCap has led to a change in the way tether trading volume is calculated.

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Tech

New Stablecoin Tied to Australian Dollar Is Launching on Stellar's Blockchain

A new stablecoin launching on the Stellar network is pegged to the Australian dollar and is being pitched for consumer and business use.

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Markets

Bitfinex Is Publishing Data for a Tether Market That Doesn't Exist

Bitfinex's API is feeding data to CoinMarketCap on a USDT/USD trading pair that doesn't exist. So what does that $48 million in daily volume mean?

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Markets

Coinbase Adds Its First Stablecoin Tied to the US Dollar

Coinbase is providing support for the Circle-issued USDC stablecoin. The token will initially be supported through Coinbase Wallet.

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Markets

Bitfinex Took 630 Million Tether Out of Circulation After Drop Below $1

Since tether lost parity with the U.S. dollar, its supply has dropped by a quarter as tokens flow back to the issuing company's "treasury" wallet.

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Markets

The Delicate Psychology of Stablecoins

Replacing tether's role in the crypto markets will require an obsession with maintaining transparency and trust.

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Markets

Tether Floods Into Kraken Exchange, Where Crypto Traders Can Get Dollars

In theory, traders can redeem USDT for dollars with the issuer, Tether Ltd. Instead, they appear to be cashing out through Kraken.

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Markets

Crypto Exchange Huobi Now Lets Users Swap Between 4 Different Stablecoins

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has just launched a solution that enables users to switch between different stablecoins.

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Markets

World's Largest Crypto Exchange Binance Looks to Add New Stablecoins

Binance sees stablecoins like tether, and potentially the Gemini Dollar, as "critical for our ecosystem," the exchange's chief financial officer says.

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How a Bitcoin Exchange Is Surviving the Central Bank Crackdown in India

Indian regulators' clampdown on crypto firms is forcing exchange Unocoin to experiment with ATMs and stablecoins to continue receiving fiat deposits.

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