Stablecoins
$5 Million in MakerDAO Loans Have Been Liquidated, But Help Is on the Way
A new tool called CDP Saver is being tested that could soon make MakerDAO loans less risky.

MakerDAO Votes to Increase Fees 4% on Ethereum Stablecoin DAI
Users of the dollar-backed stablecoin DAI have staked MakerDAO governance tokens in favor of supporting a 4 percent raise to stablecoin fees.

Facebook Seeks Counsel to Forge Blockchain Partnerships for New Products
Facebook is looking to hire a lead commercial counsel for blockchain to negotiate "partnerships needed to launch new products."

IBM Signs 6 Banks to Issue Stablecoins and Use Stellar's XLM Cryptocurrency
Six banks have signed up to issue stablecoins through World Wire, an IBM network built on the Stellar blockchain.

MakerDAO Weighs Fourth Fee Hike as DAI Stablecoin Remains Below $1
MakerDAO token holders could soon be voting on another proposal to increase fees on the loans that issue new holdings of the stablecoin DAI.

Tether Says Its USDT Stablecoin May Not Be Backed By Fiat Alone
Tether has updated the terms on its website, saying that its dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin may not be backed 100 percent by fiat reserves.

'Facebook Coin' Could Generate Billions in Revenue: Barclays Analyst
A note from Barclays analyst Ross Sandler sketches out how much Facebook might gain from developing its own cryptocurrency.

JP Morgan’s Stablecoin: A Feat of Engineering or Marketing?
Upon first examination, JPM coin is an exciting Wall Street development, but the reality is more complicated, writes Kadena's Ben Jessel.

MakerDAO Token Holders Approve Fee Increase for Ethereum Stablecoin
Votes have been cast in overwhelming support of increasing borrowing fees to the dollar-backed stablecoin dai.

MakerDAO Opens Token Holder Vote on Fee Hike for Ethereum Stablecoin
With the DAI's dollar-peg "almost at a breaking point," governance token holders are considering whether to raise the "Dai Stability Fee."
