USDC


Opinion

The Dollar Can Be a Protocol for the Future of Money

USDC's stablecoin-fueled model of money, in which the dollar functions as an open “protocol,” could allow innovation to flourish. But healthy competition is a prerequisite.

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Opinion

O dólar pode ser um protocolo para o futuro do dinheiro

O modelo de dinheiro alimentado por stablecoins do USDC, no qual o dólar funciona como um “protocolo” aberto, poderia permitir o florescimento da inovação. Mas a concorrência saudável é um pré-requisito.

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Opinion

Il dollaro può essere un protocollo per il futuro del denaro

Il modello monetario alimentato dalle stablecoin dell’USDC, in cui il dollaro funziona come un “protocollo” aperto, potrebbe consentire all’innovazione di prosperare. Ma una sana competizione è un prerequisito.

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Opinion

Долар може стати протоколом для майбутнього грошей

Модель грошей USDC, заснована на стейблкойнах, у якій долар функціонує як відкритий «протокол», може сприяти процвітанню інновацій. Але обов’язковою умовою є здорова конкуренція.

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Videos

Native USDC on Cosmos to Fill Vacuum Left by Terra’s UST Stablecoin

Circle said on Wednesday that it plans to launch its USD coin (USDC) stablecoin – the second-largest dollar-backed stablecoin by market capitalization – natively on Cosmos in early 2023. Jelena Djuric, ecosystem lead at Cosmos Research, discusses what this means for the Cosmos ecosystem and decentralized finance.

Recent Videos

Finance

Fintech App Eco to Convert User Balances From US Dollars to USDC

Eco will use digital settlement-service platform Zero Hash to custody the stablecoins.

Andy Bromberg speaks at Token Summit NYC 2018.

Videos

Jack Dorsey’s TBD Team Partners With Circle to Take US Dollar Stablecoin Savings, Remittances Global

TBD, the bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block, is teaming up with USDC stablecoin issuer Circle to bring cross-border dollar-linked stablecoin transfers and savings to investors globally. “The Hash” team discusses what this means for the stablecoin markets and the crypto industry at large.

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Markets

Circle Expands USDC Stablecoin to Five New Chains, Unveils Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol

Circle aims to bolster USDC’s market position as competition with rival issuers Tether, Binance is heating up and decentralized finance platforms are crafting their own native stablecoins.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire speaks at Converge 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tech

Native USDC on Cosmos to Fill Vacuum Left by Terra’s UST Stablecoin

Collateralized USDC is assuming a role formerly held by Terra’s algorithmic UST stablecoin – raising questions as to whether decentralized finance can mature with decentralized money at its core.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Robinhood Releases Beta Version of Web3 Wallet to 10,000 Users

Robinhood has been steadily moving away from its original “walled garden” approach to crypto over the past year.

Robinhood's Web3 wallet beta (Robinhood)