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Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia’s Dollar-Starved Economy Calls for Stablecoin Help
10.12.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we explore how stablecoins might help re-energize the Bolivian economy, facing a dollar scarcity period due to its fixed exchange rate. Latam...
XRP’s $149B Power Play: Tokenization, Defi, and a Regulated Stablecoin
8.12.2024
XRP, with a market cap of $149 billion, isn’t just a heavyweight in cryptocurrency—its distributed ledger network has been diving headfirst into tokenization and decentralized finance (defi). Meanwhile, Ripple is turning heads with the forthcoming launch of its much-anticipated...
Countdown to Ripple’s Stablecoin: The Fight to Meet Year-End Expectations
8.12.2024
Ripple is racing to launch its highly anticipated U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin by year’s end, poised to revolutionize digital payments across XRP and Ethereum networks. Ripple’s Stablecoin Race: Will It Beat the Holiday Deadline or Face Delays? Ripple is gearing up for a high-stakes...
Hong Kong Considers Bill to Regulate Stablecoins
7.12.2024
This framework will provide the legal foundation for stablecoin regulation in Hong Kong. Regulation for Stablecoins Hong Kong is taking another bold step in its aspiration to establish itself as a global hub for digital assets. The city’s financial regulators are set to submit a draft of...
FSOC warns stablecoins remain a 'potential risk' to financial stability
7.12.2024
In its 2024 annual report, the FSOC said that stablecoins are “acutely vulnerable to runs absent appropriate risk management standards.”
Nuvei, Visa partner on stablecoin payments for Latam merchants
6.12.2024
Latin America continues to be a center of blockchain integration with Nuvei and partners' new e-commerce solution for merchants
Hong Kong to Submit Stablecoin Bill to Legislative Council on Dec 18
6.12.2024
The Hong Kong government has published a ‘stablecoin bill’ in the Gazette on December 6 to introduce a…
Circle says USDC is first stablecoin to meet Canada’s new listing rules
6.12.2024
Non-compliant stablecoins listed on Canadian-registered crypto platforms will be required to be delisted by Dec. 31, 2024
Circle Claims Bragging Rights of USDC Becoming First Regulated Stablecoin in Canada
5.12.2024
Pressure mounts on crypto exchanges operating in the country to comply with tighter rules to list stablecoins by the end of this year
New Chainalysis CEO expects greater clarity on stablecoins in 2025
5.12.2024
The company’s former chief strategy officer, Jonathan Levin, assumed the role of CEO and offered his thoughts to Cointelegraph on the future of the industry
Circle Commits to Updated Canadian Stablecoin Regulatory Requirements
5.12.2024
The updated rules were introduced last year and outline several requirements for crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuers. USDC Issuer Circle Claims It Was First to Comply With Canada’s Interim Listing Rules Stablecoin issuer Circle, whose flagship product USDC has a current market capitalization...
Ripple’s Stablecoin Near Launch: Final Regulatory Nod Expected Soon
5.12.2024
Ripple is preparing to launch its stablecoin, RLUSD, pending final regulatory approval. The company clarified: “We’re in lockstep with the NYDFS on final approval.” Ripple Prepares for Stablecoin Takeoff Ripple has clarified that its RLUSD stablecoin is awaiting final approval...
Crypto for Advisors: 2025 Stablecoin Outlook
5.12.2024
As representations of assets, such as a fiat currency, on the internet, stablecoins offer unmatched flexibility, speed, and availability — key factors driving their increasing adoption
RLUSD Stablecoin Not Launching Today: Ripple Confirms
4.12.2024
According to the latest tweet on X, Ripple confirmed that its RLUSD stablecoin is not launching today, citing…
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin: Here’s what you need to know before launch
4.12.2024
Once RLUSD is available, Ripple plans to use both RLUSD and XRP in its cross-border payments solution
Bitcoin Cash Welcomes Its First Stablecoin on Cashtokens
4.12.2024
The Moria Protocol has launched MUSD, the first stablecoin built on BCH Cashtokens. Bitcoin Cash Gets a Stablecoin Powered by Decentralized Borrowing The Moria Protocol has unveiled MUSD, the first stablecoin built on Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Cashtokens, marking a milestone in the evolution of the...
Curve Finance monthly revenues up more than 20% on DeFi surge
3.12.2024
Curve clocked annualized revenues of nearly $37 million during the past 30 days, according to Token Terminal
Crypto payment firm Dtcpay shifts to stablecoin-only payments model
3.12.2024
By January 2025, Dtcpay will drop support for Bitcoin and Ether to focus on stablecoin payments exclusively
Reports Show High RLUSD Testing Ahead of Stablecoin Launch
3.12.2024
Ripple Labs, a blockchain payment firm, has seen to be testing their stablecoin RLUSD on the XRP Ledger…
Brazil proposes to ban stablecoin withdrawals to self-custodial wallets
2.12.2024
Brazil, the second-largest market for stablecoin transactions, could be set to ban stablecoin withdrawals to self-custodial wallets like MetaMask