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Fresh Gains Push Bitcoin Back Into the World’s Top 10 Most Valuable Assets
31.5.2022
While bitcoin has lost more than 16% in value against the U.S. dollar during the past 30 days, the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization is still the tenth-largest asset by market valuation. With $603 billion in market value, bitcoin is above Meta’s (formally Facebook) capitalization...
DAI Takes the Reigns as the Leading Decentralized Stablecoin by Market Capitalization
29.5.2022
Following the demise of the Terra-based stablecoin UST, the fiat-pegged token DAI has become the largest decentralized stablecoin in existence today. Moreover, Makerdao has regained the decentralized finance (defi) protocol’s position as the top defi protocol in terms of total value locked...
Bank of Russia Steps Up Efforts to Issue Digital Ruble Due to Sanctions
29.5.2022
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has accelerated the development of its digital ruble in response to Western sanctions. The monetary authority now intends to pilot transactions with the new version of the national fiat in early 2023 instead of 2024, as originally planned. CBR to Launch...
Tether Launches on Polygon, USDT Stablecoin Now Hosted on 11 Blockchain Networks
28.5.2022
Following the company launching a fiat-pegged tied to the value of the Mexican peso, Tether, the stablecoin issuer has announced the firm has launched tether tokens on the Polygon network. The Polygon integration follows the stablecoin being added to the Avalanche and Kusama blockchain networks....
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Winners Release NFT for Ukraine Charity Auction
27.5.2022
Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, are auctioning off an NFT for charity. The auction started May 25 on MetaHistory — the official Ukrainian charitable NFT museum – and will last only until the 28th. Bids will be accepted in both cryptocurrency and fiat...
Tether Launches Tokens Pegged to the Mexican Peso on Ethereum, Tron, and Polygon
26.5.2022
The stablecoin issuer Tether Operations Limited has announced the company has launched a new fiat-pegged token tied to the value of the Mexican peso. According to the team the newly launched MXNT tokens will be initially hosted on Ethereum, Polygon, and Tron. MXNT Stablecoin Is Pegged 1:1 to...
Stripe Partners With OpenNode to Allow Instant Fiat-to-Bitcoin Conversions for Businesses
24.5.2022
The new OpenNode app will launch on the Stripe App Marketplace in coming weeks
STEPN’s GMT Token Supported by Alchemy Pay for Real-World Spending
24.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The leading fiat-crypto payment solutions provider, Alchemy Pay (ACH) and the web3 app, STEPN (GMT), have announced a new collaboration. STEPN’s GMT token is now supported for use on Alchemy Pay’s hybrid fiat-crypto payment system that enables it to be spent at over...
Get Real, Lagarde — The Underlying Asset ‘Guaranteeing’ Your Euro Scam Coin Is a Gun
24.5.2022
With the approaching tsunami of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) looming ever closer, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when central banks shill their coins at the expense of sounder assets. Recently, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde went so far as to say that...
Central Africa Republic’s Bitcoin Adoption: The Real Work Must Start Now
23.5.2022
The Central Africa Republic (CAR)’s surprise bitcoin adoption decision once again shows that the top cryptocurrency can be an alternative to fiat currency. However, the African country still needs to invest heavily in its telecommunications infrastructure. The CAR also needs to prioritize...
Circle to Issue Weekly USDC Reserve Reports — Tether Publishes May 2022 Assurance Report
22.5.2022
The co-founder and CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire, has announced the cryptocurrency firm that issues the stablecoin usd coin plans to provide the public with weekly stablecoin reserve reports. Additionally, the company Tether has also released an assurance report on its stablecoin reserves via...
Algorithmic, fiat-backed or crypto-backed: What’s the best stablecoin type?
20.5.2022
DAI has been around since 2017, which no algo stablecoins has ever matched, and it’s unlikely to share the fate of UST
FTX US Launches Zero-Commission Equities Trading Platform
19.5.2022
FTX US announced on Thursday that the firm has launched an equities trading platform called FTX Stocks which will give U.S.-based customers the ability to purchase stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The launch is currently in a private beta phase for select U.S. customers and equities can...
Tether reports 17% decrease in commercial paper holdings over Q1 2022
19.5.2022
“This latest attestation further highlights that Tether is fully backed and that the composition of its reserves is strong, conservative, and liquid," said Paolo Ardoino
Former Fed Chair Bernanke: Bitcoin Is Mainly Used in Underground Economy for Illicit Activities
17.5.2022
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the main use of bitcoin is “mostly for underground economy activities and often things that are illegal or illicit.” He added, “I don’t think bitcoin is going to take over as an alternative form of money.”...
Circle Says USDC Reserve Backed Entirely in Cash and Short-Dated US Treasuries
16.5.2022
On May 13, Circle’s chief financial officer Jeremy Fox-Geen published a blog post called “How to Be Stable,” following the aftermath of Terra’s stablecoin implosion. Circle’s CFO explained that since usd coin’s inception, the stablecoin aims to...
Stablecoin Shuffle — Terra Fiasco Shakes up Fiat-Pegged Crypto Economy, Over $35 Billion Disappears
13.5.2022
According to statistics on Friday, May 13, the top stablecoins by market capitalization are currently worth $163.7 billion after the stablecoin economy was valued at close to $200 billion just last week. Of course, the climactic terrausd (UST) failure wiped out billions from the stablecoin economy...
Bitcoin gains superior to stocks in the long term, economist says
13.5.2022
Crypto is more volatile than stocks and thus is associated with higher risks, but it also offers better return opportunities, industry executives agree
Independent Russian News Site Meduza Raises Over $200,000 in Crypto
11.5.2022
Pressure from the Kremlin and sanctions from the West have forced Russian news outlet Meduza to increasingly rely on cryptocurrency donations to fund its independent journalism. As the restrictions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have prevented its Russian readers from contributing...
Chinese Banks Launch Automatic Digital Yuan-to-Fiat Conversion Tools
11.5.2022
Chinese banks are exploring new methods of enabling digital yuan users to earn interest on their central bank digital currency holdings – with “smart management” tools that can detect when funds have been left idle for long periods of time....
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