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Centre Obliges Government Request, Freezes Address With $100,000 USDC
9.7.2020
Centre Consortium has blacklisted an ethereum address holding $100,000 in USDC, a move that the entity says was “in response to a request from law enforcement.” A joint venture between Circle and Coinbase, Centre is the issuer of the dollar-pegged USDC stablecoin, which runs on...
Risks of Centralized Stablecoins Materialize as 100k USDC Frozen
9.7.2020
Centralized stablecoins may be about to face more scrutiny from the crypto community after it was revealed yesterday that USD Coin (USDC) issuer Centre has frozen an address holding USD 100,000 worth of the stablecoin.
The actual blacklisting of the address occurred back in June this year, and...
Centre Freezes Ethereum Address Holding $100K USDC
9.7.2020
Stablecoin issuer Centre has confirmed they froze an Ethereum address holding $100,000 USDC at the request from law enforcement
Circle Confirms Freezing $100K in USDC at Law Enforcement’s Request
9.7.2020
CENTRE froze $100,000 in USDC in response to a request from law enforcement, the group said Wednesday
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Expects ‘A Ton of Innovation’ Around Stablecoins
3.7.2020
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers praised stablecoins last week, saying he sees use cases in cross-border transactions as one example
USDC Ends Ethereum Exclusivity, Begins Algorand Partnership
25.6.2020
Source: Adobe/Sashkin (edited by Cryptonews)
The operator of stablecoin USD coin (USDC) is to end its exclusive relationship with the Ethereum blockchain network and will move to Algorand, with expansion onto other blockchain networks to follow.
USDC is run by Centre, a joint project that comprises...
Circle, Coinbase Bring USDC Stablecoin to Algorand’s Blockchain
25.6.2020
The CENTRE consortium is teaming up with the Algorand Foundation to launch the USDC stablecoin on the Algorand network
The Future Is Stablecoins, Say Panelists for Chamber of Digital Commerce
24.6.2020
As banks look to tokenize currency and USDT volume rises, experts see a bright future for stablecoins
Circle Announces Support for USDC Stablecoin on Algorand Blockchain
24.6.2020
USD Coin, which is a joint venture of Circle and Coinbase, will soon launch on the Algorand blockchain
Crypto Payroll Startup Bitwage Lets Earners Sidestep Volatility With Stablecoin Payments
10.6.2020
Offering the option to receive wages in the USDC stablecoin removes the volatility risk for earners
Armoney Recommends Only the Following Cryptocurrencies in India
6.6.2020
So, what is cryptocurrency? It’s an internet medium to exchange funds between individuals or corporations to conduct financial transactions. An individual becomes a bank and has control over his own money. Post-COVID will be the beginning of an online transaction era, without the need to...
Report: USDC Volume Collapsed in May Despite Market Recovery
5.6.2020
As exchange volumes and the crypto market resumes growing by all measures in May 2020, the USDC stablecoin saw its Bitcoin trading volume plummet by 78%
Bitpay Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Support Liquid or the Lightning Network
29.5.2020
According to Bitpay’s Chief Marketing Officer, Bill Zielke, onchain bitcoin payments still rule the roost as far as payments are concerned. Zielke detailed that at least in the near future, Bitpay won’t be supporting the Lightning Network or Blockstream’s Liquid project. Liquid...
Ledn Launches USDC Stablecoin Savings Accounts With Focus on Latin America
14.5.2020
Ledn is now offering USDC stablecoin savings accounts through a partnership with the crypto lending and trading conglomerate Genesis
MARKET WRAP: Oil Futures Plunge, Bitcoin Dips and Tether Has a $7B Day
20.4.2020
Oil futures went negative today, bitcoin dipped below $7,000 and tether issuances went to $7 billion in today’s market wrap
Coinbase-Backed Crypto Rating Council Lists IOTA, BAT, and USDC
4.4.2020
Coinbase-backed Crypto Rating Council’s asset rating lists three new cryptocurrencies, Basic Attention Token, Iota and USDC
Coinbase Pumps $1.1M USDC Into DeFi Sites Uniswap and PoolTogether
1.4.2020
Coinbase is putting its digital dollars where the traction is.  Announced Wednesday, Coinbase has deposited $1.1 million in USDC stablecoins into the pools powering two of the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on Ethereum: Uniswap and PoolTogether. The investment comes...
Stablecoin Market Caps Swell Over $7 Billion – Volumes Surpass Most Trading Pairs
31.3.2020
While most digital assets have been suffering, stablecoins have been surging since the market downturn in mid-March and tether (USDT) is capturing more than 70% of BTC trades today. Besides tether, a wide range of other dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies have also benefited this month, as the market...
Coin Metrics Report Shows Stablecoin Transfer Value Hit $444 Million
25.3.2020
Stablecoins like Circle’s USD Coin saw an all-time high market cap as the rest of the cryptocurrency market experienced a major downturn
USDC Crosses $600 Million In Market Capitalization; Work as Collateral For MakerDAO
19.3.2020
Working as a globally acclaimed fully collateralized US dollar stablecoin, USDC has achieved two celebratory milestones for its global customer base. Firstly, the renowned stablecoin project has crossed the whopping mark of $600 million in market capitalization. Secondly, USDC has been adopted...