October 8, 2018 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Israeli Blockchain Forum hosted a meetup with the Israeli Tax Authority (ITA). CPA Roland Am-Shalem, Senior Deputy Director General at the Authority, participated in the meetup.  The event was shared in a post by Igal Nevo, CEO of the Forum. Acc0rding to Nevo: “Roland… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain-based real estate marketplace QuantmRE announced on Thursday it has teamed up with global financial services technology Securrency to create the infrastructure to support its real estate trading platform and launch globally compliant stablecoin and cryptocurrency ecosystem EQRE. Founded in 2017, QuantmRE is seeking to become the… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Oneiro has launched a cryptocurrency stablecoin that is not pegged to any fiat currency such as the dollar or euro. Stablecoin ndau is described as the “world’s first buoyant coin optimized for long term store of value.”  The stablecoin is said to include built in… Read More

September 10, 2018 @ 7:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) says they are continuing to foster responsible growth in the Fintech sector following the authorization of stablecoins issued by both the Gemini Trust Company and Paxos Trust Company. The Gemini Dollar will be pegged to the US… Read More

August 9, 2018 @ 12:11 am By JD Alois  |  

  Kowala, a stablecoin protocol that is said to maintain price-pegs to fiat currencies by robotically minting and burning coin supply according to demand, announced that their dollar-tied “kUSD”, is the first stablecoin to earn public platform support from Ledger – hardware wallet. Crypto holders… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 7:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

This past January, TrustToken, a global platform for tokenizing fiat currencies and real-world assets backed by Stanford-StartX, FJ Labs, and BlockTower Capital, launched TrueUSD, reportedly the first fiat-backed stablecoin to offer token-holders legally protected certificates of ownership of US Dollars. TrueUSD aims to offer a more stable… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 12:21 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Havven’s crypto-monetary system and stablecoin sale closed within a day, with a total cap of USD$30 million. Tokens will be distributed to sale participants between March 7-13. Havven aims to combat one of the biggest problems of cryptocurrencies at the moment: volatility. The Australian blockchain-based solution… Read More

February 20, 2018 @ 12:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In late January, TrustToken, a global platform for tokenizing fiat currencies and real-world assets backed by Stanford-StartX, FJ Labs, and BlockTower Capital, launched TrueUSD, reportedly the first fiat-backed stablecoin to offer token-holders legally protected certificates of ownership of US Dollars. Co-founded by CTO Rafael Cosman, CEO… Read More