Tagged: stablecoins

October 31, 2024 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether, a dollar-based stablecoin (USDT), has a market capitalization of over $120 billion. It is one of the most popular “cryptocurrencies” in the world, only topped by Bitcoin and Ether in total value. The stablecoin was launched ten years ago this October and has become… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, which claims to be the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announced a collaboration with Circle, a digital financial firm and the issuer of stablecoins USDC and EURC via its regulated entities, to enable ongoing innovation in stablecoin liquidity management. The alliance… Read More

October 29, 2024 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

BCB Group has announced a “multi-currency solution leveraging stablecoins” designed to consolidate payments from different cryptocurrencies along with fiat into a single account. The new offering is being described as “stablecoin payments on steroids.” BCB is a payments provider that offers a digital wallet along… Read More

October 27, 2024 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global stablecoin supply is reportedly down 2.7% from a peak on Aug. 30, but is now expected to pick back up as digital token prices continue to climb higher as we get closer to the US elections. This, according to research report from OurNetwork…. Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research noted that as payment technologies evolve, fintech companies, central banks, and commercial banks are increasingly focusing on the ongoing transition to online methods of payment. Juniper Research added in its update that this trend is evident in the growing preference for using digital… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins are dominating market share in the crypto ecosystem, as Bitcoin (BTC) continues to gain adoption. This, according to a report from Chainalysis which also noted that merchant services are now thriving in Central, Northern, and Western Europe. Central, Northern, & Western Europe (CNWE), the… Read More

October 21, 2024 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Stripe has reportedly acquired stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 billion, according to an update shared via social media by tech industry entrepreneur Michael Arrington. As mentioned in the announcement, this deal notably makes it Stripe’s largest acquisition to date, and also one of the… Read More

October 20, 2024 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Latin America’s digital assets firm Bitso recently noted in an update covering the benefits of stablecoins that when consumers have medium- or long-term plans to make any type of purchase or transaction, they tend to create a savings fund that “allows them to achieve their… Read More

October 20, 2024 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

-BVNK announced recently that it is partnering with Circle in an effort to streamline global business payments. BVNK explained that they will be working closely with Circle to bring the utility of stablecoin USDC to more types of payments, which will aim to include global… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

North America remains the largest crypto market globally, with an estimated $1.3 trillion in on-chain value received between the time period of July 2023 and June 2024, accounting for around 22.5% of all such activity. This, according to an update from Chainalysis. The research report… Read More

October 17, 2024 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos recently revealed that it’s planning an expansion to the Stellar Network which would be in collaboration with the  Stellar Development Foundation. Paxos confirmed that it will integrate with the Stellar network, which is desribed as an open-source blockchain that’s used for a range of… Read More

October 16, 2024 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, introduced its new stablecoin payments platform. Stripe’s Pay with Crypto product is powered by Paxos’ stablecoin payments infrastructure, making it easier for merchants to accept stablecoin payments. As a regulated provider of blockchain infrastructure, Paxos’ stablecoin payments… Read More

October 16, 2024 @ 7:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, Vice Chairman of Partners Capital and former CENTRE Consortium CEO David Puth, and Ripple Executive Chair Chris Larsen have reportedly joined the RLUSD Advisory Board. Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, announced its exchange partners and… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be among the largest companies in the digital assets industry, marks a decade of pioneering advancements and innovation that have helped with transforming the landscape of digital assets. Since its launch in 2014, Tether claims it has enhanced finance by introducing… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) will reportedly delist all “unauthorized” stablecoins from its digital assets exchange in the European Economic Area by the end of this year. This could be a potential setback for digital tokens such as Tether’s USDT. As widely reported, the European Union… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CCData has shared their latest Stablecoins & CBDCs Report which offers an analysis of some of the key developments surrounding the evolving stablecoins ecosystem and CBDCs or central bank digital currencies. In September of this year, the total market cap of stablecoins surged by a… Read More

October 4, 2024 @ 12:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL), EY and Google Cloud are said to be currently using Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) for B2B payments. More Fortune 500 companies are reportedly teaming up with Coinbase to explore crypto payments. With a 12-year record of custodying cryptoassets, the digital assets firm says tha… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) and Tron (TRX) are reportedly dominating the fast-growing stablecoins ecosystem with a significant 83.9% share, presently valued at $144.4 billion, according to an update from CoinGecko. CoinGecko notes in a research report that Ethereum has the most stablecoins, with $84.6 billion, or 49.1%… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle, a global financial technology firm, releases its first Global Impact Report on the grounds of the United Nations. Examples in the report from Circle reportedly demonstrate the “inherent” power of open blockchain-based financial infrastructure to streamline aid delivery as well as remittances for humanitarian… Read More

September 26, 2024 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has posted a note on value-referenced crypto assets (VRCAs) – otherwise known as stablecoins. While stablecoins are primarily associated with fiat currency, they can also be tied to other assets. CSA states that registered crypto asset trading platforms (CTPs), as… Read More