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Argentinians Gain Inflation Hedge as Ripio Introduces U.S. Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin UXD
Ripio users in Argentina, where annual inflation is running at 115%, are already able to purchase the UXD stablecoin, also called Criptodólar, the company said Thursday. The stablecoin, which is also available in Brazil, is hosted on LaChain, a Latin America-focused layer 1 blockchain launched in June by Ripio in collaboration with SenseiNode, Num Finance, Cedalio and Buenbit, among others. Source
‘Let’s just diversify and see’ — Binance CEO on its stablecoin strategy
Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao is looking to bring smaller algorithmic stablecoins to the market, in a bid to offer investors options other than the current global stablecoin giants. Speaking in a July 31, ask me anything (AMA) session on Twitter, CZ cited risks associated with large stablecoins such as Tether (USDT) and Binance USD (BUSD), saying that while Tether is by far the largest stablecoin by market cap, he remains cautious of the asset due to its lack of transparency: “I personally have not seen any audit reports of…
Why Congress Should Pass the H.R. 4766 Stablecoin Bill Now
After the financial crisis, there was a significant period of reform in financial markets, where we gave preference to price stability products that worked properly, such as government money market funds or stable value funds, and penalized, restricted, or increased capital for those which did not work properly, such as deposits at highly leveraged banks, prime-money market funds, or securitizations. This means we know how to define safe, stable reserves for a stablecoin that are not a threat to financial markets, and H.R. 4766 does this. Source
U.S. Stablecoin Bill Takes Big Step Despite Fight from Democrats, White House
In a contentious hearing Thursday that ended with a 34-16 vote to clear the legislation for wider consideration in the House of Representatives, the panel’s top Democrat, Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), said it was really McHenry who shut down the talks early after negotiations broke down the night before the hearing. The battle sullied what’s otherwise the high-water mark of stablecoin progress in Congress. Source
DeFi Lender MakerDAO Paves Way for Enhanced DSR to Ignite Growth for DAI Stablecoin
The action comes as the circulation of Maker’s dollar-pegged stablecoin has shrunk by a third from $6.9 billion in a year, according to Dai Stats. The broader stablecoin market, a key infrastructure and source of liquidity in the crypto ecosystem for trading and transactions, is in a downtrend, sinking to $127 billion from nearly $160 billion a year ago. Source
White House Derailed Negotiation on U.S. House Stablecoin Bill: McHenry
“Today I had hoped to announce an agreement with the ranking member on stablecoins legislation,” McHenry said, referring to the committee’s senior Democrat, Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). “This will not be the case… It was the White House’s unwillingness to compromise that has once again brought that negotiation to a halt.” Source
Bitcoin bull run next? Bitfinex stablecoin ratio ‘blows up’ in 2023
Bitcoin (BTC) is facing the prospect of a “big bull move” as stablecoin buying power returns, on-chain data hints. Analysis courtesy of on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant now shows stablecoin supply metrics repeating historical bull market patterns. “Major leading indicator” flips bullish for BTC price Bitcoin is in peak accumulation mode, according to CryptoQuant’s Stablecoins Ratio metric — and the results have always been positive for BTC price action. As noted by market cyclist and on-chain analyst Cole Garner, when denominated in U.S. dollars, the Stablecoins Ratio for exchange Bitfinex recently…
Bitcoin bull run next? Bitfinex stablecoin ratio ‘blows up’ in 2023
Bitcoin (BTC) is facing the prospect of a “big bull move” as stablecoin buying power returns, on-chain data hints. Analysis courtesy of on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant now shows stablecoin supply metrics repeating historical bull market patterns. “Major leading indicator” flips bullish for BTC price Bitcoin is in peak accumulation mode, according to CryptoQuant’s stablecoins ratio metric, and the results have always been positive for BTC price action. As noted by market cyclist and on-chain analyst Cole Garner, when denominated in United States dollars, the stablecoins ratio for exchange Bitfinex recently…
Palau Is Starting a Stablecoin Trial That Will Be on Ripple’s XRP Ledger
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