SocGen’s Crypto Unit Takes Euro Stablecoin to Solana After Flopping on Ethereum
Stablecoins are becoming systemically important to the global financial economy, Bernstein wrote in a recent report.
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Tether-Issued Stablecoin USDT’s Market Share Grows to 75% as Market Cap Tops $118B
The largest stablecoin’s market cap has almost doubled, while key rivals declined and new entrants have yet to challenge its position.
English High Court Rules Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Counts as Property
USDT attracts property rights as it can be the subject of tracing and can constitute trust property in the same way as other property, a judge in England declared.
Stablecoins Increasingly Used for Savings, Payments in Emerging Countries, but Crypto Trading Still Leads: Report
The report surveyed more than 2,500 cryptocurrency users in Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey, Indonesia and India.
Legacy Payment Processors Charge Adult Sites a Fortune; MyPeach.AI Found a Crypto Solution
Adult entertainment websites usually pay credit card companies through the nose. MyPeach.AI has found a stablecoin-powered workaround.
Maker, Now Rebranded to Sky, Draws Ire From DeFi Community on Controversial Stablecoin Change
MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen said the feature won’t be live when the USDS token goes live and the old DAI token will remain in circulation unchanged.
MakerDAO Is Now ‘Sky’ as $7B Crypto Lender Rolls Out New Stablecoin, Governance Token
The driving motivation behind the changes was “how to scale DeFi to gigantic size” and grow a decentralized stablecoin, Rune Christensen said in an interview with CoinDesk.
PayPal’s Stablecoin Hits $1B Market Cap as Incentives Boost Activity on Solana
The payments company’s stablecoin entry was off to a slow start last year on Ethereum, but its recent expansion to the Solana blockchain reignited the token’s growth.
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin
Customers of Mercado Libre digital bank subsidiary Mercado Pago will be able to buy and sell Meli Dollar with their Brazilian reais balances.
Bitcoin’s Prospects Strengthen as Key Stablecoin Metric Slides to Lowest Level in 18 Months
The dwindling metric points to declining selling pressure in the bitcoin market.