Stablecoins and the dollar: Allies or adversaries in the new financial era?

As Americans gear up for the elections, the digital dollar comes back into focus. What roles will a CBDC and stablecoins play in shaping the future of the US economy?

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Stripe in talks to acquire stablecoin platform Bridge — report

Stablecoins pegged to the United States dollar have outpaced Bitcoin as a store of value in developing countries with runaway inflation.

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Brazil’s stablecoin surge in 2024: transaction volumes outpace Bitcoin

Brazil’s stablecoin market is experiencing explosive growth, significantly outpacing Bitcoin in transaction volume on local exchanges. This surge reflects an increasing preference for stablecoins in B2B cross-border payments, driven by the need for stable US dollar exposure amid local currency fluctuations.

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What is the U.S. dollar’s role in stablecoin ecosystems?

Stablecoins have seen explosive growth in the last four years, increasing from a $17. 6 billion market capitalization to $170. 6 billion. The number of holders has also skyrocketed from 3. 78 million to 119.

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Trump Family Crypto Project Seeks To Maintain US Dollar Dominance With Stablecoins

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SWIFT-like bridge for stablecoins UDPN adds support for Australian Digital Dollar

The Universal Digital Payments Network has announced the integration of the Australian Digital Dollar into its platform, expanding its support for regulated stablecoins. Launched in Davos as a bridge between centralized and decentralized digital currency systems, the Universal Digital Payments…

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Emerging markets embrace stablecoins despite significant premiums

Businesses and consumers in 17 emerging markets pay an average premium of 4. 7% over the standard dollar price to access stablecoins, with the figure rising to 30% in countries like Argentina. The data was gathered in a recent analysis conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and BVNK.

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Ripple President Calls US Dollar Stablecoin as Ripple Readies to Test RLUSD

Ripple top executive has taken part in Ripple's 'Crypto In One Minute' video, talking about stablecoins

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Trump Embraces the “Bitcoin-Dollar”, Stablecoins to Entrench US Financial Hegemony

Trump’s recent speech on bitcoin and crypto embraced policies that will seek to mold bitcoin into an enabler of irresponsible fiscal policy and will employ programmable, surveillable stablecoins to expand and entrench dollar dominance.

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Crypto Biz: US dollar exposure via digital assets takes off

This week’s Crypto Biz explores Hashdex filing for a combined spot Bitcoin and Ether ETF, Coinbase’s pre-launch market, Ripple’s challenges with regulators in the U.S., and more stablecoins delisting in Europe.

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Uphold exchange to delist multiple stablecoins for European users: here’s why

A leading crypto exchange, Uphold, revealed that it will cease support for several stablecoins for its European customers from 1 July. The assets in question are Tether (USDT), TrueUSD (TUSD), Pax Dollar (USDP), Gemini Dollar (DUSD), Frax Protocol, and Dai (DAI).

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Ethena’s USDe Hits $3 Billion Supply in Four Months, Surpasses FDUSD

Ethenas' synthetic dollar, USDE, quickly reached a $3 billion supply in just four months, showing strong demand for stablecoins in DeFi. With a market valuation of $3. 02 billion as of June 2, USDE is now the fourth-largest stablecoin.

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BRICS considering a stablecoin launch for international trade settlement

BRICS member nations plan to launch a stablecoin as an alternative to the US dollar for settling cross-border transactions. BRICS pushes de-dollarization with stablecoins The bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, and Egypt, has debated using virtual assets for global settlement for a while.

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Tether Seeks to Boost Peer-to-Peer Payments on Telegram by Expanding Dollar, Gold Stablecoins to TON Network

The TON network has seen rapid growth recently helped by incentives for onboarding Telegram users.

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USDP briefly spikes to $1.28, costing an Aave trader $529k

The value of the stablecoin Pax Dollar (USDP), issued by the Paxos Trust Company, experienced a surge to a high of $1.28, triggering the liquidation of $529,000 in USDC for a market participant.  Like regular stablecoins, USDP is designed to…

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U.S. Senators Lummis, Gillibrand Take on Stablecoin Legislation With New Bill

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are taking another swing at crypto-specific legislation, with a narrowly tailored bill seeking to define how stablecoins – cryptocurrencies that maintain a value with some other asset, like the U.S. dollar – will operate in the U.S.

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A16z-Backed Protocol Unveils U.S. Dollar Stablecoin Passing Yield from RWA and DeFi

Angle also aims to establish a forex hub offering seamless conversion between its dollar and euro-pegged stablecoins.

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Dai (DAI) investors buy Pushd (PUSHD) early to see summer profits while Bitcoin (BTC) hits $52k

Some crypto projects are not as volatile as other projects on the blockchain, they are called stablecoins, Dai (DAI) is one of such coins. Dai (DAI) is linked to the US dollar by 1:1. Investors use stable coins like Dai (DAI) to escape the level of uncertainty that comes with regular coins.

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U.S. Federal Reserve Gov. Waller Says DeFi Could Boost Dollar's Global Strength

Crypto critics often warn of digital currencies' potential to destabilize the U. S. dollar, but Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller argued that stablecoins' dependence on the dollar could actually strengthen the U.

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VIDEO: Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, “dollar stablecoins can help the developing world”

I love Bitcoin. Having said that, its volatility is extreme and prevents it being anything remotely close to a store of value – for now, at least. I spoke with the CTO of Tether, Paolo Ardoino, on the latest episode of the Invezz podcast.

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Jack Dorsey’s TBD Teams Up With Circle to Take US Dollar Stablecoin Savings and Remittances Global

The partnership aims to improve people’s access to dollar-linked stablecoins in countries with rapidly devaluing currencies.

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Developers Can Now Issue Assets Like Stablecoins On Bitcoin

Taro daemon's alpha release on testnet enables developers to test issuing, sending and receiving assets like U.S. dollar stablecoins on Bitcoin.

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US Stablecoin Bill Negotiations Wrestled Over Digital Dollar Approval: Source

Democrats pushed for a provision directing the U.S. Federal Reserve to move forward on a digital dollar, but the negotiations concluded with a new directive for another Fed study in this year’s ongoing legislative effort to regulate stablecoins, according to a person familiar with the talks.

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The American Government Might Outlaw Algorithmic Stablecoins

New algorithmic stablecoins like TerraUSD Classic (USTC), which depegged from the U.S. dollar early this year and propagated infection over the cryptocurrency world, might be prohibited for two years under a pending bill within the United States House of Reps.…

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WazirX to Follow Binance in Converting Stablecoins to BUSD

Indian crypto exchange WazirX has announced the delisting of major stablecoins Tether (USDT), Pax Dollar (USDP), and True USD (TUSD). The post WazirX to Follow Binance in Converting Stablecoins to BUSD appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Latin Americans Turning to Dollar Stablecoins Amid Inflation Surge: Paxos

Latin Americans already see dollar-backed stablecoins as more secure than their own currencies, according to a new study.

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The Stablecoin Monster: CBDCs Are A Red Herring

What Ethereum’s upcoming fork can teach us about governance, stablecoins, centralization bottle-necks and the ever-important U.S. dollar system.

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CBDC may threaten stablecoins, not Bitcoin: ARK36 exec

A state-backed digital currency like the U.S. dollar doesn’t necessarily have to be a competitor to a decentralized cryptocurrency, one industry exec believes.

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These are the least 'stable' stablecoins not named TerraUSD

Some stablecoins have failed to deliver the dollar's stability to crypto traders long before TerraUSD's collapse.

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UST aftermath: Is there any future for algorithmic stablecoins?

The quest continues for the perfect “stand in” for the U.S. dollar. But, UST’s crash suggests that algo stables may be “inherently fragile.”

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LUNA Aftermath: Total Crypto Market More Oversold Than Black Thursday

Panic struck the crypto market last week when Bitcoin broke below support, stablecoins unpegged from the dollar, and LUNA dropped to zero. The bloody aftermath has left cryptocurrencies as a whole more oversold than the Black Thursday COVID collapse.

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Fantom Stablecoin DEI Becomes Latest to Lose Dollar Peg

DEI lost as much as 46 cents in European hours this morning. It follows a trend of several algorithmic stablecoins losing their pegs.

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Investors Make For Stablecoin Hills As USDT Volume Touches All-Time High

With the market in turmoil, crypto investors are beginning to turn to stablecoins such as USDT and USDC to provide cover from losses. These stablecoins which are pegged to the U. S. dollar have been the obvious winners from the recent crash but it seems that investors are taking it one step further this time around.

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Stablecoins’ recent depegging is not a ‘real threat to financial stability,’ says Janet Yellen

Terra's UST dropped as low as $0.29 and Tether's USDT stablecoin briefly depegged from the dollar to hit $0.96 on Wednesday.

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Series of Stablecoins Lose Pegging Following TerraUSD (UST)

Following the de-pegging debacle overtaking TerraUSD, several other stablecoins appear to have lost their peg to the dollar as well. The post Series of Stablecoins Lose Pegging Following TerraUSD (UST) appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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UST Woes Threaten The Trust Of Algorithmic Stablecoins

Terra’s UST, since its launch, has been the center of much attention as the crypto world remains divided on the feasibility of the initiative. With recent crypto price volatility and the stablecoin losing its peg to the dollar again, The Block’s Research Vice President Larry Cermak urged Terra to collateralize the stablecoin as he fears […]

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Decentralized Currency Carry Trading- The trading opportunities for non-USD stablecoins and NZDS grow

The Decentralized Forex and non-USD stablecoin ecosystem is bubbling. New well-funded protocols are launching across platform blockchains, and volumes on incumbent protocols like DFX are surging. This article explores how traditional forex strategies like carry trading can work in DeFi and specifically with the New Zealand Dollar stablecoin.

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Algorithmic Stablecoins – A Dollar Copycat?

Are algorithmic stablecoins trying to clone the intrinsic qualities of fiat money or dollar; like security? The recent craze over algorithmic stablecoins has stirred mixed reactions from the crypto community.

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Senator Pat Toomey Calls For A ‘Sensible Regulatory Framework’ On Stablecoins To Keep The Dollar Atop

Republican Senator Pat Toomey believes that U. S regulators can find a common ground with regard to drawing up regulations for stablecoins, barely a month since president Biden issued an executive order on digital assets.

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US lawmakers propose a bill to bring transparency to stablecoin reserves

Stablecoins have been a target for lawmakers and regulators in the United States. The two have debated the risks that stablecoins pose to the financial sector and the US dollar’s value. Two US lawmakers have joined hands to introduce a bill that will bring transparency to the reserves held by stablecoin issuers.

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Stablecoins total market cap just surpassed $150 billion

The adoption of stablecoins, digital assets whose values are pegged most commonly to the United States dollar, is spreading by the day as more and more private users and institutions appreciate the benefits of these tokens.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano See Solid Bases To Build On As Rapid Inflation Rattles Markets

Cryptocurrencies and “Crypto Dollars” are no longer a passing fad as the narrative has been for the past 3 or so years, with the US Dollar increasingly losing its shine to the two. In a trend that has been on the rise, while cryptocurrencies, notably Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and stablecoins seem to have outshined themselves […]

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HectorDAO: Building a range of use cases in the Fantom ecosystem

Stablecoins are an important part of the crypto space that helps traders store non-volatile value and maintain a consistent purchasing power. While they are backed by the US Dollar in theory, practicaThe post HectorDAO: Building a range of use cases in the Fantom ecosystem appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin, Ether, Cardano See Solid Bases To Build On As Rapid Inflation Rattles Markets

Cryptocurrencies and “Crypto Dollars” are no longer a passing fad as the narrative has been for the past 3 or so years, with the US Dollar increasingly losing its shine to the two. In a trend that has been on the rise, while cryptocurrencies, notably Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and stablecoins seem to have outshined themselves […]

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De-Dollarization Drive: Russia Could Turn To Crypto For A Way Out Only Under These Conditions

Russia plans to stop all unregulated crypto activities within the country. But the CBR will accept compliant cryptocurrency investment in stablecoins that can be backed by gold reserves to compete against the US Dollar.

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Does a Fed digital dollar leave any room for crypto stablecoins?

Could stablecoins be undone by a Federal Reserve that takes consumer deposits? Would retail banks be hobbled?

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Shiba Inu, Ether, and DOGE Are Slowly Eating Into Bitcoin’s Multi-Billion Dollar Payments Sphere

Altcoins and stablecoins have downsized Bitcoin’s dominance as a means for paying for goods and services online by 27%. This is according to a new report released by Bloomberg, citing data from BitPay.

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SEC vs. Ripple – Kevin O’Leary Reveals Why He Has No Interest In Investing In XRP

Shark Tank star, Kevin O’Leary has said that he has no interest in investing in cryptocurrencies that are tied up in litigation. He indicated support for stablecoins that are tied to the US dollar over CBDCs.

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US Senators Calls Facebook to ‘Immediately’ End Novi Pilot Program Using Paxos Dollar (USDP) & Coinbase Custody

The call came right after Facebook launched its digital wallet Novi through which it will “offer free person-to-person payments” that will ultimately use stablecoins Diem, pending regulatory approval.

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