Cross-border Transactions Need More Non-USD Stablecoins: Report

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IOSCO Report: Stablecoins May Fall Under Securities Regulations In Certain Circumstances

The report was published on March 23 and shed more light on the legal uncertainty around stablecoins. IOSCO highlighted an example that sounds pretty similar to Facebook’s Libra. According to the summary, if an entity runs its own stablecoin on a private blockchain with a unique form of governance, then the asset falls under securities […]

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Report: Stablecoins Will Be Most Tokenized Asset Within 2 Years

Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins–As Bitcoin edges ever closer to the critical $4000 mark, with the majority of the crypto markets holding on to their gains from this past week’s price rally, a new report has shed light.

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New Report Analyzes the State of the Stablecoin Market

While the stablecoin market has made significant strides in the past year, there is still much work and progress to be done in order for these to reach their full potential, according to a new report.

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New report says stablecoins may become ‘the new money’

A new report by cryptocurrency and blockchain advisor, George Samman, titled ‘The State of Stablecoins 2019,’ details the history of money and makes an argument for why stablecoins represent the natural evolution of where money will head next.

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Stablecoins to Play Key Role in Crypto Adoption, Says New Report

Stablecoins will play a “critical role” in the mass adoption of crypto technologies — especially in emerging markets — a new study argues

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JP Morgan Set to Launch its Own Native Cryptocurrency for Cross-Border Payments

Banking giant JP Morgan is ready to launch a trial on a blockchain-based international remittance system, according to a report by CNBC. JP Morgan’s Token Will Function Like Stablecoins The cryptocurrency, dubbed “JPM Coin,” will be pegged to the US dollar in a 1:1 ratio similar to stablecoins.

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Chainalysis Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding From Accel Ventures

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has completed a $30 million Series B round led by American VC firm Accel and Benchmark, who led the startup's Series A funding in April 2018.

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January Markets Report: MKR, TRX and ZEC Among Top 10 by Volume

The first month of 2019 has seen a slight decline in 30-day trading volume across many leading markets. Bucking the trend, however, were ETH, LTC, MKR, TRX, and ZEC, all of which saw a significant spike in trade activity.

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Chatter Report: Luke Says Segwit Harmful to BTC, Baker Explains Stablecoin Regulation

In today’s roundup of crypto chatter, Luke Dash Jr. voices concerns that segwit is bad for BTC because it leads to centralization. Also, Brad Mills shares his insight after using Cointext. Lastly, Lawson Baker, Blake Moore and Andreas Brekken discuss how regulation affects stablecoins.

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CoinGecko Yearly Report 2018: Stablecoins, Dapps, and NFTs on the Rise, Bitcoin Increases Market Dominance

CoinGecko published on January 15th its 2018 yearly crypto report. The 83 pages document provided valuable insights covering the downtrend that spanned around the last year, and its implications on the market.

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Tether (USDT) Tokens Are Fully Backed by USDT, Bank Statements Reportedly Show

A new report presents evidence of Tether’s legitimacy, suggesting the stablecoins issued match the company’s fiat holdings.

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The Daily: Japan Calls All Coins ‘Crypto Assets’, Russia Defines Cryptocurrency as Property

The Financial Services Agency of Japan has resolved to refer to cryptocurrencies as “crypto assets” in order to prevent confusion with legal tender. Also in The Daily, the Justice Ministry in Moscow has confirmed that it classifies digital coins as “other property.

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Number of On-Chain Transactions for Fiat-Backed Stablecoins Increased by 1000 Percent in Three Months

Since September, on-chain stable coin transaction activity has increased by over 1000%, according to a report from Diar. This statistic does not include the billions of trades per day on exchanges.

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Tether Will Soon Allow Direct Redemption of USDT — But With a High Minimum

Tether is launching a new liquidity portal, one that will finally allow the direct redemption of Tether’s stablecoin USDT back into fiat. According to a new report released on the company’s website, Tether is going to “launch a redesigned platform allowing for the verification of new customers and direct redemption of Tether to fiat.

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Top 5 CPA Firm Confirms Funds in First Attestation of Circle’s USDC

Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has released an independent, third-party attestation of its bank account, and according to a top 5 public accounting firm, the stablecoin has its funds in order.

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BitGo Adds Support For Stablecoins; Set Sights on Listing 100 Cryptos and Tokens By the End of 2018

BitGo, a California-based blockchain security firm, digital assets wallet provider and custodian has announced it’s now supporting the major stablecoins  currently on the market, including Circle’s USDCoin (USDC), Gemini  Dollar (GUSD), Paxos Standard Token (PAX), and more, according to a Finance Magnates report on November 15, 2018.

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BitGo Adds Support For Stablecoins; Set Sights on Listing 100 Cryptos and Tokens by the End of 2018

BitGo, a California-based blockchain security firm, digital assets wallet provider and custodian has announced it’s now supporting the major stablecoins  currently on the market, including Circle’s USDCoin (USDC), Gemini  Dollar (GUSD), Paxos Standard Token (PAX), and more, according to a Finance Magnates report on November 15, 2018.

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CoinJar Cryptocurrency Exchange Founder Says Stablecoin Will Transform the Crypto World

At a time when stablecoins have become the rave of the moment in the cryptoverse, with several startups from Circle Internet Financial, Gemini, and others launching own dollar-backed altcoins, Asher Tan, the co-founder of CoinJar, a digital assets platform, has predicted a bright future for the price-steady alternatives according to a Financial Review report on November 12, 2018.

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Japan’s FSA Says Stablecoins Are Not Considered Cryptocurrencies Based on Current Legislation

The Financial Services Agency is the top financial regulator in Japan, and they recently release a report to Bitcoin News exclusively to dictate the way that they classify stablecoins. More specifically, they stated that stablecoins are not categorized as cryptocurrencies, based on two particular pieces of legislation. In the Fund Settlement Law and the recently […]

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Stablecoins Are Proliferating, Finds New Research

More than 100 unique stablecoins are currently in existence, almost double the number compiled last month, according to a new analysis and survey by blockchain entrepreneur Edan Yago and stablecoin resource Stable.

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Report: Unrest Over Tether Instability Causing Outflow into Bitcoin

As fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) surrounding leading stablecoin cryptocurrency Tether mounts, capital has begun to flow out of Tether and into Bitcoin and other competiting stablecoins, according to a new report.

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Cryptocurrency traders are shifting from stablecoins to Bitcoin

The second half of 2018 has seen Dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies (stablecoins) flood the market, but recent data suggests that Bitcoin might become the one true stablecoin. The latest report from blockchain research group Diar shows while Tether still accounts for an overwhelming majority of the total stablecoin volume, cryptocurrency traders are actually starting to exchange with Bitcoin directly, rather than use new, regulated alternatives.

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Quick Look into the 9 Newest Stablecoin Tokens to Enter Cryptocurrency’s Ecosystem

The prevalence of stablecoins in the crypto space has been increasing of late. Precisely, a report on blockchain. com indicated that there are nearly 60 stablecoins that have either been recently introduced or in the development stage.

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A Look at the 9 New Stablecoins Entering the Cryptocurrency Market

Recently, there has been a so-called “stablecoin invasion”—in fact, according to a recent report, there are at least 57… The post A Look at the 9 New Stablecoins Entering the Cryptocurrency Market appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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In Search of Stability: An Overview of the Budding Stablecoin Ecosystem

Stability. The word seems to be at complete odds with the current nature of the crypto market. With its flagship coin having “died” on hundreds of occasions, volatility and meteoric price swings have come to define cryptocurrencies, as price stability, ever-elusive, is in short supply.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Under the Microscope

This past week saw a flurry of reports and analyses released by various agencies and companies, speculating on the roles — past and present — of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

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Blockchain’s Report Examines Benefits (and Failures) of Today’s Stablecoins

Stablecoins have garnered serious investor attention over the past few weeks. Unlike bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies, they are digital assets built to lessen price volatility and are often paired against the U.

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Stablecoins are Here to Stay, Research Report Shows

A total of 57 fixed-price assets are either deployed or planned to arrive soon in the crypto ecosystem.

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Hong Kong–Based Blockchain Fund Makes Its Case for Yen-Backed Stablecoin

Grandshores Technology Group, a Hong Kong–listed investment holding company, is seeking to raise around $12. 7 million through a digital token fund, according to reports from the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

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Yes, Stablecoins Can Secure Official Audits from Major Firms

“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.

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