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Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

2018-9-13 18:07


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An In-Depth Look at the Cryptocurrency Economy’s ‘Stablecoin’ Trend

Back in the early days, cryptocurrency enthusiasts used to laugh at the thought of a stable cryptocurrency pegged to a specific fiat currency like the US dollar. Although nowadays things have changed and the digital currency tether (USDT) captures more cryptocurrency trade volume than most of the leading nation-state issued fiat currencies like the USD […] The post An In-Depth Look at the Cryptocurrency Economy’s ‘Stablecoin’ Trend appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-8-13 03:10


OKEx futures unfilled BTCUSD liquidation of $460 million

The cryptocurrency community is abuzz with news of a $460 million Bitcoin overhang, while it waits for the shoe drop. The community and traders of OKEx have been following and keeping a close eye on the digital trail of a trader that has said to have accumulated a $460 million dollar long position on BTCUSD’s The post OKEx futures unfilled BTCUSD liquidation of $460 million appeared first on ItsBlockchain. дальше »

2018-8-3 15:18


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Taiwanese Dollar Tethered Stablecoin Introduced

Reports out today highlight that a new stablecoin has been introduced that will exist as a tether to the Taiwanese Dollar. As this will be a stablecoin, the idea is simply that the coin will follow the price of the Taiwanese Dollar and will offer a crypto alternative for the FIAT currency, in the same way Tether currently operates alongside the US Dollar. дальше »

2018-7-13 16:00


Prominent Investor: Cryptocurrency Gives People an Easy Opt Out From US Dollar

Balaji S. Srinivasan, CTO of Coinbase and co-founder of Counsyl, Earn, Teleport, and CoinCenter tweeted out his response to the Bank for International Settlements’ critical warnings about cryptocurrency including that digital commerce will  ‘bring the internet to a halt,’ Srinivasan responded to the group’s warnings by tweeting  “Well, if central banks hadn’t created all those dollars,. дальше »

2018-7-7 15:00