Bitfinex Gives Tether Competition, Adds Four of Market’s Top Stablecoins

Cryptocurrency exchanges Bitfinex and Ethfinex now support trading for all six of the market’s major stablecoins. Adding to its support for MakerDao’s Dai and Tether’s USDT, the sister platforms recently listed USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD), Paxos Standard Token (PAX) and Gemini USD (GUSD). дальше »

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A Russian Stablecoin Would Be The Equivalent To Fiat Ruble In Digital Space, State Duma Chairman Affirms

Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of Russia’s State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, has affirmed that a state-backed stablecoin would necessarily be the equivalent to a digital fiat currency in digital space that would be state-operated. дальше »

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Basis: A New Algorithmic Stablecoin

When it comes to stablecoins, the first examples that usually come to mind are Tether, a dollar-backed token, or Maker’s DAI, an Ethereum-collateralized stablecoin. There are also some with no collateral at all. дальше »

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EU Workers Now Have the Option to Take Their Pay in a Euro Stablecoin

Blockchain Payroll Platform WorkChain. io has partnered with tokenization platform STASIS to enable euro-backed crypto paychecks for its European Union (EU) users with the EURS stablecoin. дальше »

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Huobi Launches HUSD Stablecoin To Support GUSD, PAX Token, USDCoin And True USD

For some, perhaps many, there is only one thing that can be called superior in comparison to a stablecoin, and that would be a universal one. When we say ‘universal', it means to have a coin that is immediately usable wherever stablecoins are accepted. дальше »

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Would a Gold-Backed Stablecoin be a Good Investment? New Bloomberg Survey Reveals, Yes!

There are many different virtual currencies all over the world, including the so-called stablecoins. These virtual currencies work as other digital assets, but they have a very important difference, their price is more stable than the rest of the cryptos in the market. дальше »

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Crypto Exchanges Turn To Stablecoins To Reduce Price Volatility: Is This Safe For Bitcoin Investors?

Crypto Exchanges Are Turning To Stablecoins To Reduce Price Volatility: But Do They Really Work? 2017 was the year of the ICO. 2018 might be the year of the stablecoin. As crypto price volatility rages, exchanges are increasingly turning to stablecoins to protect their assets. дальше »

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Crypto Exchanges Embrace New Stablecoin Systems to Curb Price Volatility

Crypto markets have plunged as much as 80 percent since their all-time high. Some currencies, however, were designed to protect investors from such catastrophic events. The recent market crash was an assessment of these “stablecoins” – whether they were able to keep the investments steady, or if they failed outright. дальше »

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Gold-Backed Stablecoin Makes List of Best Investment Advice

Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins–The last two weeks have been a tumultuous time for cryptocurrency investors and advocates, who have watched the market capitalization of the industry fall by $90 billion, or nearly half of its valuation since the start of the month. дальше »

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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. дальше »

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Binance Creates Unified Market to Give Further Push to Stablecoin Trading

CoinSpeaker Binance Creates Unified Market to Give Further Push to Stablecoin Trading In order to boost wider adoption of stablecoins, cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance is creating a combined stablecoin market. дальше »

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Stablecoins Place In The Bitcoin Space: Are They The Crypto Savior You Think They Might Be?

It’s been a rough year for crypto enthusiasts. The massive bitcoin crash of December 2017 took the wind out of many an investor’s sails, and it’s only natural to look for solutions to the volatility of the cryptocurrency market. дальше »

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Attestation Auditor Officially Verifies Circle’s USDC Stablecoin is Fully Backed by US Dollars

A stablecoin is one of the many classifications of crypto assets, since it is a verified 1:1 ratio with the local currency. Much of the purpose of this type of coin tends to be cashing out, but there is a surprising amount of alleged stablecoins that do not have this type of backing. Luckily, Circle […] дальше »

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BitPay Integrates PAX Stablecoin Into Cryptocurrency Payment Platform

Bitcoin payment platform BitPay is now going to allow payments with the Paxos Standard token (PAX), which it calls “the fastest growing stablecoin and the highest trading volume of any U. дальше »

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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. дальше »

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Circle’s Dollar-Tied Stablecoin Fully Backed, Auditor’s ‘Attestation’ Says

Circle Internet Financial had $127.5 million at the end of last month, enough to back the total number of USDC stablecoins in circulation. дальше »

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PR: Lightning Fast Stablecoin USDX Launches Token Sale

Stablecoins have been a hot topic in 2018, and many different companies are creating cryptocurrencies for P2P payments. The USDX Wallet payment system stands out from these overly complicated and undeveloped projects by delivering rapid and secure transactions with the ease of sending a text. дальше »

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Alchemint (SDS) gets listed on Bibox

Alchemint (SDS) is a hybrid-model decentralized stablecoin issuing platform based on NEO blockchain. It enables any individual or institution to issue stablecoins by collateralizing assets through smart contracts and cross-chain technology. дальше »

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Stablecoin Purchases Surged Amid Wednesday’s Crypto Market Drop

The broader cryptocurrency market plummeted on Wednesday, but stablecoins in particular saw no shortage of buyers. дальше »

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South Korea: Kakao and Terra Partner to Create Blockchain Ecosystem, dApps, and Stablecoins

Kakao, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, has signed a partnership with stablecoin project Terra to collaborate on a blockchain-based payments system, reported Korea Times on November 15, 2018. Kakao and Terra Partnership Kakao’s native blockchain platform “Klaytn” is a highly-scalable protocol with average block times of one second and the ability to deploy decentralized applications (dApps) for end users which. дальше »

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How Stable Are Stablecoins?

In the current war between stablecoins, one thing seems to be troublingly absent: actual numbers. Everyone seems happy shilling their favorite project or the entire stablecoin movement, which isn’t wrong in principle. дальше »

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Stablecoin overview: A condensed version

MakerDAO explains the meaning and mechanisms behind stablecoins on the CoinMarketCap blog.

The post Stablecoin overview: A condensed version appeared first on CoinMarketCap.

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Stablecoin Supremacy Battle Heats Up; Binance Lists USDC, Tether Below a Buck

Once up a time there was crypto and fiat. If you wanted to trade in altcoins you had to first buy Bitcoin. Tether changed all that when it came onto the scene on Bitfinex in 2015, today there are a slew of stablecoins all competing for supremacy. дальше »

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BitGo Banks on Stablecoins in a Bid to Win Over More Institutions

CoinSpeaker BitGo Banks on Stablecoins in a Bid to Win Over More Institutions BitGo recently added the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) to its list of stablecoin offering citing huge demand from institutional players. дальше »

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Is it the Year of the Stablecoin?

By Evan Kereiakes, Core Researcher at Terra Stablecoins have great potential, but have not lived up to their hype thus far in 2018. 2018 was billed as the ‘Year of the Stablecoin’, so what happened? While there have been a few noteworthy developments and announcements thus far, the current state of the stablecoin landscape remains […] The post Is it the Year of the Stablecoin? appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »

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Binance Will Support USDC Trading Starting November 17

Binance — one of the most popular digital currency exchanges across the globe — has announced that it will be adding the fiat-collateralized stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) to its trading platform on November 17, 2018. дальше »

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Betreasury Blockchain Company Launches BUSD Stablecoin With 100% Reserve Ratio

The popularity of stablecoins is growing in the world of crypto. One company that has turned to stablecoins is Betreasury- a blockchain firm that wants to develop an ecosystem for financial apps. After 3 years of research, it recently launched the BUSD stablecoin. дальше »

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Crypto Custodian BitGo Adds New Stablecoins in Bid to Woo Institutions

BitGo now supports over 100 assets, including new stablecoin offerings, as it works to offer a wide spectrum of services for institutional investors. дальше »

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Stablecoins Fetch a Premium as BTC Hits Year Low

Officially, Wednesday, Nov. 14 will go down as the worst trading day of the year, as BTC sunk to record lows. Unofficially, there were still green shoots to be found if you knew where to look — mostly to the stablecoin sector. дальше »

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Op Ed: Anatomy of the Tether Attack: Are Stablecoins Vulnerable?

“Go for the Jugular” is the advice George Soros gave to his team during his famous attack on the British pound for a profit of $1 billion on so-called Black Wednesday in 1992. дальше »

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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. дальше »

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PwC Is Advising (Not Auditing) Another Stablecoin Project

PwC's Hong Kong division is exploring best practices for issuing stablecoins with non-profit Loopring Foundation. Auditing, though, is another matter. дальше »

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Bloomberg: Bank Backing Tether (USDT) Refuses to Comment on Relationship

Tether (USDT), Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins–Just as the controversy surrounding the USDT stablecoin by Tether appeared to be subsiding, the company is now handling questions in relation to its partnership with recently announced Deltec Bank & Trust Ltd. дальше »

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Japan: First Bank of Toyama Piloting a Stablecoin Pegged to the Yuan

A Japanese bank has taken advantage of the ruling that stablecoins are not cryptocurrencies. The First Bank of Toyama has launched a pilot project to test its own stablecoin, the First Bank Coin (FBC), and plans to commercialize the token in October 2019. дальше »

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Alchemint (SDS) platform public testing has started

Alchemint (SDS) is a hybrid-model decentralized stablecoin issuing platform based on NEO blockchain. It enables any individual or institution to issue stablecoins by collateralizing assets through smart contracts and cross-chain technology. дальше »

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Can Token X Rival Other Stablecoins With Its Dual-Blockchain Approach?

It would appear the stablecoin industry is far from done as far as expansion is concerned. In the case of Token X coin, it appears to be yet another stablecoin which will be coming to market fairly soon. дальше »

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Prime Trust Launches New StableUSD (USDS) USD-Pegged Stablecoin

StableUSD, A New USD-Pegged Stablecoin, Has Just Been Launched Stablecoins are one of the biggest trends of the crypto market now. After Gemini Dollar (GUSD), TrueUSD (TUSD), Tether USD (USDT) and many other tokens, now is the time for StableUSD (USDS), a new crypto that is set to take Tether’s place as the number one […] дальше »

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The Daily: Nexo to Pay Interest on Stablecoins, Startups Launch Bank Services

In this edition of The Daily, we cover Nexo’s recent decision to pay interest on stablecoin holdings, as well as a project by two Swiss cryptocurrency companies to offer exchange and custodial solutions for financial institutions that handle digital assets. дальше »

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Coinbase-Backed Stablecoin from Circle, USD Coin, Issues Over $125 Million in Investments

The stablecoin backed by many companies such as Circle Internet Financial Ltd, Coinbase, Goldman Sachs and more gives the impression to be the most preferred digital asset amongst numerous stablecoins that are pegged with USD. дальше »

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BlockFi Announces Global Expansion of Its Crypto-Backed Loan Services

Galaxy Capital–backed BlockFiis taking its loan services to the global stage. According to a statement shared with Bitcoin Magazine, the platform is expanding its services to an international audience. дальше »

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Stablecoins Are The ‘Disney Dollars’ of Crypto

Companies and exchanges are jumping on the stablecoin bandwagon — but just how promising is this concept and doesn’t it go completely against everything Bitcoin stands for?  Dollar-Pegged Money is Nothing New Disneyland’s first president, Jack Lindquist, introduced the in-house currency called Disney Dollars in 1987. дальше »

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Stablecoins: Essential info for confused cryptocurrency traders

Our first blockchain conference is fast approaching, so what better time to take a moment to delve into one the more controversial aspects plaguing the cryptocurrency industry: stablecoins. Stablecoins are a special kind of digital asset. дальше »

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HUOBI Group Sets up Shop in Africa, Middle East and South Asia

Huobi Group revealed at the World Blockchain Summit in Dubai that the company is looking to expand its operations to the Middle Eastern, African and South Asian markets in a bid to provide services to its unbanked or underbanked residents. дальше »

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Global Stablecoin Association to be Established at Blockchain Budapest Conference

Stablecoins, despite their perceived lack of viability, are quickly becoming an emerging part of the cryptocurrency market. However, some projects like Tether (USDT) or the Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Dollar, are at odds with one another regarding their respective missions. дальше »

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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. дальше »

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Tether burns 500M of USDT stablecoins

On October 24, Tether, a company behind USDT stablecoin, announced it had destroyed 500M USDT from the Tether treasury wallet. The details of the transaction are available on OMNI explorer. According to the official announcement, over the course of the past week, Tether has redeemed a significant amount of USDT from the circulating supply of […] дальше »

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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. дальше »

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A New Australian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Slated to Launch on Stellar

Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar (AUD)-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network. дальше »

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Investors Can Now Purchase USDC – The Digital Programmable Dollar Backed by Coinbase and Circle

With the volatility of the crypto market, stablecoins, cryptocurrencies backed by assets such as fiat currencies or precious metals, have been gaining in popularity in recent months. For investors that want to include some stablecoin in their digital portfolios, there is a new kid on the block. дальше »

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Coinbase Introduces Circle’s Center Stablecoin on Exchange, Critics Cry Foul

Cryptocurrency giants Coinbase and Circle recently announced on October 23, 2018, the addition of the Center (USDC) stablecoin on the former’s exchange. According to the Coinbase blog, it is the first time the cryptocurrency exchange has supported a stablecoin which it believes is fundamentally different from any existing stablecoins in the market. дальше »

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