Crypto Stablecoins Double US Junk Bond Yields

Interest rates in lending out stablecoins remain higher than those offered in traditional finance markets in the US. This is why the decentralized finance market has seen so much success in the past year. дальше »

345 +

G20 Finance chiefs want stablecoins regulated before approval

The regulatory focus on stablecoins follows efforts by governments to launch central bank digital… The post G20 Finance chiefs want stablecoins regulated before approval appeared first on Coin Journal. дальше »

325 +

Don’t Sell, Collateralise; Says NFT Liquidity Platform Strip Finance

Strip Finance, a Collateralised NFT & DeFi Liquidity Protocol, is putting NFTs for better use by collateralising them for stablecoins and providing greater liquidity. A next-generation NFT platform called Strip Finance is making it possible to collateralise Non-Fungible tokens while still maintaining ownership of the assets, taking DeFi and NFTs to a whole new dimension. дальше »

370 +

Cardano welcomes Ardadex Protocol as its first DEX and curated NFT marketplace

Decentralized finance is a fast-growing industry with a booming ecosystem of DEXes, NFT markets, oracles, derivatives, and stablecoins. Ardadex Protocol set to be the first Defi platform to provides bThe post Cardano welcomes Ardadex Protocol as its first DEX and curated NFT marketplace appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

425 +

Cardano Welcomes Its First Decentralized Exchange & Curated NFT Marketplace Ardadex Protocol

Decentralized finance is a fast-growing industry with a booming ecosystem of DEXes, NFT markets, oracles, derivatives, and stablecoins. Ardadex Protocol sets to be the first Defi platform to provides both DEX and NFT launchpad functionalities on the cardano network. дальше »

422 +

Trust Token CEO: ‘DeFi is a transformation in finance’

Benoit Coeuré, Bank for International Settlements official and former member of the European Central Bank’s board of directors, said in a recent speech at an EuroFi event that stablecoins and DeFi in general were ‘challenging banks’ business models’ and authorities had to work on creating official digital assets quickly, highlighting growing fears in traditional financial […] The post Trust Token CEO: ‘DeFi is a transformation in finance’ appeared first on Invezz. дальше »

453 +

Stablecoins, Algorithms and AMOs —Changing the Future of Finance

Regulators and central banks have paid close attention in recent weeks to stablecoins as the emerging asset class hit a total market cap of more than $100 billion. They’ve recognized the asset class, up fourfold this year alone, is far too big to ignore. дальше »

430 +

Composable Finance Introduces Stablecoin Contributions for Parachain Crowdloans

Composable Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure project aiming to improve financial applications on the blockchain, has announced its acceptance of stablecoins into its crowdloan. This is a major development in the space, as it marks the first time that users can contribute stablecoins into a crowdloan for a parachain, instead of having to purchaseRead More дальше »

385 +

SEC Chair says DeFi Leaves Investors ‘Vulnerable’ and Stablecoins Facilitate AML and Sanctions Bypass

The innovation that has grown to be a $2. 1 trillion asset class with no borders or boundaries “has been and could continue to be a catalyst for change in the fields of finance and money,” said Gary Gensler. дальше »

381 +

MetaMask’s Active Users Reaches 10.35 Million as it Gains Traction in the Philippines, Vietnam, China & India

The number of users actively using crypt wallet MateMask has now reached 10 million, increasing 18x over the last year, driven by a surge of interest in decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoins, and non-fungible tokens (NFT). дальше »

542 +

HaloDAO Partners with TrustToken to Expand Marketplace of International Stablecoins

August 18, 2021 — HaloDAO, a decentralized finance ecosystem focused on bootstrapping usage for  fiat backed stablecoins, has partnered with TrustToken, a regulated stablecoin issuer known for its series of “TrueCurrency” tokens. дальше »

421 +

EQIFI Launches Suite of Decentralized Financial Products Powered by a Global, Licensed Bank

Powered by EQIBank, EQIFI’s highly anticipated launch provides a single uniform platform for decentralized finance products. British Virgin Islands, Aug. 6, 2021 — EQIFI, a decentralized protocol for pooled lending, borrowing and investing Ethereum-based cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and select fiat currencies, launched its decentralized finance platform today, including newly introduced fixed- and variable-rate lending products, asRead More дальше »

355 +

How Wault Finance’s New WUSD Token Could Create a New Paradigm for Stablecoins

At their 2021 peak, stablecoins were settling between $10 billion and $30 billion in transactions each day, data from Coinmetrics reveals. Therefore it’s fair to say, these digital assets are becoming more relevant for the crypto industry. дальше »

354 +

US Feds want to tame ‘wildcat’ stablecoins like Tether and USDC

A research paper titled “Taming Wildcat Stablecoins,” published in the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) by a professor of finance at Yale, Gary Gorton, and the US Federal Reserve attorney Jeffery Zhang, urges supervision of stablecoins. дальше »

463 +

“Tax Private Stablecoins Out Of Existence,” Proposes Latest Fed Paper Ahead Of Treasury Secretary Meeting

Written by a Professor of Finance from Yale School of Management and an attorney at the Federal Reserve System, wants regulators to take a lesson from history, the Free Banking Era because the central bank must have a “monopoly on money issuance. дальше »

450 +

Japan to reportedly take action to scrutinize crypto globally

The Japanese Ministry of Finance is hiring more staff to develop stricter global rules for digital currencies, particularly fiat-pegged stablecoins. дальше »

320 +

Iron Finance bank run stings investors — A lesson for all stablecoins?

The Iron Finance stablecoin fiasco caused cries for regulation and shed light on the importance of complete collateralization.

346 +

MakerDAO Reduces Stability Fees to Rekindle Stablecoin Demand

The decentralized finance platform, MakerDAO, intends to rekindle demand for its DAI stablecoin through fee reduction. The platform allows borrowers to use volatile cryptocurrency as collateral for loans of stablecoins (known as dai) pegged to the U. дальше »

362 +

How DeFi lending can restructure older financial systems

Since the inception of the world’s first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, we have seen innovations of all kinds – from stablecoins to full-blown decentralized finance projects. The post How DeFi lending can restructure older financial systems appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

356 +

HaloDAO Raises $3.5M Seed For Stablecoin Marketplace Protocol Targeting Crypto’s Largest Market Opportunity

SINGAPORE, May 21, 2021 — HaloDAO, a decentralized finance protocol designed to address the growing demand for stablecoins, has closed a $3.5 million seed investment round led by Parataxis Capital. Additional funds participating in the round include QCP Soteria, GBV (Genesis Block Ventures), Spartan Group, NGC, CMS Holdings, LedgerPrime, Genblock, Petrock Capital and others. NotableRead More дальше »

512 +

HaloDAO Raises $3.5M Seed For Stablecoin Marketplace Protocol Targeting Crypto’s Largest Market Opportunity

Coinspeaker HaloDAO Raises $3. 5M Seed For Stablecoin Marketplace Protocol Targeting Crypto’s Largest Market Opportunity HaloDAO, a decentralized finance protocol designed to address the growing demand for stablecoins, has closed a $3. дальше »

287 +

DeFi platform ‘bEarn Fi’ promises 105% compensation after $10 million hack, but is it the right thing?

Cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) yield farming platform bEarn Fi fell victim to an exploit in its smart contract on Sunday, allowing a malicious user to siphon $10. 85 million worth of Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoins from one of its vaults. дальше »

351 +

Here’s how stablecoins like DAI made an impact in the DeFi space

The crypto sector has witnessed growth since the decentralized finance (DeFi) summer of mid-2020. The post Here’s how stablecoins like DAI made an impact in the DeFi space appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

406 +

DeFi Is About to Undergo a Radical Transformation

Though decentralized finance is one of the dominant uses for blockchain technology today, it can be easy to forget that the industry is still in its very earliest stages of development. After all, just three years ago, automated market makers (AMMs), yield farms, algorithmic stablecoins, and more, were essentially non-existent. But now, thanks to the […] дальше »

515 +

The Partnership Between Rocket Vault And UnoRe Is A Big Deal For DeFi

Stablecoins are an essential part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem these days. Initially created to make Bitcoin and crypto-assets trading easier, stablecoins are now ingrained into decentralized finance. дальше »

357 +

Telcoin founder Claude Eguienta on the DeFi culture and stablecoins in 2021!

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has surged massively in the past year, with the launches of Uniswap, Compound, Yearn Finance, and others attracting thousands of users and billions of dollars in mid-2020. дальше »

351 +

Telcoin founder Claude Eguienta on the DeFi culture and stablecoins in 2021

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has surged massively in the past year, with the launches of Uniswap, Compound, Yearn Finance, and others attracting thousands of users and billions of dollars in mid-2020. дальше »

387 +

New FATF Guidance Applies Regulatory Standards to Decentralized Exchanges, Defi and NFTs

On March 19, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published draft guidance on the risk-based approach to virtual assets. The newly updated guidance now applies anti-money laundering and know-your-customer rules to stablecoins, decentralized finance (defi), and non-fungible token (NFT) assets. дальше »

526 +

Nigerian Startup Helping Residents Hedge Against Inflation with Stablecoins

Informal savings groups are fast gaining traction in Nigeria, as well as other parts of Africa and the Binance-backed Xend Finance is aiming to make life easier for participants through dollar-pegged stablecoins. дальше »

464 +

Smoothy Finance Launches Gas Saving DeFi Stablecoin Swaps

Smoothy will also be launching a yield farming incentive and airdrop on March 9 to celebrate the occasion. First launched in September 2020, Smoothy addresses the problem of stablecoin swapping. Its new version upgrade will offer a single pool that can accommodate over twenty different stablecoins. дальше »

468 +

DeFi Market Showing First Sign of Exhaustion; Funds Moving Into Bitcoin, Ethereum & Stablecoins

This week, the decentralized finance (DeFi) saw the very first signs of exhaustion as the market experienced a dip. Today, the likes of FNX (-40%), UMX (-25%), MTA (-16. 23%), HOT (-13. 14%), PERP (-12%), CREAM (-9. дальше »

394 +

Stably CEO Kory Hoang explains how first-timers should buy Bitcoin (and where stablecoins are headed)

2020 was the year of decentralized finance.

The post Stably CEO Kory Hoang explains how first-timers should buy Bitcoin (and where stablecoins are headed) appeared first on CryptoSlate.

356 +

Arbitraging DeFi Whales Exploit Saddle Finance on Launch Day

DeFi protocol Saddle Finance was launched on Jan. 20, with the aim of alleviating the problematic spread between stablecoins and wrapped or tokenized crypto assets. Within a few hours of going live, however, whales had taken advantage of the new protocol by arbitraging for huge profits. дальше »

348 +

Saddle Finance Aims to Reduce DeFi Token Trading Slippage

The latest DeFi offering to hit the burgeoning financial market is Saddle which is an automated market maker for trading ‘pegged value’ assets with minimal slippage. It hopes to alleviate the problematic spread between stablecoins and wrapped or tokenized crypto assets. дальше »

374 +

DeFi Growth Branches Beyond Ethereum

Decentralized finance growth has exploded in the last two quarters of 2020 but it has not all been driven by Ethereum according to recent research. Wrapped versions of Bitcoin and stablecoins have been a huge driver of total value locked across DeFi protocols this year. дальше »

464 +

European Union Economic Council Aims to Introduce ‘Tougher’ Laws On ‘Global’ Stablecoins

In a speech made during the Digital Finance Outreach Conference 2020, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, spoke on the regulation of the digital finance industry, urging EU states to take the step forward in guiding proper regulation of the digital assets. дальше »

414 +

Ethereum co-founder rings caution bell on DeFi surge; critics reminded of ICO boom

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications are becoming what ICOs were in 2017-18 and what stablecoins were in 2019. The post Ethereum co-founder rings caution bell on DeFi surge; critics reminded of ICO boom appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

319 +

Ethereum-based stablecoins putting native token at risk?

The past few years have shown that there is an ever-growing demand for stablecoins. For many users, stablecoins seem to be a natural progression in the world of finance. Interestingly, for many develoThe post Ethereum-based stablecoins putting native token at risk? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

437 +

Bitcoin Gains Ground on Gold, Bolsters Claim as the Asset of Tomorrow

“In the world of decentralized finance, stablecoins are a real threat to mutual funds and ETFs. And ETFs backed by gold might be disrupted by stablecoins that are backed by gold,” said one expert дальше »

330 +

Future of Finance: CBDCs Offer the New Architecture of Bank Accounts

Could stablecoins and central bank digital currencies offer the only viable alternative to traditional bank accounts?

425 +

Stablecoins and Crosschain Loans: 2 Projects Attempt to Bring Defi Solutions to Bitcoin

While decentralized finance (defi) solutions have grown popular on the Ethereum blockchain, developers have recently created similar systems by leveraging BTC’s network. A project called Atomic Loans claims to offer a noncustodial bitcoin-backed stablecoin solution, while Money on chain a new smart contract built on the RSK protocol, also offers a stablecoin token. дальше »

562 +

Here’s How Proposed Stablecoin Regulations Could Play In Favor Of Bitcoin and XRP

This week, Central banks got recommendations to heavily regulate, if not ban, stablecoins. The recommendations were outlined by the Financial Stability Board (FSB). This organization makes recommendations about financial systems to central banks and finance ministers of G20 member countries. дальше »

524 +

This key baseline issue could undermine public confidence in crypto stablecoins

Stablecoins account for a rapidly growing sector of the crypto industry and have viewed by many industry-advocates as tools that will ultimately help bridge mainstream finance with the nascent and highly volatile crypto market. дальше »

377 +

Official launch of Huobi Thailand brings localized baht-to-crypto exchange

Huobi Thailand, a localized digital asset exchange powered by the Huobi Cloud platform, recently announced its official launch. Licensed by Thailand’s Ministry of Finance, Huobi Thailand provides locals with a safe, fully compliant trading platform for the world’s most popular cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. дальше »

451 +

G20 Kicks Off 2020 Discussion on Cryptocurrencies — Urges Countries to Apply FATF Standards

The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors had their first 2020 meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia. They discussed cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and issued a statement urging countries to implement the cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force. дальше »

364 +

G20 Finance Ministers reiterate need for evaluation before 'global stablecoins' launch

Following the latest G20 meetings in Riyadh, the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have urged countries to implement FATF standards on cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets. дальше »

408 +

DeFi Interest Rates for DAI Continue to Grow

The decentralized finance segment continues to fire on all cylinders. DAI lending has always been lucrative yet it appears that the deposit rates will only go higher from here on out. It is uncanny how stablecoins can yield extremely high interest rates in DeFi. дальше »

487 +

Bitcoin And Ether Don’t Need Regulation: UK Finance Watchdog

The UK’s top financial watchdog has concluded that Bitcoin and Ether do not require regulation, whereas utility tokens and some stablecoins will. The FCA Makes Decision on Bitcoin & Crypto Regulation Only July 31, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced that it will not regulate Bitcoin and Ethereum. дальше »

457 +

G7: Stablecoins offer economic prosperity

The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) met in Chantilly in northern France on July 17 and 18. In fact, Europe directly perceived the signal from the hearings in the US Senate on Libra and showed great obedience, as always. дальше »

440 +

VIDEO: Circle co-founders on the future of finance, the future of crypto, stablecoins, blockchain vs. the Internet, and much more

A few weeks ago, Circle co-founders Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville sat down with Michael Casey at the CB Insights “Future of Fintech” conference. They covered a lot in their 20 minute conversation. дальше »

372 +