stablecoins

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to minimize the volatility of the price of the stablecoin, relative to some "stable" asset or basket of assets. A stablecoin can be pegged to a cryptocurrency, fiat money, or to exchange-traded commodities.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Economist: Tougher Regulation Needed While Stablecoins Make Their Case for Innovation
Economist: Tougher Regulation Needed While Stablecoins Make Their Case for Innovation
August 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins may be able to help crypto’s hot potato problem, but they aren’t going to stop investors from getting burned. Which is why it’s time...

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Coinbase Legal Chief Urges Regulators to Fill Stablecoin Protection Gaps
Coinbase Legal Chief Urges Regulators to Fill Stablecoin Protection Gaps
August 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

While lawmakers and regulators focus on stablecoins’ potential to destabilize the broader economy and the financial system on which it’s built, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer...

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Sen. Toomey Criticizes SEC on Crypto, Calls for Bipartisan Stablecoin Oversight
Sen. Toomey Criticizes SEC on Crypto, Calls for Bipartisan Stablecoin Oversight
July 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Wednesday (July 27) criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its approach to cryptocurrency, which he said has...

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Some Central Bankers Signal Support for Private Sector Digital Currencies Over CBDCs
Some Central Bankers Signal Support for Private Sector Digital Currencies Over CBDCs
July 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Conventional wisdom holds that, as digital currencies continue to evolve and as bitcoin and its brethren joust with the traditional banking system, central banks would...

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Report: House Stablecoin Bill Put on Hold
Report: House Stablecoin Bill Put on Hold
July 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. lawmakers have put a bill designed to deal with the risks posed by stablecoins on hold, likely for the rest of the summer. The...

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Will Rising Interest Rates Damage Stablecoins?
Will Rising Interest Rates Damage Stablecoins?
July 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

By and large, stablecoins get used the most for crypto trading — and at least until recently, they’ve also been seen as a good way...

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Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins will become known as “payments stablecoins” under the terms of a new regulatory bill the House Financial Services is planning to unveil next week....

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US Treasury’s Liang Offers Path for Nonbank Stablecoins
US Treasury’s Liang Offers Path for Nonbank Stablecoins
July 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nellie Liang, the U.S. Treasury Department’s undersecretary for domestic finance, thinks it would be OK for nonbanks to issue stablecoins, Coindesk reported Monday (July 18)....

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Lawmaker: Stablecoin Bill Could Bypass Regulators
Lawmaker: Stablecoin Bill Could Bypass Regulators
July 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A member of the House Financial Services Committee said lawmakers could overrule U.S. regulators who want stablecoins to be governed solely by banks. As Coindesk...

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