Tag Archives: Stablecoins

Wyre, a blockchain payments provider, announced today that developers around the world are now able to provide USDC stablecoin to customers in the Polygon ecosystem. The feature was made possible through a partnership with Polygon. Wyre Integrates With Polygon Wyre said in a press release shared with CryptoPotato that the integration of its Checkout API with Polygon will allow developers to quickly and easily provide a fiat-to-USDC on-ramp for their users. Meanwhile, the...

Circle, the blockchain company behind the second-most popular stablecoin USDC, has partnered with the US multinational financial services giant – Mastercard. Both parties aim to facilitate crypto-to-fiat conversions and test using USDC as a settlement option. The partnership, announced by Circle on July 20th, will result in launching a pilot program that will assist both companies in a few endeavors. Firstly, Mastercard will start employing USDC to “facilitate crypto-to-fiat...

Stablecoin giant and crypto’s money-printing machine Tether has not issued a single USDT on the Ethereum network in the last 50 days as other stable assets gain ground in the market.  USDT Issuance on Ethereum Dries Up According to recent data, the last time USDT was minted on Ethereum was on May 31st, making it the longest time in history that the asset has not been issued on the network. The total value of minted ERC20 USDT now stands at $28.9 billion. Tether (USDT) Minted....

The Japanese government intends to put stablecoins under strict regulation as some authorities consider them a threat to the country’s financial stability. At the same time, the Bank of Japan aims to issue a digital yen that it sees as a safer alternative to private virtual currencies. Japan’s Next Crypto Move According to Reuters, three Japanese officials revealed that the country is looking to increase its efforts to regulate digital assets. Per the report, some local...

Global fintech firm and developer of the USDC stablecoin, Circle, has revealed that it will be going public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via a new business alliance. According to an official announcement today, Circle has partnered with Concord Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with more than $276 million in trust. $4.5 Billion Valuation Once the deal is completed, Circle will have an enterprise value of $4.5 billion....

Fan Yifei – a deputy governor of China’s central bank – expressed concerns that digital currencies, particularly stablecoins, could negatively impact the global financial system. Furthermore, he described the assets as “speculation tools.” PBoC Is ‘Quite Worried’ In a recent interview, the ex-Chairman of Shanghai Bank and a current deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China – Fan Yifei – opined that stablecoins may harm the global financial stability and the present...

The Stellar Development Foundation is more focused on building its protocol than the market conditions, said the organization’s Senior Director of Enterprise Ecosystems, Lisa Nestor. In an exclusive interview with CryptoPotato, Nestor also spoke about Stellar’s latest developments. Stellar USDC Accessible Savings Products The blockchain-based network for currencies and payments recently announced a significant milestone achieved by partnering with the payment processor –...

The amount of stablecoins on exchanges has surpassed the number of bitcoins. Combined with the entire crypto sentiment and the enhanced BTC withdrawals from trading platforms, the price of the underlying asset could be primed for a boost. Stablecoins Ratio MACD Suggests a Leg Up for BTC According to data from the crypto analytics resource CryptoQuant, the Stalebcoins Ratio MACD indicator has gone into a more bullish state for bitcoin. The metric follows the amount of BTC...

HSBC reaffirmed that it has no intentions to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk or offer Bitcoin as an investment option to its clients. According to the institution, the digital asset is too volatile and lacks transparency. ‘We Are Not into Bitcoin’ The current crypto market situation continues to be highly unstable, mainly fueled by China’s intentions to crack down on mining and trading with the primary digital asset. As such, it comes as no surprise that another major...

In an announcement on April 23, Coinbase Pro stated that it had enabled trading for the Tether stablecoin. The move is huge news as previously the leading exchange would only support its own native stablecoin, USDC. The announcement added that support for USDT will generally be available in Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State. The only version of USDT available will be the Ethereum ERC-20 standard. Trading will begin on or after 6 PM...