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Singapore’s Central Bank Unveils Stablecoin Regulation as Global Trailblazer

Following last year’s stablecoin implosion, international leaders have emphasized the importance of setting up global regulations and norms for this sector. Despite such calls, only a few have taken concrete steps to enact these measures. In contrast, Singapore’s central bank has taken a proactive approach by introducing a structured framework, outlining various prerequisites, aiming to bring transparency to stablecoin issuers and their operations. Singapore’s Stablecoin...

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PayPal’s PYUSD Stablecoin: Tether’s Paolo Ardoino and Industry Experts Comment

Payments giant PayPal is launching its own stablecoin, and the move has got both traditional fintech players as well crypto firms excited. Dubbed ‘PYUSD,’ the stablecoin is built on Ethereum and is 1:1 redeemable for US dollars. The move essentially marked the first such move from a major financial institution in the United States. While PayPal briefly stopped working on its stablecoin a few months ago amid tightening regulatory scrutiny of crypto, the subsequent announcement...

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PayPal Launches USD Stablecoin For Payments and Transfers

Global payments giant PayPal has deepened its footsteps into the crypto industry by launching a dollar-backed stablecoin dubbed PayPal USD (PYUSD). The move makes PayPal one of the first large U.S. financial companies to launch its own stablecoin despite regulatory uncertainty around crypto assets in the country.  As a USD-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD maintains a fixed value to the U.S. dollar, and it will be issued by the popular white-label stablecoin maker Paxos Trust...

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CZ Sheds Light on Binance’s Plans About Launching its Own Stablecoin

The Chief Executive Officer of Binance – Changpeng Zhao (CZ) – said one reason why his company recently introduced the stablecoin FDUSD is the terminated partnership with Paxos. While the two entities teamed up in 2019 to launch the USD-denominated BUSD, the New York state regulators told Paxos to stop minting new tokens earlier this year. CZ said that, as of the moment, Binance has no intention to list its own stablecoin but rather collaborate with other companies focusing...

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Republicans Blast White House For Failure To Compromise On Stablecoin Bill

The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) failed to reach an agreement for stablecoin legislation on Thursday due to a number of disagreements Democrats had with its existing text. Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) blamed the White House for holding up the bill, while Democrats alleged that Republicans were attempting to rush incomplete legislation. No Compromise For Stablecoin Bill The bill, titled the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023, would allow the...

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USDT Market Cap Hits New All-Time High: IntoTheBlock Data

The market capitalization of the largest stablecoin – USDT – recently tapped an all-time high of $83.76 billion (according to the crypto analysis firm IntoTheBlock). Other data aggregators, though, showed that the asset had increased well beyond that level earlier this month. Stablecoins have performed quite well lately, and USDT continues to dominate the entire field. The combined market capitalization of the six biggest such tokens spiked last month to almost $125 billion....

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Ripple (XRP) Forms New Partnership to Foster Stablecoin Adoption

Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have been an ongoing point of discussion for a while now. Ripple – the company behind one of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies, XRP – has entered into a new partnership aimed at fostering support for both. According to a recent blog post, Ripple partnered with a company called  “SUPER HOW?” The partnership aims to become a catalyst for testing and issuing digital assets, which include stablecoins and central bank...

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The US Will Become a ‘Highly Competitive Market’ Once it Embraces Crypto, Circle CEO Says

Jeremy Allaire – Chief Executive Officer of Circle – believes American regulators should open arms to the cryptocurrency industry to prevent falling behind other nations.  He said the US government was among the first to propose recommendations regarding stablecoin regulation, adding that the White House, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury Department are all focused on that mission.  ‘The US may be Late to the Party’ In a recent interview, Allaire regretted that the...

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Japan’s Biggest Bank Might Launch Global Stablecoins (Report)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) – the largest finance institution in Japan – is reportedly considering issuing global stablecoins via its blockchain platform.  The bank has previously revealed plans to introduce such tokens tied to the value of the Japanese yen.  MUFG’s New Crypto Idea As reported by Bloomberg, the entity is in talks with industry leaders and other companies on minting stablecoins pegged to foreign currencies, such as the US dollar. To do so, it intends...

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Federal Reserve Chairman Refers To Stablecoins As A “Form Of Money”

Stablecoins are a “form of money” over which the central bank ought to have some level of authority, said Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell before Congress on Wednesday. The chairman also confirmed that the Fed does not intend to directly issue a Central Bank Digitial Currency (CBDC) in the United States.  During a hearing related to monetary policy, Powell acknowledged that the crypto industry has some “staying power” – but also how its market cap has retraced massively...

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