Stablecoin

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

USDC Now Backed By Cash, US Treasuries
USDC Now Backed By Cash, US Treasuries
August 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and network Centre are collaborating to support Circle’s USD Coin, which is now backed by cash and short-term U.S. Treasuries, according to...

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Mastercard Moves To Eliminate ‘Fiat Burden’ And Compliance Worries From Crypto Cards
Mastercard Moves To Eliminate ‘Fiat Burden’ And Compliance Worries From Crypto Cards
August 03, 2021  |  Payment Methods

To get crypto cards into the hands of the masses, to get them spending in commercial and retail use cases … well, the cards have...

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IMF, TCH: Risks Can Outweigh Rewards For Cryptocurrencies, CBDCs
IMF, TCH: Risks Can Outweigh Rewards For Cryptocurrencies, CBDCs
August 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Financial inclusion may be a selling point for digital currencies — but other risks may outweigh those rewards. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Refutes Bitcoin Rumors; Goldman, Fiserv Team On X-Border Supplier Payments
Today In Payments: Amazon Refutes Bitcoin Rumors; Goldman, Fiserv Team On X-Border Supplier Payments
July 27, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon has denied reports that it would soon be accepting bitcoin payments, and Goldman Sachs and Fiserv have teamed up to...

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NEW PYMNTS DATA: 60 Pct Of Cryptocurrency Users Want Merchants To Offer Payment Discounts, Rewards
NEW PYMNTS DATA: 60 Pct Of Cryptocurrency Users Want Merchants To Offer Payment Discounts, Rewards
July 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Cryptocurrency Payments Playbook: Cryptocurrencies Gain Momentum As A Payment Option, a PYMNTS and BitPay collaboration, examines the key drivers behind the surge in consumers’...

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back
Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back
December 24, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the...

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom
Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom
December 07, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra (OK, now it’s been renamed to Diem) looms as 2021 dawns – maybe – and in a form diminished from its initial ambitions...

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Stablecoins:  Bitcoin’s Cousin Fights For Respect
Stablecoins: Bitcoin’s Cousin Fights For Respect
October 30, 2020  |  Investments

At a time when hundreds of cryptocurrencies are battling alongside bitcoin to earn the trust and mass embrace of consumers, business and banks, their digital...

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Bitcoin Daily: Chinese Police Seize $15M, Luxury Cars In Crypto Scam Probe; CENTRE Blacklists Address, Freezes $100K Of Stablecoin At Request Of Law Enforcement
Bitcoin Daily: Chinese Police Seize $15M, Luxury Cars In Crypto Scam Probe; CENTRE Blacklists Address,...
July 09, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Authorities in China have confiscated bitcoin, ether and tether worth more than $15 million and luxury cars from those who allegedly ran a purported cryptocurrency scheme, CoinDesk reported....

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