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

CA Lawmakers: Crypto Can Solve Cannabis Payments Problem
CA Lawmakers: Crypto Can Solve Cannabis Payments Problem
April 03, 2019  |  Legal

Legalized cannabis has a huge cash payments problem – as in, operators have too much, given federal restrictions in the U.S. that have largely prevented...

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JPMC Embraces Crypto For Real-Time Payments — Ripple Says It’s Not Worried
JPMC Embraces Crypto For Real-Time Payments — Ripple Says It’s Not Worried
February 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

There was a time when JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) CEO Jamie Dimon didn’t have much in the way of positive things to say about bitcoin. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin Daily: Robinhood Secures NY Money Transmission License; Harvard, Levi Strauss Team On Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: Robinhood Secures NY Money Transmission License; Harvard, Levi Strauss Team On Blockchain
January 25, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Chainalysis unveiled an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for stablecoins called Know Your Transaction (KYT), the company said in an announcement. The product seeks to...

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Hong Kong’s JETCO Unveils APIX Platform; Terra To Pilot Blockchain Payments In Mongolia
Hong Kong’s JETCO Unveils APIX Platform; Terra To Pilot Blockchain Payments In Mongolia
January 14, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the unveiling of an application programming interface (API) platform with...

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WhatsApp Explores Blockchain Tech For Money Transfers
WhatsApp Explores Blockchain Tech For Money Transfers
December 21, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

In an effort to help WhatsApp users transfer money, Facebook is reportedly creating a digital currency. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that the company is at...

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Bitcoin Daily: MGH, Korean Blockchain Startup Pair On Patient Data; FINMA Permit Eases Crypto, DLT Rules
Bitcoin Daily: MGH, Korean Blockchain Startup Pair On Patient Data; FINMA Permit Eases Crypto, DLT...
December 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is aiming to boost innovation in cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT), by easing some of the existing...

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Bitcoin Daily: Oracle Unveils ‘Blockchain Applications Cloud’; Coinbase And Circle Start ‘CENTRE Consortium’
Bitcoin Daily: Oracle Unveils ‘Blockchain Applications Cloud’; Coinbase And Circle Start ‘CENTRE Consortium’
October 24, 2018  |  Bitcoin

HTC is bringing an early iteration of its Exodus 1 blockchain phone to “cryptographers and developers from all over the world,” according to reports. The...

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Behind The Buoyant Coin
Behind The Buoyant Coin
September 14, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptos are crashing. Good time to come to market with a new coin? Now comes ndau, billed as a buoyant stablecoin designed to go up...

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Tradeshift Tests MakerDAO’s Stablecoin For Invoice Solution
Tradeshift Tests MakerDAO’s Stablecoin For Invoice Solution
July 06, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

In an effort to expedite payments for small businesses, MakerDAO is working with Tradeshift to tokenize unpaid invoices through an experimental program. MakerDAO, which has...

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