Stablecoins
Liquid Launches Support for Tether
Blockstream’s sidechain now supports the stablecoin tether as one of its Liquid assets.
Crypto Lender Sees High Demand for Stablecoin Loans in Chinese Market
BabelFinance CEO says crypto winter and solid partnerships are helping his crypto-finance company succeed in the difficult Chinese market.
BlockFi Adds Gemini Dollar Stablecoin Support
Crypto lender BlockFi is rolling out support for the gemini dollar (GUSD) stablecoin to diversify its lending capital and potentially work with new clients.
In Light of Tether’s Fractional Reserve, a Shadow of Fiatcoins’ Future
What does Tether's 74 percent fractional reserve tell us about the future of so-called stablecoins?
Tether Updates Website, Says USDT Backed by “Reserves,” Not Just Cash
Tether just updated its website to clarify that each of its USDT stablecoin tokens, which it used to claim were “always backed 1-to-1 with traditional currency,” are backed by assets other than fiat currency.
Chainalysis Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding From Accel Ventures
The fund injection will be used to expand the startup's operations including its Chainalysis Know-Your-Transaction (KYT) tool which allows more than 100 crypto exchanges and financial institutions to vet their clients.
Blockstream Breaks into Japanese Market with JPY Stablecoin, Partnership
Crypto Garage, Blockstream's latest joint venture with Japanese fintech blue chip Digital Garage, will introduce a Japanese yen stablecoin to Japanese markets on Liquid's SETTLENET product suite.
Bitfinex Gives Tether Competition, Adds Four of Market’s Top Stablecoins
Cryptocurrency exchanges Bitfinex and Ethfinex now support trading for all six of the market’s major stablecoins.
EU Workers Now Have the Option to Take Their Pay in a Euro Stablecoin
Blockchain Payroll Platform WorkChain.io has partnered with tokenization platform STASIS to enable euro-backed crypto paychecks for its European Union (EU) users with the EURS stablecoin.
Tether Will Soon Allow Direct Redemption of USDT — But With a High Minimum
Tether is launching a new liquidity portal, one that will finally allow the direct redemption of Tether’s stablecoin USDT back into fiat.