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Tether Releases ‘Blockchain Recovery Plan’ As USDT Hits $100,000,000,000 Market Cap

Tether has released a plan to safeguard its stablecoin USDT in the event that the blockchains it operates on become…

March 4, 2024

UK Pushing To Regulate Stablecoins and Crypto Staking Within Six Months, Says Treasury Minister: Report

Plans for new rules and regulations for stablecoins and cryptocurrency staking in the United Kingdom (UK) are in the pipeline,…

February 21, 2024

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Issues Warning on Crypto Asset Volatility, Says Legislation Needed

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants Congress to act on crypto. Yellen testified before the House Committee on Financial Services…

February 7, 2024

Tether (USDT) Hits $96,000,000,000 in Market Cap Following Record-Breaking Net Profit in Q4 2023

Stablecoin issuer Tether's USDT is closing in on a $100 billion market cap after the firm saw record-breaking profits last…

February 5, 2024

Crypto Whales Back to Holding More Than Half of Combined Stablecoin Supply: Santiment

A leading crypto analytics firm says the largest whales in the industry are busy loading up on dollar-pegged digital assets.…

January 30, 2024

SEC Receives Application From Financial Services Company To Issue New Interest-Bearing Stablecoin

A blockchain-focused financial services company wants to launch an interest-bearing stablecoin pegged to the penny. According to a registration statement…

January 24, 2024

Brad Garlinghouse Predicts Regulatory Clarity for Stablecoins in 2024, Says Dollar-Pegged Crypto Solves Real Need

Ripple Labs chief executive Brad Garlinghouse is predicting that regulatory clarity will come to stablecoins in 2024. In a new…

January 21, 2024

Morgan Stanley Says Central Bank Digital Currencies May Drive Move Away From US Dollar

Banking giant Morgan Stanley says that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may contribute to a shift away from the US…

January 15, 2024

NFTs, Memecoins and Six Other Topics To Drive Crypto Markets in 2024, According to Analytics Firm

Blockchain analytics platform Santiment is listing the major narratives that are likely to prevail in the crypto space this year.…

January 9, 2024

Avalanche (AVAX) To Go Ape? Ethereum-Rival Aims To Promote Memecoins With New Culture Catalyst Initiative

One rival of smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH) is shifting its culture to focus on promoting tokens it says are…

December 29, 2023