Circle to Launch Euro-Backed Stablecoin on 30 June
- The so called Euro Coin (EUROC) will be fully backed by euro-denominated reserves, with the initial custodian being San Diego-based Silvergate Bank.
- Circle noted that the Grant Thornton LLP will be issuing attestations of EUROC’s reserves on a monthly basis, starting July.
June 16, 2022, 5:15 PM
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Tether Denies Rumors About its Commercial Paper Holdings
- Tether said the rumor its commercial paper portfolio was 85% backed by Chinese commercial papers was “completely false and likely spread to induce further panic”.
- The company also noted that it has reduced its portfolio to $11 billion, down from $20 billion in March, and that the goal was to eventually reduce its commercial paper backing to zero.
June 15, 2022, 2:31 PM
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Celsius Pauses Withdrawals and Transfers, CEL Drops 55%
- The company said the move was made “to protect and preserve assets”, and was caused by “extreme market conditions”.
- Over the last few days the company has also moved massive amounts of wBTC and ETH from the Aave platform to the FTX exchange for unknown reasons.
June 13, 2022, 8:34 AM
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Japan Passes Stablecoin Bill to Protect Investors
- After the bill takes effect in 2023, only licensed banks, registered money transfer agents, and trust companies will be allowed to issue stablecoins in Japan.
- The bill notes that in order for stablecoins to be considered digital money, they must be linked to the price of yen or another legal tender.
June 3, 2022, 1:28 PM
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May 27, 2022
Terra to Burn 1.3B UST From Community Pools Following a Vote
- The proposal noted that burning UST will “reduce the outstanding bad debt of the Terra economy”, and could help restore UST’s dollar peg.
- Submitted on 20 May, and suggesting the burning of roughly 11% of UST’s total supply, the proposal received 99.3% of the total cast votes in favor of it.
May 26, 2022
Tether Launches Mexican Peso-Pegged Stablecoin
- Dubbed MXNT, the new stablecoin is aimed at Mexican companies, 40% of which were reportedly looking to “adopt blockchain and crypto”.
- The fourth fiat-pegged Tether stablecoin will initially be available on the Ethereum, Tron, and Polygon blockchains.
May 19, 2022
FTX.US Launches Stock Trading Platform in Beta
- The exchange noted that FTX Stocks will be the first platform of its kind to allow users to fund their accounts using fiat-backed stablecoins like USDC.
- The new platform will offer users no-fee brokerage accounts, commission-less trading, and free access to market and company fundamental data.
Apr 12, 2022
Circle Partners With BlackRock, Reveals $400M Funding Round
- BlackRock, the main asset manager for the USDC cash reserves, will now explore the capital market applications for the USDC stablecoin.
- The $400 million funding round, which is expected to complete in the second quarter, will see participation from Fidelity, Marshall Wace, Fin Capital, and BlackRock.
Apr 5, 2022
United Kingdoms to Become Global Crypto Hub
- The UK government said the first step to becoming a global crypto hub is to recognise stablecois as a valid for of payment.
- A new “Cryptoasset Engagement Group” will also be created, alongside a financial market infrastructure sandbox for DLT experimentation.
Feb 23, 2022
Luna Foundation Guard Closes $1B in LUNA Token Sale
- Through the sale of LUNA tokens the Linda Foundation Guard raised $1 billion, which will be used to establish a BTC-denominated UST Forex Reserve.
- The UST Forex Reserve will help strengthen and protect the peg of the UST token, an algorithmic-based stablecoin on the Terra network.