Stablecoins
Crypto Exec Says Expect Tickerless US dollar Stablecoins in the Future
Dollar-pegged stablecoins will eventually lose their price tickers, as exchanges abstract away the differently denominated stable tokens on the backend, presenting only a “USD” option to the user, according to Mert Mumtaz, CEO of remote procedure call (RPC) node provider Helius. The bidding war for the Hyperliquid USD stablecoin (USDH), and proposals from several firms […]
Kazakhstan’s AFSA To Adopt Stablecoins for Regulatory Fees
Kazakhstan’s financial regulators have allowed license and supervision fees to be paid in USD-pegged stablecoins. Kazakhstan’s Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), a designated financial authority for the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), has launched a project enabling AIFC members to pay regulatory fees in USD-pegged stablecoins. The regulator announced on Thursday that the project was […]
Judge Unfreezes $57.6 Million in Stablecoins
A US judge has unfrozen $57.6 million in USDC (USDC) stablecoins tied to the Libra token scandal in February, giving memecoin promoter Hayden Davis and former CEO of the Meteora decentralized exchange Ben Chow access to the funds. US judge Jennifer L. Rochon froze the funds in May as part of a hearing in a […]