Stablecoin

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USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Dumps Tron Network; TRX Steady
Circle cited its “risk management” framework as part of the decision, among other factors.
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Silicon Valley, Golden Gate Bridge (Nik Shuliahin/Unsplash)
Y Combinator, Startup Incubator Behind Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe, Looks to Invest in Stablecoin Finance
YC also said that the numbers behind stablecoin finance reflect "the opportunity seems much more immense still."
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Tether and Circle Stablecoin Purchases Dominate in Argentina
The country has long suffered from economic troubles and the inflation rate last year rose above 200%.
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Bitcoin Rises for a Fifth Day; DeFi Platform Nears $1B in Total Value Locked
Bitcoin Rises for a Fifth Day; DeFi Platform Nears $1B in Total Value Locked
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as the price of bitcoin (BTC) is rising for a fifth day, surpassi...
Bitcoin Rises for a Fifth Day; DeFi Platform Nears $1B in Total Value Locked

DeFi, T-bill, Yield, Paradigm
Cryptodollar Minting Protocol M^0 Will Allow Institutions to Issue Stablecoins Backed by U.S. Treasuries
A kind of ‘money middleware for the digital age,’ the M^0 smart contract ruleset aims for institutional grade stablecoins that are decentralized and interoperable.
DeFi, T-bill, Yield, Paradigm

The Future of Stablecoin-Powered Shopping
The Future of Stablecoin-Powered Shopping
Eco, which is the builder behind Ethereum layer 2 wallet Beam, just acquired stablecoin shopping app Join. Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor joins "First Mo...
The Future of Stablecoin-Powered Shopping

What Is the Killer Use Case for Stablecoins?
What Is the Killer Use Case for Stablecoins?
Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor answers some rapid fire questions from CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie about the first thing he bought using crypto, the issue...
What Is the Killer Use Case for Stablecoins?

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MIM Stablecoin Suffers Flash Crash Amid $6.5M Exploit
Certrik suggests the exploit could be due to a rounding error.
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Solana Delivers 'Token Extensions' to Attract Compliance-Minded Token Developers
The new features let token developers hard code various restrictions into their assets.
Scenes from a Solana hacker house (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)