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Africa

Nigerians Turn to Stablecoins for Protection Against Inflation

Sandali HandagamaMar 15, 2021

Traditional savings groups in Nigeria are looking at dollar-pegged stablecoins as a tool to protect their savings from local inflation.

Stablecoins

Bullish Sign for Crypto? USDC and Dai Balances on Exchanges Hit Record Highs

Muyao ShenFeb 2, 2021

Buying in these stablecoins may foretell where the crypto market is going.

Visa

Visa Settles USDC Transaction on Ethereum, Plans Rollout to Partners

Colin HarperMar 29, 2021

The pilot marks the first time Visa has accepted a cryptocurrency payment in lieu of cash for its services.

Tether

Questions About Tether Just Won’t Go Away. Does the Crypto Market Care?

Daniel CawreyJan 26, 2021

As the crypto market continues to rally, an old debate reignites on whether the most important stablecoin in trading is really stable.

Market Wrap

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Solidly Trades Above $20K; Ether Jumps on Positive BTC, CME’s New ETH Product

Muyao ShenDec 16, 2020

Bitcoin is now solidly above $20,000 and a short supply and rising demand could push the price higher.

USDC

USDC

Visa May Support USDC Credit Card After Adding Circle to ‘Fast Track’ Program

Kevin Reynolds

Visa is linking its payments network of 60 million merchants to the USDC stablecoin, according to Forbes.

USDC

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Centre Hires Wall Street Veteran David Puth as CEO

Ian Allison

Centre, the Coinbase- and Circle-founded project that oversees the USDC stablecoin, has hired Wall Street veteran David Puth as its new CEO.

USDC

US Government Enlists USDC for ‘Global Foreign Policy Objective’ in Venezuela: Circle CEO

Nikhilesh De

The U.S. government is sending USDC payments to Venezuela using Circle and Airtm to bypass Nicolas Maduro, the nation's dictator.

USDC

USDC Is Coming to Solana Blockchain in Potential Boost for Non-Ethereum DeFi

Zack Voell

USDC moves to Solana – its fourth blockchain – one week after also landing on Stellar.

First Mover

First Mover: PayPal Rushes In and Bitcoin Breaches $12K, While USDC Gains on Tether

Muyao ShenOmkar GodboleBradley KeounSebastian Sinclair

PayPal gets conditional N.Y. state license for crypto. Bitcoin prices shoot past $12K. Dollar stablecoin USDC grabs market share from tether.

Stablecoins

Tether Still Dominates Stablecoins, but USDC and Dai Are Winning DeFi

Muyao Shen

USDC and DAI seem to have found their niche as the preferred stablecoins in decentralized trades.

Stellar

Stellar to Add Support for USDC Stablecoin, Opening Up Dollar-Backed Remittances

Nathan DiCamillo

The addition of the dollar-backed USDC stablecoin seeks to bolster Stellar’s standing as a cross-border payments network.