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A stablecoin (or stable coin), as its name indicates, is a stable cryptocurrency designed to be resistant to the type of price volatility synonymous with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. The key is to understand "stable": what is "stable"? which references are pegged to make its value "stable"? In terms of what we measure the "stability".

IMF to Play a Crucial Role in Monitoring Digital Money Evolution
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IMF to Play a Crucial Role in Monitoring Digital Money Evolution

The IMF is set to play a crucial role in monitoring the advancement of digital currencies.

SmartFi To Issue First Mineable Stablecoin & Payment System without Transaction Fees
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SmartFi To Issue First Mineable Stablecoin & Payment System without Transaction Fees

U.S. based cryptocurrency platform Smartfi announced to develop two coins, including the first minable stablecoin worldwide, which will not require a burn-mint protocol or USD-fiat-peg to maintain an exact correlation to the US Dollar.

Janet Yellen Urges Regulators to Move Fast on Regulating Stablecoin Rules
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Janet Yellen Urges Regulators to Move Fast on Regulating Stablecoin Rules

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed top US financial regulators to speed up regulations of stablecoin cryptocurrencies.

Circle Crypto Firm to Go Public in SPAC Deal Valuing At $4.5 Billion
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Circle Crypto Firm to Go Public in SPAC Deal Valuing At $4.5 Billion

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Announces $4.5 Billion SPAC Deal. The combination with Concord Acquisition Corp sets to bring Circle more than $691 million.

Aave Announces the Launch of Its V2 Liquidity Mining Program
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Aave Announces the Launch of Its V2 Liquidity Mining Program

Aave announced the launch of the V2 liquidity mining (LM) program, which will operate for three months for analysis and end on July 15.

Ethereum Continues to Grow with the Majority of Stablecoin Projects Leveraging its Network
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Ethereum Continues to Grow with the Majority of Stablecoin Projects Leveraging its Network

Ryan Watkins, a researcher at Messari, believes that the numerous stablecoin protocol experiments on the Ethereum network are impressive.

USDC on Crypto Exchanges Spike as Tether (USDT) Dominance Falters - What This Means
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USDC on Crypto Exchanges Spike as Tether (USDT) Dominance Falters - What This Means

According to an assessment from Glassnode, the amount of stablecoins being deposited on exchanges is an indication that things are turning bullish for Bitcoin.

BOE Governor: Bitcoin and Trending Cryptocurrencies May not be Viable in the Future but Stablecoins Are the Exception
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BOE Governor: Bitcoin and Trending Cryptocurrencies May not be Viable in the Future but Stablecoins Are the Exception

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey discussed how cryptocurrencies would fit in the current governance system.

Tether Tokens (USDt) Community and Utility Pushes Market Cap Over $20 Billion
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Tether Tokens (USDt) Community and Utility Pushes Market Cap Over $20 Billion

Tether.to, the blockchain-enabled platform that powers the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has surpassed US$20 billion, driven purely by community and utility.

Maker’s Dai Stablecoin Could Reach $2 Billion in Market Cap by the End of 2021—Here’s Why
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Maker’s Dai Stablecoin Could Reach $2 Billion in Market Cap by the End of 2021—Here’s Why

Messari boldly suggests that after Dai’s market cap surged by 15x this year, due to DeFi, the stablecoin’s market cap could double by the end of next year

US Lawmakers Want STABLE Act to Force Stablecoin Issuers to Secure Bank Charters
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US Lawmakers Want STABLE Act to Force Stablecoin Issuers to Secure Bank Charters

US lawmakers have introduced a new bill to Congress seeking to impose federal control over the entire stablecoin industry and would mandate issuers to secure bank charters.

Facebook Digital Currency Libra Rebrands Name to Diem Ahead of Its Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Launch
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Facebook Digital Currency Libra Rebrands Name to Diem Ahead of Its Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Launch

Facebook-backed Libra Association has rebranded its name to the Diem Association ahead of the proposed launch of its dollar-backed stablecoin.

Stablecoins Could Threaten Monetary Sovereignty and Financial Stability, Says ECB’s Christine Lagarde
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Stablecoins Could Threaten Monetary Sovereignty and Financial Stability, Says ECB’s Christine Lagarde

Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has highlighted that stablecoins could pose a serious threat to monetary sovereignty and financial stability.

Tether’s Market Cap Surges By $1 Billion in Just 9 Days to Hit $19 Billion
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Tether’s Market Cap Surges By $1 Billion in Just 9 Days to Hit $19 Billion

The market capitalization of leading stablecoin Tether (USDT) has been on a roller coaster ride after surging by $1 billion in a record 9 days to hit $19 billion.

Pickle Finance DeFi Protocol Loses $19.7 Million In DAI Stablecoin in “Massive” Hack
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Pickle Finance DeFi Protocol Loses $19.7 Million In DAI Stablecoin in “Massive” Hack

Pickle Finance becomes the latest DeFi Protocol to suffer from hacking, losing almost $20 million in DAI stablecoin.