Tag: stablecoin
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Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Are Tokenised Hedge Funds?
Krzysztof Gogol, DeFi and Digital Assets Advisor, uses the example of the collapse of the stablecoin msUSD to consider stablecoin and lending vault risks,…
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Stablecoins For Payments, Tokenised Deposits For Credit
Andrew, Builder at Blockmosaic, discusses the distinction between stablecoins and tokenised deposits, and why these should not be seen as direct competitors but rather…
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If Circle Can Freeze Funds, Should It?
Byron Gilliam, of Blockworks, discusses the class action lawsuit filed against Circle that suggests that because they have the capability to restrict asset movements,…
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A View From BIS On Benefits & Risks of Stablecoins
Patrick McConnell, Author and Consultant, comments on the recent speech by the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements [BIS], Dr Pablo Hernández…
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A Lesson From History By Liberty Reserve
Martin Walker, Senior Product Manager at FIS, reminds us of Liberty Reserve, an early form of stablecoin that was backed by USD in a…
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A Lesson From History: Liberty Reserve
Martin Walker, Product Manager Senior Lead at FIS, considers the case of Liberty Financial, an early digital currency that could be transferred almost instantly…
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USDT Holds It’s Peg Better Than USDC
Simon Douyer, Co-founder & COO of Aplo, describes why the USDC peg to the USD is more fragile than that of USDT.