S&P Global: US Banks Will Enter the Stablecoin Market
A new bill focused on stablecoins has been introduced to the US Senate, which S&P Global Ratings believes could prompt banks to enter the stablecoin market.
A new bill focused on stablecoins has been introduced to the US Senate, which S&P Global Ratings believes could prompt banks to enter the stablecoin market.
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has announced that it will freeze addresses associated with sanctioned entities.
Tether and the TON Foundation have formed a partnership, resulting in the launch of $60 million worth of USDT on the Open Network (TON) blockchain.
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming have jointly introduced a bill in the Senate regulating stablecoin payments.
According to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, the move by Ripple to launch its own stablecoin could greatly improve the legitimacy of the stablecoin market.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has expressed a desire to limit banks’ use of “stablecoins” through its requirements.
Since the beginning of January 2024, the market supply of the second-largest stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC), has been increasing.
"A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online
payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a
financial institution." - Satoshi Nakamoto (Bitcoin White Paper)
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