Stablecoins are crypto tokens designed to hold a stable value by linking (or “pegging”) to another asset. The most widely known are stablecoins pegged to the US dollar, but an…
Financial exclusion is one of the greatest development challenges of our time. According to the World Bank, nearly 1.4 billion adults globally remain unbanked, with the vast majority living in…
Stablecoin issuers like Circle and Tether are making headlines by accumulating more U.S. Treasuries than many countries. This trend has sparked discussions about the potential impact on the U.S. economy…
The Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act has, unsurprisingly, sparked intense debate about the adoption and regulation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the US. A CBDC is a digital form of…
The South Africa High Court has ruled that cryptocurrencies are not subject to the country’s exchange control regulations. The court based its ruling on the fact that under South African…
The Nigerian Senate Committee on Capital Market has called on the Federal Government to regulate and formalize cryptocurrency trading in the country in order to tap into Nigeria’s booming digital…
The cryptocurrency industry has seen a surge in ransom demands in recent years, with hackers targeting major players in the space. The latest victim is Coinbase, one of the largest…
In a strategic move to tap into the high demand for stablecoins, Stripe, a global payments platform, has rolled out stablecoin-based accounts to clients in more than 100 countries. This…
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, defended the company’s decision not to seek registration under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, citing concerns over the regulations’ potential impact on…
The first quarter of the year has seen a mixed bag for XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the XRP Ledger (XRPL). According to a recent report by Ripple, XRP’s average…
