Stablecoins

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Facebook Said to Be Seeking $1 Billion in Funding for Crypto Project
Social media giant Facebook may be seeking a billion bucks in VC investment for its cryptocurrency project, an NYT reporter says.
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Canadian dollars
Now There's a Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on the Way
Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare is launching a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Canadian dollar.
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Pound
A16z-Backed TrustToken Launches Stablecoin Pegged to UK Pound
Cryptocurrency startup TrustToken has launched its second stablecoin – and this time it's a token pegged 1:1 to the British pound.
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euros (2)
Bittrex-Backed Euro Stablecoin Can Be Staked for 8% Interest
A group of blockchain firms called Universal Protocol Alliance is launching a euro-pegged stablecoin that can be staked to earn annual returns.
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ether, worker
$5 Million in MakerDAO Loans Have Been Liquidated, But Help Is on the Way
A new tool called CDP Saver is being tested that could soon make MakerDAO loans less risky.
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pennies
MakerDAO Votes to Increase Fees 4% on Ethereum Stablecoin DAI
Users of the dollar-backed stablecoin DAI have staked MakerDAO governance tokens in favor of supporting a 4 percent raise to stablecoin fees.
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Facebook Seeks Counsel to Forge Blockchain Partnerships for New Products
Facebook is looking to hire a lead commercial counsel for blockchain to negotiate "partnerships needed to launch new products."
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IBM Signs 6 Banks to Issue Stablecoins and Use Stellar's XLM Cryptocurrency
Six banks have signed up to issue stablecoins through World Wire, an IBM network built on the Stellar blockchain.
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maker, dao
MakerDAO Weighs Fourth Fee Hike as DAI Stablecoin Remains Below $1
MakerDAO token holders could soon be voting on another proposal to increase fees on the loans that issue new holdings of the stablecoin DAI.
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Tether Says Its USDT Stablecoin May Not Be Backed By Fiat Alone
Tether has updated the terms on its website, saying that its dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin may not be backed 100 percent by fiat reserves.
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