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Friday, 11 August, 2023

Cryptofinance
PayPal’s crypto gamble Premium content
Plus, updates on the SEC’s latest crypto moves
Monday, 7 August, 2023

PayPal Inc
PayPal pushes deeper into crypto payments with stablecoin launch
US group unveils PayPal USD in bid to boost take-up of digital currency payments
Tuesday, 11 July, 2023

News in-depthCryptocurrencies
Hong Kong’s crypto grey zones lure Chinese visitors
The city has tightened online regulation but physical stores have less oversight
Friday, 24 March, 2023

Oh Circle
“USDC has not missed a beat”
Thursday, 23 March, 2023

Do Kwon
US charges crypto fugitive Do Kwon after Montenegro arrest
Terraform Labs co-founder faces eight criminal counts, including securities and wire fraud
Friday, 17 March, 2023

Bitcoin
Bitcoin hits nine-month high as traders shift away from banks
Digital token prices hit highest level since last June
Friday, 17 March, 2023

Cryptofinance
Crypto's brush with disaster after SVB collapse
Plus, fresh updates on crypto’s murky underworld
Saturday, 11 March, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank
Crypto group Circle admits $3.3bn exposure to failed Silicon Valley Bank
Stablecoin’s value drops as crypto market reels from US bank failures
Saturday, 11 March, 2023

Circle’s stablecoin banked at SVB and guess what happened next
The circle of life
Wednesday, 1 March, 2023

Binance-branded crypto token hit by $6bn outflow after US crackdown
New York regulatory move accelerates withdrawal from BUSD stablecoin
Thursday, 16 February, 2023

Cryptocurrencies
SEC sues stablecoin operator Terraform and chief Do Kwon
Action against creator of TerraUSD is the latest move by US regulators to crack down on prominent crypto firms
Monday, 13 February, 2023

US regulator orders halt to minting Binance-branded stablecoin
NY Department of Financial Services acts over BUSD issuer Paxos as authorities scrutinise crypto market practices
Tuesday, 10 January, 2023

Bob Diamond says digital currencies to have ‘very important place’ in finance
Former Barclays boss expects stablecoins to flourish in the future
Friday, 9 December, 2022

Cryptofinance
Cryptofinance: Circle of life on Wall St
Plus Washington wants to speak to Bankman-Fried and the market’s most liquid coins
Tuesday, 6 December, 2022

Lex
Crypto regulation: UK must end hyped-up claims for stablecoins Premium content
It is hard to argue the stability of any coin connected to the market
Thursday, 10 November, 2022

Tether
Watching tether wither, together
Stablecoin diffusion
Saturday, 24 September, 2022

On Wall StreetScott Chipolina
Pressure rises on stablecoin to deliver on original promise
New York court ruling on Tether case comes amid negotiations over a draft legislation for the sector
Monday, 19 September, 2022

Do Kwon
South Korean prosecutors request Interpol red notice for Do Kwon
Fallen crypto developer denies he is ‘on the run’ from investigators
Friday, 9 September, 2022

Cryptofinance
Binance flexes its muscles
Plus, the latest on two of the crypto market crash’s victims, Celsius and Voyager
Wednesday, 7 September, 2022

Inside Tether’s brave new world of digital petrodollars and retrodollars
Regulators, brace yourselves for a blockchain-enabled transition from crude oil to snake oil
Thursday, 25 August, 2022

Digital currencies
Further reading
Tether plays chicken with Ofac, Texas hates ESG, construction doesn’t scale, etc
Saturday, 20 August, 2022

Stablecoin issuers hold $80bn of short-dated US government debt
Ownership highlights how digital asset players are encroaching on traditional markets
Monday, 15 August, 2022

Tech Tonic podcast1 min listen
Coming soon: A Sceptic’s Guide to Crypto
Even after the crypto markets crashed this year, there are still a number of people …
Thursday, 11 August, 2022

Stablecoins do not make for a stable financial system
Applying the logistics of financial stability to the cryptoverse
Monday, 8 August, 2022

Markets InsightMiles Jennings
In defence of stablecoins
The culprit behind recent crypto tumult was not technology but a concept familiar to traditional finance — bad collateral