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In brief Tether is seeking to raise up to $20 billion, according to a report. The private raise could give the stablecoin issuer a valuation of $500 billion. AI giant OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have received similar valuations. Stablecoin giant Tether Holdings is hoping to raise up to $20 billion in a private placement…
In brief Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin was integrated in Securitize’s platform. Two tokenized money market funds can now be exchanged for the stablecoin. BlackRock’s BUIDL is worth $2 billion, per RWA.xyz. Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin has been integrated into Securitize’s platform, allowing users to exchange shares in tokenized money market funds for the dollar-pegged asset.The feature was…
In brief Plasma One will allow users to load the card with stablecoins and pay from their balance with a physical or virtual card. The new neobank is set to roll out after Plasma’s stablecoin-optimized layer-1 blockchain hits “mainnet beta” on September 25. Its card promises to offer 4% cashback on spending, over 10% yield…
In brief LayerZero extended PYUSD’s presence to nine additional blockchains. PYUSD0 tokens represent a bridged version of PayPal’s stablecoin. The stablecoin had a market capitalization of $1.3 billion on Thursday. PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin expanded to nine new blockchains on Thursday after LayerZero, an interoperability protocol, unveiled additional support for the token in a blog post.The…
In brief Digital asset custodian BDACS has launched KRW1, South Korea’s first fully regulated won-backed stablecoin, through a partnership with Woori Bank. Each token maintains full collateralization with Korean won held in Woori Bank escrow, according to BDACS. The launch comes amid competing parliamentary bills that debate interest payments and capital requirements for stablecoin issuers.…
In brief Switzerland allowed Backed to avoid whitelisting xStocks. Tokenized Tesla shares have the largest supply. xStocks have roughly 30,000 unique holders. Balancing compliance needs against the open and accessible nature of decentralized finance ultimately brought Backed Finance to Switzerland, according to co-founder Adam Levi.The company was registered in the European nation because it allowed…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors mostly flat into FOMC, Bitcoin leads +1% to $116,300 Binance in talks with US DOJ to end its compliance monitor…
In brief Israel’s National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing has released a list of 187 USDT addresses. It alleges the addresses, which collectively received $1.5 billion, are linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and must be blacklisted. Blockchain data firm Elliptic said it couldn’t be certain if all the addresses were linked to Iran’s…
PUMP OVERTAKES HYPERLIQUID, GALAXY DIGITAL BUYS $300M SOL, FOMC THIS WEEKCrypto reverses weekend strength, FOMC this week. BTC ETF inflows hit $2.3b last week. Gemini stock soars on IPO. Atkins scraps SEC’s crypto enforcement agenda. Tether launches USA₮ stablecoin, Bo Hines as CEO. Monero rallies despite being hit by 18 block reorg. Allied Gaming establishes…
Stablecoin giant Tether furthered its push into the United States on Friday, announcing a previously teased U.S.-specific stablecoin designed to comply with new laws. The token project, dubbed USAT, will be led by Bo Hines, former executive director of the White House’s digital assets working group. Hines will serve as USAT’s CEO from Charlotte, North Carolina,…
