Why one data analyst is wary of any imminent Ethereum rally
Cole Petersen · 6 hours ago · 2 min read · Insights via
Ari Paul 
Compound 
Vitalik Buterin 
Ethereum Foundation 
Brian Armstrong 
Santiment 
Edge › Bitcoin › Stablecoins 
Glassnode 
Skew
Rising stablecoin supply sets the stage for the crypto market to see a strong Q3
Cole Petersen · 5 days ago · 3 min read · Insights via Glassnode Skew 
Edge › Ethereum › Stablecoins
Analyst: The only way competitors can “kill” Ethereum is non-USD stablecoins
Ethereum is by far the leader in the smart contract blockchain space.
Japan › Adoption
Coronavirus pushes Bitcoin-friendly Japan to begin “Digital Yen” trials
The East Asian superpowers are battling it out, this time with blockchain and digital currencies as a focus.
China › Regulation
China wants to eventually track all transactions over $14,000 with the digital yuan
China’s digital currency aspirations are both unprecedented and unparalleled.
Tether › Stablecoins 
Coin Metrics
Metrics show 80 percent of stablecoins like Tether and Binance USD are held by only six accounts
Long touted as an alternative to fiat currencies without the volatility of digital assets like Bitcoin, stablecoins and related companies mushroomed in late-2018; with a lot of projects even getting venture funded.
Shaurya Malwa · 1 month ago · 2 min read · Insights via Coin Metrics 
Ethereum › Stablecoins 
Messari
Don’t ignore what is going on with Ethereum, analyst says as stablecoins erupt
While ETH prices have remained in the proverbial dumps, the underlying Ethereum blockchain has seen a flurry of activity and development of recent months.
Nick Chong · 1 month ago · 3 min read · Insights via Messari 
Libra › U.S. › Adoption 
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg explains how digital currency Libra could increase the firm’s profits
Days after rebranding the Calibra wallet to Novi, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explained to shareholders how Libra, the firm’s upcoming digital currency, can help bolster revenues from advertising.
Shaurya Malwa · 1 month ago · 2 min read · Insights via Mark Zuckerberg 
Libra › U.S. › Adoption 
David Marcus
Facebook’s digital currency project rebrands to Novi; WhatsApp and fiat-pegged token capabilities remain
Calibra is no more.
Shaurya Malwa · 2 months ago · 2 min read · Insights via David Marcus China › Regulation
Leaked photo shows the alpha version of China Construction Bank’s DCEP app
China’s digital currency, the DCEP, is currently in the advanced testing phase, with leaked images showing that the China Construction Bank already runs the alpha version of its DCEP app.
Tether › Analysis Coin Metrics
Stablecoin boom doesn’t guarantee Bitcoin price will explode higher: economists
With Bitcoin seemingly finding a local top, all eyes in the crypto space have migrated to stablecoins, digital assets tied to and backed by a “stable” reserve asset.
Nick Chong · 3 months ago · 3 min read · Insights via Coin Metrics 
Ethereum › Stablecoins
Ethereum is the big winner of massive stablecoin growth as issuance hits record number
Ethereum has seen tremendous growth throughout the past several years, onboarding a significant amount of noteworthy decentralized applications to its blockchain while also enabling the growth of a billion-dollar DeFi ecosystem.
Edge › Stablecoins
This “dry powder” could spark the crypto market’s next parabolic rally when lit
Crypto investors have long been looking towards different narratives to support the notion that the market is just a stone’s throw away from finding itself caught within the next major parabolic uptrend – although the vast majority of these theories have been invalidated throughout the past few years.
Tether › Stablecoins
This key baseline issue could undermine public confidence in crypto stablecoins
Stablecoins account for a rapidly growing sector of the crypto industry and have viewed by many industry-advocates as tools that will ultimately help bridge mainstream finance with the nascent and highly volatile crypto market.
Adoption
Crypto.com survey finds 54% of people would trust a government-issued digital currency
A survey jointly conducted by Crypto dot com and The Economist examined the general population’s opinion of cryptocurrencies, finding that 24 percent of respondents believed the main use for cryptocurrencies was “short-term investment.” However, over half of the respondents said they would trust a digital currency issued by their country’s central bank.
Tether › Analysis
What’s really going on with Tether’s exploding supply? Crypto exec tells all
Despite the strong downturn seen in the crypto markets, epitomized by Bitcoin’s 50 percent decline that transpired on March 12, the amount of Tether’s USDT stablecoin in existence has exploded.
Binance › Stablecoins
Binance stablecoin’s exponential growth shows crypto investors are flocking for safety
Binance’s BUSD has become the fifth largest stablecoin by market capitalization, as investors flock to stablecoins for safety amidst extreme volatility in both the crypto and global financial market.
Tether › Stablecoins
After Tether, USDC dominates stablecoins with a $452 million market cap
USDC, a stablecoin developed by the Circle, is the second-largest USD-backed stablecoin on the market according to data from Skew.
Cardano › Stablecoins
Charles Hoskinson thinks a Cardano-powered stablecoin will “blow everyone out of the water”
The possibility of launching a stablecoin on the Cardano network has gone from rumor to major news, as Charles Hoskinson said that it would increase demand for ADA.
Ethereum · Tether › Stablecoins
Tether (USDT) is dominating value transfer on the Ethereum blockchain, but why?
The volume of stablecoins on Ethereum has dwarfed the volume of the network’s native cryptocurrency ETH.
Tether › Bitfinex › Stablecoins
Tether announces the launch of Tether Gold, a gold-backed cryptocurrency
Tether, the company behind the biggest stablecoin in the world, has launched Tether Gold, a digital asset providing exposure to physical gold.
