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$1.9T wipeout in crypto risks spilling over to stocks, bonds — stablecoin Tether in focus

The dangers posed by stablecoins to the traditional market cannot be dismissed due to Tether's exposure to the U.S. credit system.

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SEC Commissioner Expects Tighter Stablecoin Regulation — Yellen Says Stablecoins Not Real Threat to Financial Stability

A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expects to see stricter regulation on stablecoins. However, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says stablecoins are currently “not a real threat”…

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SEC’s Hester Peirce says new stablecoin regs need to allow room for failure

The SEC’s “crypto mom” Hester Peirce has said the regulatory “movement” around stablecoins needs to allow for “trial and error” and room for failure.

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Terra Blockchain Temporarily Stops Block Production, Aims to Restart Network With a Patch

At 12:14 p.m. (ET), the Twitter account operated by the Terra team announced that the Terra blockchain network had been halted. According to the Terra developers’ tweet, Terra validators needed…

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