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New Stablecoin Bill Faces Criticism for Stifling Innovation and Breaching First Amendment 

A new bill co-sponsored by Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand, aimed at regulating stablecoins, has drawn criticism for potentially stifling innovation and breaching First Amendment rights. The bill includes…

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Stablecoin Market Climbs $2.81B in a Week, Nearing $160B Valuation

Over the past seven days, the stablecoin sector has expanded by $2.81 billion, bringing the dollar-pegged cryptocurrency market close to a total valuation of $160 billion. A significant portion of…

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US Senators Introduce Stablecoin Regulatory Framework, While Warren Wants Restrictions

On April 17, the two pro-crypto Senators introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act. The bill “solves key policy challenges that have lingered around previous proposals and provides prudential regulation and…

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Umoja Partners With Merlin Chain to Launch Bitcoin’s First High-Yield Synthetic Dollar

The smart money protocol Umoja has joined forces with the Bitcoin layer two (L2) initiative, Merlin Chain, to roll out a Bitcoin-based high-yield synthetic dollar. The newly introduced stablecoin is…

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USDE and FDUSD Experience Brief Depegs Amid Saturday’s Crypto Market Shake-Up

The fifth-largest stablecoin in the crypto economy by market capitalization, Ethena’s USDE, temporarily detached from its peg on Saturday amid market declines. Data reveals that the token, designed to mirror…

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Arthur Hayes Introduces New ‘Risk Radar’ for Ethena’s USDE Stablecoin

Following criticism of Ethena’s USDE stablecoin, which brought back memories of the Terra blockchain’s Anchor protocol failure, Ethena backer Arthur Hayes introduced a risk tracker by intotheblock.com that monitors aspects…

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Stablecoin Market Expands by $4.46 Billion in 12 Days

In the last 12 days of April, the stablecoin sector expanded by $4.46 billion, reaching a current valuation of $155.86 billion. Additionally, the top five dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies experienced an increase…

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