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G7 Finance Leaders Call for Swift and Comprehensive Crypto Regulation

The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors have called for a swift and comprehensive regulation of crypto assets. The G7 decision followed the recent crypto market turmoil, including the…

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FCA will ‘absolutely’ consider recent stablecoin depegging when drafting crypto rules: Report

The United Kingdom's Economic and Finance Ministry announced in April that it would work to incorporate stablecoins into a regulatory framework on digital assets.

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Biden’s pick for Fed vice chair for supervision calls for congressional action on stablecoins

Fed nominee Michael Barr said that the government agency potentially releasing a central bank digital currency was an issue that required “a lot more thought and study."

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Global Watchdogs to Regulate Stablecoins Following TerraUSD (UST) Fiasco

The catastrophic failure of Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin, TerraUSD (UST), last week exacerbated the chaos in the crypto industry and accelerated plans to regulate the stablecoins market. Following the market meltdown,…

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Circle Says USDC Reserve Backed Entirely in Cash and Short-Dated US Treasuries

On May 13, Circle’s chief financial officer Jeremy Fox-Geen published a blog post called “How to Be Stable,” following the aftermath of Terra’s stablecoin implosion. Circle’s CFO explained that since…

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UK Affirms Commitment to Regulate Stablecoins Following Terra Meltdown

The British Treasury Department has affirmed its commitment to regulate stablecoins after the collapse of terrausd (UST) and terra (LUNA). “This will create the conditions for issuers and service providers…

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