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ForkLog 30 17.09.2020

Former HSBC executive to take leadership role at Libra Association subsidiary

The Libra Association, linked to developing a digital currency led by the world's largest social network, Facebook, has hired James Emmett as Libra Networks' managing director. He previously held a similar post at the UK's largest bank HSBC, dedicating 25 years of his career to it.

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ForkLog 24 16.09.2020

EU plans to regulate cryptocurrencies on a par with traditional financial assets

The European Commission proposed establishing a legal framework for cryptocurrencies, security tokens and stablecoins, mirroring the requirements applied to traditional financial instruments. This is described in the Draft Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), the draft version of which was published by Politico.

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ForkLog 22 13.09.2020

European countries push for tougher regulation of stablecoins

Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands urged the European Commission to develop strict rules for stablecoins, 'to protect consumers and safeguard state sovereignty in monetary policy'. Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 62 09.09.2020

Tether launches USDT on Solana blockchain

Tether has announced the launch of the USDT stablecoin on the Solana blockchain.

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ForkLog 20 09.09.2020

Report: On-chain activity of Bitcoin and Ethereum rose 38% in August

The total volume of on-chain value transferred across Bitcoin and Ethereum networks last month rose by 38.3%, reaching $125 billion. This marked the highest level in 30 months, according to The Block.

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ForkLog 17 04.09.2020

CoinMetrics: Daily stablecoin issuance reaches $100 million

Since mid-July, daily growth in the aggregate market capitalization of stablecoins has risen to $100 million. CoinMetrics co-founder Nic Carter drew attention to this.

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ForkLog 8 02.09.2020

MonolithosDAO sells 138,000 MDT tokens in the first phase of the token sale

On 10 August, the DeFi project MonolithosDAO, which is developing the decentralised ruble-stablecoin MCR, completed the first phase of the MDT governance token sale. During the presale, investors bought 138,000 MDT at a price of $0.40 per token.

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ForkLog 20 27.08.2020

Swiss online retail giant Galaxus becomes first to accept payments in digital Swiss francs

The cryptocurrency bank Sygnum announced the first transaction using the digital version of the Swiss franc in online shopping. The recipient of the payment was the country’s leading player in the industry, Galaxus.

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ForkLog 33 24.08.2020

China’s State Blockchain Platform to Add Stablecoin Support

The Chinese Infrastructure Blockchain Platform (BSN) will integrate support for stablecoins in 2021. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Yifan He, head of Red Date Technology, which is responsible for the platform's international development, said.

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