Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Stablecoin Guidance, EU’s Digital Euro Plans, Chamath...
The OCC published guidance allowing U.S. banks to work with stablecoin issuers. Meanwhile, the ECB thinks the term stablecoin can be "misleading."
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A consortium of major European banks has formed Qivalis, a new entity in Amsterdam to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin in 2026. A Tenth Bank Has Now Joined The Euro Stablecoin Consortium Back in September, nine big European banks announced a consortium aimed at developing and launching a euro-based stablecoin, a digital asset that will have […]
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