US Billionaire Backs Stablecoins To Take Over Payment Systems – Details
American billionaire and investor Stanley Druckenmiller has postulated that stablecoins will play a central role in the US payments system in the next decade. However, the philanthropist and former hedge fund manager remains skeptical about regular cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Trump Memecoin Dangles Mar-A-Lago Access As Token Price Spikes 34% Stablecoins Drive Productivity, Druckenmiller Says In […]
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Her Majesty’s Treasury in the U.K. issued a document that details a series of proposals addressing the crypto community. With the consultation, the Treasury is initiating a “regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins” for 2021 following the Brexit turmoil. Special Focus on Stablecoin Regulation According to the official announcement, the consultation mainly targets stablecoins to gather investments and wholesale uses. The HM Treasury expects to collect insights from the “industry and stakeholders” in the crypto sphere until March 21, 2021. In 2018,....
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Retail users may have to wait in much of the world, however. Editor's noteIt may be too late for resolutions and too early for Lent, but lacking any discrete occasion, I would still like to give up United States political news for a while, or at least for the duration of one Law Decoded. Fortunately, in the spirit of going international and leaving the bonkers election cycle of the U.S., blockchain technology and stablecoins are playing a major role in the latest developments in cross-border payments and settlements. It’s long been one of the most talked-about applications of blockchain....
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