‘Token will defeat cryptocurrency’: Russia debuts palladium-backed stablecoin
Backed by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, Atomyze became Russia’s first legal digital asset manager, obtaining registration from the central bank in February 2022. The Russian government-backed tokenization platform Atomyze has issued its first digital asset backed by palladium in collaboration with the local bank Rosbank.Rosbank officially announced on Monday that it became the first partner of the Russian blockchain firm Atomyze, acting as an investor in Russia’s first digital asset deal with palladium.According to the announcement, the newly issued digital asset is the first digital....
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Transactions with digital assets backed by precious metals are beginning in Russia with the launch of a token for palladium. The rare metal, which is used in jewelry and has some high-tech applications, is not a publicly available asset in the Russian Federation.
Atomyze and Rosbank Issue Digital Token for Palladium
The Russian unit of Atomyze, a platform that specializes in the tokenization of commodities, and Rosbank, are starting transactions with digital financial assets (DFAs) based on precious metals. The first one is the issuance of a token for palladium, the holders of....
One of the world’s biggest palladium producers, based in Russia, announced that it’s starting the first stage of issuing blockchain-powered tokens to its industrial partners Traxys and Umicore. Palladium Producer Giant Issues Its First Blockchain-Powered Tokens According to the announcement, Norilsk Nickel (known as Nornickel) said the issuance of the digital coins involves metal contracts, and it aims to optimize “supply chain efficiency as well as transparency.” Led by Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin, the mining giant also specializes in producing nickel. The....
The new decentralized finance (defi) stablecoin project called Fei had some issues this week after the 1:1 USD pegged token dropped well below its targeted $1 value. The Fei project was supposed to be similar to Maker DAO’s algorithmic DAI stablecoin and it was backed by major venture capital firms. Fei Protocol Market Price Drops to $0.73 and the Stablecoin Fei’s Bid Slides to $0.136 On social media and forums, crypto advocates have been discussing the defi project called Fei after it lost its peg with the U.S. dollar this week. Currently, a single fei (FEI) is exchanging....
On Sunday, the non-custodial market protocol Aave announced that the Aave DAO has approved a new stablecoin for the ecosystem called “GHO.” Aave Companies proposed the stablecoin during the first week of July and the collateral-backed stablecoin will be pegged to the U.S. dollar’s value.
A New collateral-Backed Stablecoin Crafted by Aave Companies Is Due to Launch After the Aave DAO Votes on Genesis Parameters
Aave explained on Sunday that the Aave decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) approved a proposal to create a stablecoin token called....
Paypal is reportedly working on a stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar to expand its cryptocurrency offerings. “We will, of course, work closely with relevant regulators,” the company stressed. Paypal Is Exploring Launching Its Own USD-Backed Stablecoin Paypal Holdings Inc. is reportedly exploring the launch of its own stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar as part of the company’s cryptocurrency push, Bloomberg reported Friday. Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president of crypto and digital currencies at Paypal, confirmed to the publication: We are exploring a....