Bank of America CEO Says Bank Will Likely Launch Its Own Stablecoin
The United States Congress said that it would push to pass legislation on stablecoins in the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
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The United States Congress said that it would push to pass legislation on stablecoins in the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
The group also increased its bitcoin holdings last quarter for the first time since March, holding nearly 84,000 BTC worth about $7.8 billion as of year-end.
Stablecoins are increasingly popular for everyday uses like payments, remittances and savings, and Tether’s expansion aims to spur activity to the Bitcoin-based ecosystem.
The European Union’s European Securities and Markets Authority wants nations in the EU to make sure that exchanges are complying with its stablecoin rules.
The stablecoin behemoth is setting up shop for the group and its companies in the nascent crypto hub.
Tether’s market cap has declined by over 1% this week, the steepest drop since the crash of FTX in November 2022.
Asset manager Bitwise sees the stablecoin market growing to $400 billion next year, with U.S. legislation, fintech adoption and global payments driving the growth.
The approval is a necessary step towards the public launch of the RLUSD token, which is currently in test mode on Ethereum and XRP Ledger.
Solana traders are quickly embracing the newest stablecoin to join their decentralized finance (DeFi) fray: USDS, issued by Sky (formerly MakerDAO).
The issuance comes at a time when the European stablecoin market is poised for a shake-up as regulations for issuers will enter into full force by the end of this year.