Lummis-Gillibrand bill will ban algorithmic stablecoins: Law Decoded

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis of the United States have proposed a new law to create guidelines for managing digital currencies called payment stablecoins. The law intends to prevent the use of “unsecured, algorithmically managed stablecoins,” a possible reference to TerraUSD (UST) losing its peg to the US dollar in 2022. Issuers must keep … Read more

Stablecoin, retail CBDC sandboxes are on South African payments roadmap

The Digital Payments Plan from South Africa’s Reserve Bank has been unveiled, aiming to achieve the objectives of their 2015 Vision 2025 strategy. The country’s progress in embracing digital payment methods has been “relatively slow,” according to the report. To make up for lost time, potential strategies were explored, such as implementing cryptocurrencies and central … Read more

Bitcoin is ‘a failure’: Peter Schiff – Does he have a point?

Exec highlighted that Bitcoin halving slowed down the network. Schiff sees a somber future for the king coin. In April, the long-awaited Bitcoin [BTC] halving came to an end, sparking great interest and anticipation. Various analysts and industry professionals voiced their positive outlook on the future of this digital currency. Yet, it’s important to note … Read more