THORChain, a cross-chain decentralized exchange, faced solvency issues caused by its DeFi services. Imbalances between deposits of bitcoin and other assets created a net short position for the protocol that worsened in the bull market. The protocol had to issue rescue tokens to cover the gap
Despite PayPal’s dominant position in the payments business, its stablecoin project, PYUSD, has stalled. Numerous integrations have not managed to attract users. The company is now subsidizing the stablecoin’s yield on DeFi platforms. Can this become a standard feature of private money?
The paper, "MiCAR's Influence on Stablecoins: Industry Insights and Implications," highlights inconsistencies and areas for improvement in the new law.
For all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered.
This week HSBC pushed the adoption of tokenized RWA forward by opening its gold
The decentralized stablecoin project MakerDAO saw another shake last weekend, this time caused by the bullish outlook on the crypto market. It prompted an emergency intervention by the project’s guardians and put the project in hibernated mode right before the launch of its Endgame
