2022-05-16 19:40:22
WEEKLY MARKET UPDATE Crypto crash
Investors will be closely watching crypto assets in the week ahead after a volatile week last week, dominated by the collapse in value of stablecoin TerraUSD, which broke its 1:1 peg to the U.S. dollar.
Stablecoins are tokens pegged to the value of traditional assets, often the U.S. dollar, and are the main medium for moving money between cryptocurrencies or for converting balances to fiat cash.
Goldman Sachs and Barclays invest in UK crypto trading platform Elwood
Banking giants Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Britain’s Barclays (LON:BARC) have joined a $70 million Series A funding round for the institutional crypto trading platform Elwood Technologies, founded by billionaire British hedge fund manager Alan Howard.
UK Treasury en route to legalizing stablecoins amid Terra's UST crash
United Kingdom’s Department of Treasury, or Her Majesty's Treasury, has reportedly decided to go ahead with regulating stablecoins as legal tender. While welcomed by the crypto community, the decision comes as a shocker due to its proximity to the recent fall of one of the most popular algorithmic stablecoin, TerraUSD (UST).
Nayib Bukele to Discuss Bitcoin with Bankers from 44 Countries in Monday Meeting
Late on Sunday night, President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele revealed his plans to meet bankers from 44 countries first thing on Monday morning. The Central banks and financial authorities meeting on Monday will have one major topic of discussion, and that is Bitcoin.
FTX CEO sees no future in Bitcoin payments, community fires back
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange FTX, has criticized the efficiency of Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment network, only to meet heavy backlash from the crypto community.
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