The world’s second-largest stablecoin issuer wants to reduce its exposure to potential US debt defaults. Stablecoin issuer Circle has reportedly adjusted its reserves treasury in an effort to reduce the risks of United States debt defaults. According to a May 10 Politico newsletter, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said that the firm has adjusted the mix of…

An email newsletter sent out to Coinbase customers on May 10 caused significant backlash from the Pepe community. An email sent out to Coinbase customers describing the Pepe meme as a “hate symbol” co-opted by alt-right groups has drawn significant ire from the PEPE memecoin community. Prominent crypto influencer Borovik.eth shared a screenshot of the email newsletter…

The ratings agency looked at five areas of interconnectedness between the crypto ecosystem and traditional finance; its lack of firm conclusions may be telling. Rating provider S&P Global has examined whether or not there is a relationship between crypto assets and macroeconomics in a new report. Its conclusion is a firm “maybe” and the details…

At a recent event, Tom Mutton, the Bank of England’s head of fintech, touted the privacy benefits of CBDCs while denouncing the anonymity of cryptocurrencies. The Bank of England’s director of fintech, Tom Hutton, recently spoke out on the United Kingdom’s plans to institute a central bank digital currency (CBDC) at the Crypto and Digital…

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney made fun of a recent Business Insider article suggesting the metaverse had run its course. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is just as optimistic about the metaverse as ever, after poking fun at a recent suggestion that online virtual worlds are “dead.” The now-billionaire video game entrepreneur — creator of…

The Aragon Association has pulled plans to give ANT holders voting rights over its DAO in the wake of the attack. Aragon, an open-source framework designed to launch decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), has pulled plans for its native Aragon (ANT) token holders to be given voting rights over the future direction of the organization. The…