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Circle, an issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin USDC, has announced plans to be 100% backed by cash and short-term U.S. Treasuries by September. The company’s most recent attestation showed USDC’s $22 billion supply was backed by only 61% cash and cash equivalents. “Mindful of community sentiment, our commitment to trust and transparency, and an…

Ethereum became the most traded cryptocurrency on the Coinbase exchange during the three months through June, while investors explored the world of decentralized finance. It accounted for 26% of Coinbase’s trading volume in the second quarter. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, shared for 26% of the trading volume on Coinbase, compared to…

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global announced on Wednesday it has started to accept meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin for commerce payments. Dogecoin (DOGE) became the 7th cryptocurrency for merchants to accept payments on Coinbase’s e-commerce portal, according to an announcement on Twitter. The platform currently also supports Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), as well…

The venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz has officially announced the launch of a $2.2 billion fund focused on the crypto industry. The Silicon Valley venture firm, founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz in 2019, announced the new $2.2 billion cryptocurrency-focused fund, said in a blog post on Thursday. Crypto Fund III, co-led by Andreessen…

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have hyped the art market and adjacent industries this year, but their extreme volatility makes it still too early to say on the future of NFT.  According to one of the earliest crypto pioneers, Fred Ehrsam, most of NFTs in the market might lose their value in a few years. In an…

On Thursday cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase started listing Dogecoin, the original meme-based asset, on its Pro platform. The exchange will try to surge interest in the cryptocurrency by a $1.2 million giveaway. Coinbase retail users can now sell, buy and store Dogecoin on the exchange, the company said in a blog post. To boost up…