Cardano developer to issue dollar-pegged stablecoin USDA

    Cardano developer Emurgo announced plans to issue a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDA, on the Cardano network in early 2023. Emurgo plans to introduce USDA by the end of Q1 2023. Emurgo, Cardano’s official commercial arm, said in a statement that USDA will be the first regulated stablecoin on the blockchain backed by a fiat currency….

    ‘Astarter’ brings DeFi to Cardano (ADA)

    On Friday, Cardano’s official commercial arm EMURGO announced Astarter, a joint venture with China-based technology firm BlockChain4A, to build decentralized financial (DeFi) services infrastructure on Cardano blockchain protocol. The joint venture will combine EMURGO’s technical expertise of Cardano’s founding entities, coupled with Blockchain4A’s experience in DeFi technical infrastructure development. After Cardano’s Alonzo hard fork successfully…