
Central banks are primed to print money in the first quarter of 2025, according to Jamie Coutts, Real Vision’s chief digital assets analyst. Coutts says on the social media platform X that his “base case is still central bank intervention this quarter,” though he acknowledges political influences can make monetary policy predictions difficult. “We are […]
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Blockchain technology is fortifying the strength of the US dollar rather than weakening it, according to the digital asset investment firm Pantera Capital. In a new analysis, Jeff Lewis, Pantera’s hedge funds product manager, and Erik Lowe, the firm’s head of content, write that blockchain tech will reverse a decades-long trend of international de-dollarization. “Far […]
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JPMorgan Chase says the dollar’s strength may persist this year as the firm expects the US economy to outperform other developed markets. In a new report, JPMorgan says the US dollar has defied gravity in 2024 and could continue doing so amid increasing disparities in global growth. The bank’s analysts say a strong US economy […]
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Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin is set for its trading debut on Dec. 17 on platforms including Uphold, MoonPay, Archax and CoinMENA, the company said.
Ripple, the blockchain company behind XRP, confirmed that its Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin will begin trading globally tomorrow, Dec. 17.
RLUSD, a new United States dollar-backed stablecoin developed by Ripple, is set for a global exchange debut, the firm announced to Cointelegraph on Monday, Dec. 16.
The announcement came after the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approved the RLUSD launch, on Dec. 10, greenlighting the stablecoin’s entrance into global financial and cryptocurrency markets.
The United States national debt has crossed $35 trillion, with $500 billion added to the government debt in the last two weeks alone.
On Oct. 18, Federal Reserve Bank Governor Christopher Waller told an audience at the Institute of Advanced Studies that well-regulated stablecoins could benefit the current financial system.
“Stablecoins can reduce the need for payment intermediaries and thereby reduce costs of payments globally,” Waller stated, but immediately qualified his remarks by saying that stablecoin “Safety is not assured.” The Fed official explained:
Waller also noted that decentralized finance can achieve a symbiotic relationship with traditional finance instead of supplanting it altogether. This viewpoint was previously pitched by some US lawmakers, who argue that decentralized finance and dollar-denominated stablecoins can extend dollar dominance by decades.