The prison sentence handed to Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon marks a rare moment of accountability in a corner of finance that has long thrived on opacity and hype. After the spectacular implosion of ...

Vitalik Buterin explains why algorithmic stablecoins qualify as true DeFi while USDC yield products don't, citing risk transfer.

Stablecoins are somewhat like bank deposits. Typically, a consumer who wants a stablecoin gives a dollar to an issuing company, who mints a stablecoin on a blockchain. The user can then send that ...

Vitalik Buterin defends algorithmic stablecoins as genuine DeFi. He outlines why ETH-backed designs trump centralized alternatives.

Four months after the collapse of the Terra ecosystem and its algorithmic stablecoin UST, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon and five other individuals have been issued an arrest warrant by a South ...

Brazil has initiated legislative advancements to ban algorithmic stablecoins like Ethena's USDe and require all stablecoins to be fully backed by reserve assets.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. CEO of CJPA Global Advisors covers Geopolitics/Econ, ex-McKinsey. Nov 07, 2025, 02:02pm EST Nov 07, 2025, 03:34pm EST Futuristic ...

In May 2021, the Luna stablecoin lost its algorithmic peg to the Dollar, which led to the erosion of $45 billion for cryptocurrencies and various other assets in the hours immediately following this ...

USDT, USDC and PYUSD are compared for their safety, transparency, liquidity & use cases. Discover which stablecoin is best ...

The crypto crash highlighted an overlooked aspect of stablecoins: They have both a stable value and a market-traded price, ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has updated guidance recognizing that national trust banks can issue US ...