Stablecoins on shaky ground? US council calls on Congress to enact crypto oversight

The Financial Services Oversight Council (FSOC) is urging Congress to pass legislation that establishes a comprehensive federal framework for regulating stablecoin issuers. A government organization — established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 — published a report on Friday, Dec. 6, detailing what it perceives as a growing threat […]

Tether to invest in Quantoz to support MiCA-compliant stablecoins

Tether will invest in Quantoz Payments to support the launch of euro and U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, EURQ and USDQ. In an announcement on Nov. 18, Tether revealed plans for an upcoming investment in the Netherlands-headquartered payments firm to facilitate the issuance of the fiat-referenced e-money tokens. Quantoz, licensed as an Electronic Money Institution by the […]