Stablecoins Archives

Maker’s Dai Dilemma

Maker is one of the oldest DeFi protocols and the creator of Dai—the largest crypto-backed stablecoin by market capitalization ($4.7

May 2, 2023

FDIC Takeover of Silicon Valley Bank: Assessing the Impact on Stablecoins

Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) was taken over by the FDIC on Friday morning following a bank run that drained their

March 14, 2023

Dancing with the Regulator: Stablecoin Data in the Wake of New Regulatory Action

In this State of the Network, we examine stablecoin data following the recent regulatory developments surrounding the Binance USD (BUSD)

February 22, 2023

A Look at Stablecoins and Other On-Chain Derivatives

Crypto market participants continue to recalibrate following the abrupt shocks emanating from FTX’s woes. As we have covered in recent editions of State

November 29, 2022

Stablecoins Come Into Focus in EU’s MiCa Legislation

A data-driven update on stablecoins as the European Council votes in favor of Markets in Crypto Assets legislation (MiCa), set

October 18, 2022

Exploring the Time-Based Patterns of Blockchain Activity

Blockchains are well known for offering a degree of pseudo-anonymity to transactors. But even though individual transactions might not be

July 26, 2022

Checking in on On-Chain User Activity

Over the last few months the crypto market has been battered by Terra’s implosion and the ongoing fallout. But despite

July 12, 2022

Surveying Stablecoins in the Wake of the LUNA/UST Collapse

Stablecoins have come under increased scrutiny over the last week following TerraUSD’s (UST) sudden collapse. On May 12th, Tether (USDT)

May 17, 2022

NEU Blockchain Club + Coin Metrics: The Cambrian Explosion of Stablecoins

Coin Metrics was originally founded in 2017 as an open-source project created in response to the dearth of high-quality crypto data needed

April 26, 2022

The Cambrian Explosion of Stablecoins

In just two years, the total supply of stablecoins has grown twenty fold to more than $180B today. Stablecoins have