Report: Stablecoins Use by Criminals Increased in 2022-2023
There has been an uptick in cybercriminals utilizing stablecoins with fiat backing between 2022 and 2023.
There has been an uptick in cybercriminals utilizing stablecoins with fiat backing between 2022 and 2023.
According to a recent report by Binance Research, stablecoins issued by centralized companies and backed by real assets currently dominate the stablecoin market.
Fidelity predicts that institutions will once again become interested in DeFi products and stablecoins if traditional finance (TradFi) yields decrease due to the Federal Reserve’s policies.
By the end of 2024, both Hong Kong and Singapore have plans to pass laws allowing the use of stablecoins as a form of payment in their respective domestic markets.
In early January, the market supply of USDT reached $92.631 billion.
Hong Kong has put forth a legislative proposal suggesting that stablecoin issuers obtain a license in the city to regulate the industry.
Circle has successfully obtained conditional registration as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) from the French Financial Markets Authority.

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