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

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

Buterin’s reply offered both a counterpoint and a broader framework for what counts as “real” DeFi. The Russo-Canadian ...

Brazil has initiated legislative advancements to ban algorithmic stablecoins like Ethena's USDe and require all stablecoins ...

Many DeFi platforms today operate by allowing users to deposit USDC in exchange for interest, creating an illusion of decentralization. However, Buterin contends that this reliance on USDC is ...

Vitalik Buterin has challenged the legitimacy of popular USDC-based yield strategies, arguing they fail to meet the core principles of decentralized finance. Hi ...

New legislation requires all stablecoins to be fully backed by reserve assets and introduces penalties for issuing unbacked stablecoins.

Brazil moves to ban unbacked stablecoins with prison terms, as U.S. banks and crypto firms clash over reserves, and deposit risks grow.

The Brazilian financial landscape reached a critical regulatory juncture on February 5, 2026, as the Chamber of Deputies ...

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 moves closer to banning algorithmic stablecoins as a congressional committee approved Bill 4,308/2024, requiring all ...

In the revised letter, the CFTC said national trust banks were never meant to be excluded from the original guidance. “The Division did not intend to exclude ...