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Bitcoin DeFi Project Elastos Debuts BTC-Backed Stablecoin BTCD

A Bitcoin-blockchain based decentralized finance (DeFi) project debuted a stablecoin fully backed by bitcoin BTC tokens as part of its effort to build a financial system centered on the largest and oldest cryptocurrency.
Elastos, developer of the BeL2 protocol, unveiled its bitcoin dollar (BTCD) on Wednesday.
The project aims to create a digital version of the Bretton Woods system, the post-World War II agreement that pegged the U.S. dollar to gold, making the greenback the world’s reserve currency as a means of fostering monetary stability. Elastos said it is «reimagining [Bretton Woods] with Bitcoin at its core.»
Stablecoins are tokens pegged to the value of a traditional financial asset, such as a fiat currency, usually the dollar. They’re an important cog in the cryptocurrency machine because they counter the volatility of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, allowing users to hold capital in digital assets without having to factor in wild price swings.
Dollar-pegged stablecoins are usually backed by short-term U.S. Treasuries that can easily be cashed in or purchased to meet fluctuating demand.
BTCD is backed by bitcoin, a counterintuitive choice for a token that’s mean to hold a stable value. Elastos deals with this through overcollateralization of 160%-200% of BTCD’s value in bitcoin, Ahmed IJ, the head of marketing, told CoinDesk on Telegram.
«Oracles feed the BTC-USD rate each block,» he said. «If cover falls to 110%, arbitrage may repay the debt, grab the BTC at a small discount, and erase the risk.
«When BTCD trades above a dollar, holders burn it to reclaim BTC, supply falls and the price slides. If it dips below a dollar, users mint it with fresh BTC and sell, supply rises, price lifts.»
The development of a BTC-backed stablecoin forms part of the broader development of bitcoin-powered DeFi, in which the security of the Bitcoin network and the vast reserves of BTC are used to secure and fund decentralized activity elsewhere in the blockchain world.
Read more: Stablecoin Market Could Grow to $2T by End-2028: Standard Chartered
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Coinbase Outpaces S&P 500 With 43% June Rise as Stablecoin Narrative Grows: CNBC

Shares of Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) rose 43% this month, making the firm the top performer in the S&P 500 since it joined the index at the end of last month.
June’s run is already the stock’s best since November and caps three straight monthly gains. Coinbase’s shares reached their highest level since their public debut.
COIN hit a $382 high this week before enduring a slight correction, ending the week at $353 and seeing a slight 0.7% drop in after-hours trading to $351.
The wider S&P 500 index rose roughly 5% in June as geopolitical tensions eased.
Washington’s progress on the GENIUS Act, Congress’s first rulebook for dollar-pegged stablecoins, helped shift investor focus from trading fees to stablecoin revenue.
The bill brightened the outlook for Circle, whose shares hit a record high and saw its market cap near that of Coinbase this week.
Coinbase keeps all yield on USDC balances held on its platform and nearly half of other USDC income, equal to about 99 percent of Circle’s revenue, giving shareholders indirect exposure at no added cost, CNBC reported Friday, citing analysts including Citizens’ head of financial technology research Devin Ryan.
Trading, however, remains subdued. Average daily volume on Coinbase has drifted lower since April.
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Robinhood Launches Micro Bitcoin, Solana and XRP Futures Contracts

Robinhood (HOOD) has introduced micro futures on bitcoin (BTC), solana (SOL) and XRP in the United States., expanding its existing crypto futures offering for its nearly 26 million funded accounts.
Micro contracts need far less collateral than full-size futures, letting traders take directional positions while committing a smaller slice of capital.
The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on a cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size.
The launch rounds out a futures suite that began with BTC and ETH in January. It also comes weeks after the firm closed its $200 million purchase of Bitstamp and finalized a $179 million deal for Canada’s WonderFi.
Robinhood’s data shows that crypto notional volumes have exploded upward over time, reaching $11.7 billion in May. The figure marks a 36% rise month-over-month, and a 65% growth year-over-year.
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Why is XRP Up Today? Trio of Catalysts Sees Token Outperform Wider Crypto Market

XRP climbed 5.5% to $2.19 in the last 24 hours after a trio of catalysts converged to help the cryptocurrency outperform the wider cryptocurrency market.
One of the catalysts was launch of XRP micro futures on Robinhood. The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on the cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size.
Regulatory fog also thinned. On Friday, Ripple withdrew its cross-appeal in its long-running U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. The SEC sued Ripple back in 2020 over its XRP sales, alleging these violated securities laws. The SEC is expected to drop its own appeal, leaving last year’s ruling, ordering Ripple to pay a $125 million civil penalty to the SEC, intact. The move could lift a lid that had kept some investors on the sidelines.
On-chain data rounded out the bullish setup. The XRP Ledger logged over a 1.1 million active addresses over the past week according to crypto analyst Ali Martinez, who cited Glassnode data.
XRP’s rise saw it outperform the wider crypto market, with the broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index rising 1.7% in the last 24 hours.
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