The Daily Peg
A round-up of stablecoin and CBDC news.
Questions people are asking today: How much of the $182 million in USDT frozen across five crypto wallets represents Venezuela oil revenue funds?
Industry News
Community Banks Warn Stablecoins Could Put $6.6 Trillion of U.S. Deposits at Risk as JPMorgan Downplays Threat
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/01/11/jpmorgan-downplays-stablecoin-threat-as-local-bankers-warn-of-usd6-6t-risk
Binance Launches Regulated Gold and Silver Perpetual Futures Products
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/binance-launches-regulated-gold-silver-110240173.html
Bakkt Shares Surge 18% Following Acquisition of Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm
https://decrypt.co/354294/bakkt-stock-jumps-18-stablecoin-firm-acquisition
Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Launches New Crypto Lending Platform
https://decrypt.co/354326/trump-backed-world-liberty-financial-launches-crypto-lending-platform
Deep thoughts
Vitalik Buterin Says Crypto Needs Stronger Decentralized Stablecoins to Survive
https://decrypt.co/354269/crypto-needs-better-decentralized-stablecoins-ethereum-founder-vitalik-buterin
Regulation
U.S. Senate Unveils New Draft Legislation Addressing Stablecoin Rewards
https://www.theblock.co/post/385303/senate-unveils-new-draft-bill-stablecoin-reward?
Senate Stablecoin Legislation Developments Highlighted by Capitol Hill Reporter
Bernstein Says the Window for Passing a U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Is Open Now
https://www.theblock.co/post/385059/bernstein-says-window-for-crypto-market-structure-bill-is-here-and-now?
Regional
Venezuelan Economist Asdrúbal Oliveros Explains How the Maduro Regime was Relying on Stablecoins like Tether to Monetize its Oil.
Sound of Da Police
Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT Across Five Crypto Wallets
https://www.techinasia.com/news/tether-freezes-182m-in-usdt-across-five-crypto-wallets