{"id":354942,"date":"2018-10-23T19:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=354942"},"modified":"2019-03-11T20:52:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:52:28","slug":"coinbase-to-list-competitor-backed-stablecoin-amidst-growing-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/coinbase-to-list-competitor-backed-stablecoin-amidst-growing-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase to List Competitor-Backed Stablecoin Amidst Growing Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"
Coinbase will reportedly list a stablecoin initially backed by one of its closest competitors after joining the consortium behind the USD-pegged cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently\u00a0listed<\/a> decentralized exchange protocol utility token 0x (ZRX) to the list of cryptocurrencies it offers to consumers for trading. This follows a new policy update that was put in place, eventually leading to “thousands” of cryptocurrency tokens being offered by Coinbase.<\/p>\n The firm also teased that it was exploring<\/a> Stellar, privacy-focused Zcash, Cardano, and the Brendan Eich<\/a>-developed Basic Attention Token (BAT) as the next tokens that may be added to Coinbase\u2019s offering. However, a stablecoin \u2013 USD Coin \u2013 could be the next token to be added to Coinbase according to a new announcement from the company<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coinbase will be joining the CENTRE as a “founding member” \u2013 the consortium behind USD Coin (USDC) that includes the Goldman Sachs-backed, Boston-based Circle. CENTRE\u2019s official website has already been updated to include a number of Coinbase mentions.<\/p>\n CENTRE is the consortium behind the recently launched, open source, smart contract-based USD Coin<\/a> \u2013 an ERC20 “stablecoin” backed one-to-one by a corresponding U.S. dollar, just like competitor Tether claims to be. By joining CENTRE, Coinbase is also joining forces with competitor Circle, who originally launched USD Coin on its Circle Trade and Circle Poloniex platforms.<\/p>\n Stablecoins are currently the talk of the cryptocurrency community.<\/p>\n The controversy surrounding current reigning champion of stablecoin market share, Tether, has recently come to a head after rumors circulated surrounding the company\u2019s solvency<\/a>, and continued fear that Tether tokens aren\u2019t properly backed by a corresponding U.S. dollar in Tether\u2019s reserves.<\/p>\nInterest in Stablecoins Heats up as Tether\u2019s Stronghold Diminishes<\/h2>\n