Coinbase helped build USDC – Why is it now backing the stablecoin trying to replace it, Open USD?

The stablecoin market has long rewarded the companies that issue digital dollars. They take in customer cash, hold reserves in short-term government securities, and earn the yield. Now, the companies that distribute those tokens want more of the economics. That tension is at the center of Open USD (OUSD), a planned stablecoin backed by more […] The post Coinbase helped build USDC – Why is it now backing the stablecoin trying to replace it, Open USD? appeared first on CryptoSlate.