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TUSD Leverages Chainlink Proof of Reserve for Real-Time Verification of Stablecoin Minting
23.2.2023
On Wednesday, the stablecoin project Trueusd announced that it is leveraging Chainlink Proof of Reserve (POR) technology to provide real-time verification for the minting of trueusd tokens. The trueusd crypto asset has a circulating supply of over 968 million tokens and is the sixth-largest...
Frax Finance to retire algorithmic backing amid stablecoin crackdown
23.2.2023
The vote was passed to fully collateralize Frax Finance's native stablecoin, thus phasing out its algorithmic backing
Frax Finance Votes to Fully Collateralize Its $1 Billion Stablecoin
23.2.2023
The vote is a step for Frax’s native stablecoin frxUSD to retire its algorithmic element
New Canadian rules for crypto trading platforms leave little room for stablecoins
22.2.2023
The Canadian Securities Administrators has tightened registration requirements for crypto exchanges for the second time, after the disorder seen in 2022
Binance Shifts to ‘Semi-Automated’ Process to Manage Reserves of Tokens It Issues: Bloomberg
22.2.2023
Reserves for these tokens had previously been mixed with customer funds
BUSD Stablecoin Temporarily Plunges to $0.20 on Binance
22.2.2023
Binance USD (BUSD), the third-largest stablecoin by market cap, spiked to a low of $0.20 against the DAI stablecoin as liquidity dried up on Binance
Chainlink, TrueUSD Start Real-Time ‘Mint Lock’ Verification of Stablecoin Reserves
22.2.2023
The key is to get information from the bank account where the stablecoin’s reserves are kept to the blockchain-based smart contract that controls issuance of new TUSD
Firm Behind Binance's BUSD Stablecoin in Talks with the SEC – Here's the Latest
22.2.2023
Paxos, a blockchain infrastructure platform and the issuer of Binance’s stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD), is in talks with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its decision to consider the stablecoin a security.
In an email to employees, Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla said they are having...
Binance Increases USDC Holdings as BUSD’s Market Cap Slides Lower
21.2.2023
Eight days ago, Paxos announced that the company would no longer mint the stablecoin BUSD. Since then, the coin’s market capitalization has been sliding lower as redemptions have become more prominent. Meanwhile, a data researcher from Nansen has discovered that Binance, the largest...
SEC’s Shadow Crypto Rule Taking Shape as Enforcement Cases Mount
21.2.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler thinks the cryptocurrency industry is playing a game with his agency. He has said that companies are well aware of what they have to do to operate legally within the U.S., but they’ve decided not to do it – some of them in open scorn...
Paxos is engaged in 'constructive discussions' with SEC: Report
21.2.2023
The stablecoin issuer is currently facing a lawsuit from the SEC in which the financial regulator claimed BUSD was an unregistered security
Today in Crypto: 'Crypto Trading Activity Increased Markedly in the Wake of Terra & FTX Falls', Huobi Moving from Singapore to Hong Kong, Swarm Launches Tradable Stocks and Bonds On-chain
21.2.2023
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Hope Finance exploit results in $2M stolen from users' funds
21.2.2023
An Arbitrum-based algorithmic stablecoin project has fallen prey to a smart contract exploit, seeing $2 million stolen from users
How Hong Kong Is Gearing Up to Regulate Stablecoins
21.2.2023
Requiring foreign entities who have already issued stablecoins to set up a Hong Kong entity for issuing stablecoins might throw up complications
Bitcoin bulls ignore the recent regulatory FUD by aiming to flip $25K to support
20.2.2023
Bitcoin's upward momentum could continue according to Asian stablecoin demand and the BTC futures premium
Many stablecoins fall short of coming regulatory recommendations, says FSB chair
20.2.2023
The BIS-affiliated advisory body will release its final recommendations on global crypto asset regulation and supervision in July
Today in Crypto: ‘Many Existing Stablecoins Would Not Meet Coming Standards’, Fireblocks to Launch Off-exchange Service, Stellar & USDC Added to Wirex Wallet
20.2.2023
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Nearly 3 Billion BUSD Stablecoins Have Been Removed From the Market in 6 Days
20.2.2023
Six days ago, a few hours before the blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos announced it would no longer mint BUSD stablecoins, $2.86 billion worth of BUSD were redeemed. Currently, Binance is the most active exchange trading BUSD tokens, and the stablecoin still commands roughly 10.7% of...
There are "Very Interesting Opportunities" for Non-USD Based Stablecoins: Binance CSO
19.2.2023
With U.S. regulators effectively canceling Binance-branded BUSD stablecoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange is now looking beyond dollar-based stablecoins - and it has received notable interest from potential partners.
Patrick Hillmann, Binance’s chief strategy officer, has said that...
CZ denies report Binance is considering major breakup with US business partners
17.2.2023
The Binance CEO contradicted a Bloomberg source concerning reducing the company’s activities after increasing pressure from U.S. regulators