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The Banking Crisis Has Been Good for Stablecoin Experimentation
16.3.2023
Decentralize and the week’s Breaking News: SVB, USDC and BTC to 26k
16.3.2023
Breaking news and insightful views: Cointelegraph’s Decentralize drops a new style of podcast, curated for you by the Cointelegraph news team
Circle clears 'substantially all' minting and redemption backlog for USDC
16.3.2023
The stablecoin issuer said as at U.S. banking close on Wednesday, it redeemed $3.8 billion USDC and minted $0.8 billion USDC
Tether Market Cap Rises by 10% Following Stablecoin Meltdown – Can it Maintain the Lead?
15.3.2023
The market capitalization of the popular stablecoin tether (USDT) has risen as other stablecoins, including Circle’s USD coin (USDC) and MakerDAO’s DAI briefly lost their pegs over the weekend.
As a result of the increase in marketshare for tether, Binance USD (BUSD), a stablecoin issued...
Who Is Cross River Bank, USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle’s New Partner?
15.3.2023
The New Jersey-based regional bank has an increased profile after the trio of recent bank collapses – and will likely face added regulatory scrutiny
Binance Pauses UK Deposits and Withdrawals Following Partner's Service Halt – What's Going On?
15.3.2023
Major crypto exchange Binance has halted deposit and withdrawal services through bank transfers and card payments for customers in the UK after its partner, London-based online payments firm Paysafe, cut off support for transactions carried out in the British pound (GBP).
Binance’s partner said...
Alameda-Linked Wallet Sent $100M of Stablecoins to Trading Firms After USDC Depeg
15.3.2023
A wallet linked to the liquidators of the Alameda Research estate sent $100 million in stablecoins to crypto trading firms Cumberland and GSR Markets over the weekend
Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility
15.3.2023
The options market is still valuing options that settle in the underlying rather than in USDC at a relative premium due to a continued concern of a further depeg, one observer said
MEV Rewards on Ethereum Reach All-Time High During SVB Bank Run and USDC Depeg
15.3.2023
Profits made from MEV were more than twice as high as the last peak during the FTX implosion
Decentralized Exchanges Posted Record $25B Daily Volume as USDC Depegged
15.3.2023
The previous high of $24.3 billion occurred in May 2021, when bitcoin was worth roughly $65,000 and ether $4,400
Over Two Billion USDC Stablecoin Burnt in Single Day, Data Shows
15.3.2023
USD Coin holders are not rushing back to holding the token just yet
Circle CEO 'able to access' $3.3B of USDC's reserves at Silicon Valley Bank
15.3.2023
Circle’s earlier disclosure that $3.3 billion worth of USDC reserves were held with Silicon Valley Bank resulted in it losing market share to its competitor USDT
Circle USDC Rebounds From De-Pegging, but Stablecoin Observers See an Uncertain Future
15.3.2023
Nearly 4 billion USDC has been removed from the circulating supply since Friday with more USDC being burned than minted, data shows
Decentralized Borrowing Protocol Liquity’s LQTY Token Soars Amid USDC Chaos
14.3.2023
The price increase of LQTY comes amid heightened interest in stablecoins following the depegging of USD Coin and the shutdown of several crypto-friendly banks
Gibraltar's Xapo Bank Enables GBP Payments, Prepares USDC Option Amid U.S. Crypto Banking Crisis
14.3.2023
The retail-focused bank will be allowing users to make payments directly to and from ther U.K. accounts or wallets
Vitalik Buterin-Named Wallet Sent 500 Ether to Mint RAI, Buy USDC Amid Depegging
14.3.2023
USDC depegged over the weekend to 89 cents, and a Buterin-labeled wallet may have bought the dip
Debtors saved over $100M using de-pegged stablecoins to repay loans
14.3.2023
Debtors jumped on the opportunity to grab a discount on their loan repayments when USDC and DAI de-pegged from the dollar
Signature Bank’s Signet Platform Still Works, But Some Clients Have Moved On
14.3.2023
A source told CoinDesk the real-time payments platform, popular with crypto businesses, will continue to be offered under the newly established Signature Bridge Bank entity
USDC depegged, but it's not going to default
13.3.2023
USD Coin is going to survive Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. But it should inspire advocates of cryptocurrency to prepare for future systemic shocks
USDC's 'Black Swan' Depegging Could Have Been Avoided With Proper Regulatory Framework
13.3.2023
Fissures among the progressive left are primarily responsible for the lack of U.S. regulatory progress around stablecoins, says John Rizzo, senior vice president for public affairs at Clyde Group