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SBF legal fees, BTC market cap flips Meta and USDC climbs back to $1: Hodler’s Digest, March 12-18
18.3.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to use FTX’s corporate insurance, Bitcoin outperforming Wall Street banks in 2023 and USDC repegs after turbulent days
USDC depeg will hinder stablecoins’ growth, increase regulatory scrutiny: Moody’s
17.3.2023
"Financial institutions may reconsider adopting stablecoins to settle agreements involving tokenized securities out of concern over the coins' potential volatility,” Moody’s said
Stablecoin Supply Plummets After Depegging Event: $7.4B Dollar-Pegged Tokens Withdrawn From Circulation
17.3.2023
During the past 11 days, over 7 billion USDC stablecoins have been withdrawn from circulation, with most of the redemptions occurring following the depegging event of USDC on March 11, 2023. Furthermore, since March 6, a total of 439.48 million BUSD stablecoins have been redeemed. Stablecoin...
Crypto Biz: SVB collapses, USDC depegs, Bitcoin still up
17.3.2023
Turmoil in traditional finance spilled over into Bitcoin and crypto markets, forcing federal regulators to step in
USDC Stablecoin Sees Massive $3 Billion Outflows in Three Days – What's Going On?
17.3.2023
The popular stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) has seen outflows of around $3 billion over three days this week, issuer Circle said in a blog post on Thursday.
According to the blog post, Circle redeemed $3.8 billion USDC and minted $0.8 billion new USDC tokens between Monday and Wednesday this week...
On-Chain Data Reveals How Trading Firms Worked the USDC Stablecoin Repeg
17.3.2023
Trading firms were quick to jump on the USDC long trade over the weekend as the stablecoin slumped to $0.88 amid banking concerns in the U.S
Bybit reports surge in trading volume amidst USDC volatility
17.3.2023
Bybit’s spot market volume for USDC grows by 1,437% Bybit becomes the No.2 crypto exchange in MENA DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 17, 2023 — Bybit reports a surge in volume for USDC pairs as the world’s third most visited crypto exchange ramps up efforts to meet market demands. Relying...
Tokenized Diamond Market Booms Amid Crypto Banking Crisis as Investors Seek Hard Assets – Here's What You Need to Know
17.3.2023
At the time when banks were collapsing last weekend and a major stablecoin depegged, tokenized diamond sales jumped 300%.
Investors turned their focus to digitized diamonds in search of safe haven amid high market volatility brought on by the collapse of no less than three banks in the United...
Crypto users turned to DEXs, loaded up on USDC after Silicon Valley Bank crash
17.3.2023
The collapse of FTX led to a similar exodus from centralized exchanges, as users worried they may lose access to funds during crises
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