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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
Circle Partners With Cross River Bank, Handful of US ‘Crypto-Friendly’ Banks Remain; Okcoin Suspends USD Deposits
13.3.2023
Circle Financial, the issuer of the stablecoin USDC, is partnering with Cross River Bank after its former settlement partner, Signature Bank, was closed by New York regulators, according to a statement from CEO Jeremy Allaire. “The 1:1 redeemability of all USDC in circulation is of paramount...
Bitcoin futures premium falls to lowest level in a year, triggering traders' alerts
13.3.2023
On March 12, Bitcoin futures traded 5.5% below regular spot exchanges, causing volatility in derivatives markets
USDC Crisis Averted? Federal Regulators Offer Reassurance to Silicon Valley Bank Depositors, Ensuring Access to Funds
13.3.2023
The popular stablecoin USDC has regained its $1 peg price after regulators in the US assured that depositors in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) can access their money today.
The assurance from the government means that all Silicon Valley Bank depositors will be made whole, despite the bank’s collapse...
Stablecoin Trading Dominates Monday’s Crypto Market, Tether and BUSD Sell at Premiums
13.3.2023
On Monday, the crypto economy experienced significant market activity with $183.85 billion in global trade volume over 24 hours, with a large portion of those trades involving stablecoins. USDC traded near parity with the U.S. dollar, and several stablecoins, including tether and BUSD, sold...
Burning USDC and Minting DAI Prove to Be Popular On-Chain Activities Amid SVB Collapse
13.3.2023
Circle’s USDC stablecoin had nearly $3 billion in net redemptions since Friday, while the total supply of DAI increased by 1.2 billion tokens over the same time period
Binance Suddenly Converts $1 Billion From Industry Recovery Initiative to Bitcoin, Ether, BNB – Here's Why
13.3.2023
Binance has confirmed plans to convert $1 billion worth of Binance USD (BUSD) from its Industry Recovery Initiative to native crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB.
In a Monday tweet, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange plans to convert...
Today in Crypto: Cryptocurrency is 'Inevitable', Two Hacks, OKCoin Pauses USD Deposits, Beatport & Polkadot's Music Platform, Alchemy Notify's Custom Webhooks
13.3.2023
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$70M in Fresh On-Chain USDC Positions at Risk of Liquidation if Stablecoin Depegs by 10%
13.3.2023
Traders using decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to bet on a USDC revival over the weekend are at risk of eight-figure liquidations if the stablecoin loses its $1 peg again this week
314M USDC sent to null address as redemptions begin: Report
13.3.2023
The token is on the verge of restoring to its 1:1 peg with the U.S. dollar after falling to a historic low of $0.87 per token two days prior
USDC Stablecoin Regains Dollar Peg After Silicon Valley Bank-Induced Chaos
13.3.2023
The Circle-issued USDC stablecoin regained its peg to the U.S. dollar after falling below the $1 value it was supposed to hold late Friday hours after Silicon Valley Bank was shuttered by state and federal regulators
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Gains as FDIC Steps In for Silicon Valley Bank
13.3.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 13, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets