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Coinbase to suspend BUSD trading due to regulatory crackdown
28.2.2023
Coinbase, the second-biggest crypto exchange by trading volume, announced the suspension of BUSD trading. The exchange has also delisted the Paxos-backed stablecoin from the platform. Paxos recently received an ultimatum from the NYDFS (New York State Department of Financial Services.)...
Coinbase to Suspend Trading of BUSD Amid Regulatory Crackdown
28.2.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it will suspend trading and delist the Paxos-managed stablecoin asset BUSD. The decision follows Paxos’ revelation that the New York State Department of Financial Services directed the firm to stop issuing the U.S. dollar-pegged token BUSD. Coinbase...
TrueUSD Becomes 5th-Largest Stablecoin as Binance Mints $130M TUSD in a Week
27.2.2023
Blockchain data shows exchange giant Binance has been relying increasingly on TUSD after regulators clamped down on its Binance USD stablecoin
Coinbase announces suspension of BUSD trading beginning March 13
27.2.2023
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange referred to its "listing standards" in a tweet
Binance Moved $1.8B in Stablecoin Collateral to Hedge Funds Last Year: Forbes
27.2.2023
This meant that over $1 billion worth of tokens called B-peg USDC – digital replicas of dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC – were uncollateralized despite Binance's claim that they were 100% backed
Coinbase to Suspend Binance USD Stablecoin, Saying It Doesn’t Meet Listing Standards
27.2.2023
Coinbase will suspend trading of Binance USD (BUSD) starting March 13 because the stablecoin doesn’t meet its listing standards, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange said in a tweet Monday
Is the SEC’s action against BUSD more about Binance than stablecoins?
27.2.2023
The SEC’s enforcement action against BUSD raises questions about whether the regulatory body is focused on the stablecoin market or the crypto exchange Binance
BUSD Stablecoin Drops from Top 10 Crypto Assets Amid Significant Decrease in Dominance
25.2.2023
After Paxos announced that it would no longer mint the stablecoin BUSD, 4.98 billion BUSD stablecoins have been removed from circulation to date. The Paxos-managed stablecoin has also fallen out of the top ten crypto assets by market capitalization, slipping below dogecoin’s valuation with...
Crypto Lobbying Needs a Reset: More FTC, less SEC
24.2.2023
Of all the Securities and Exchange Commission’s actions against crypto entities that have stirred the industry’s ire, the agency’s recent move forcing New York-based Paxos to cease issuing its partner Binance’s BUSD stablecoin is the most deserving of an outcry. How, critics rightfully asked, can...
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...
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
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...
Paxos Is Holding a 'Constructive Discussion' With SEC: Reuters
21.2.2023
News of the talks comes a week after Paxos said it received a Wells Notice from the regulator
BNB-Bitcoin Ratio Drops to Lowest Level in Six Months On Paxos-BUSD Drama
21.2.2023
The recent regulatory action against Binance-branded BUSD stablecoin weighs over BNB token
Reserve is working to update RSV basket without BUSD
20.2.2023
Reserve Protocol has announced that it will officially revise the RSV basket without BUSD. Until now, the basket was backed by USDC and BUSD collectively; however, the revision would lead to the backing of the RSV basket entirely with USDC. Factors considered for this update were liquidity...
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...
SEC Clampdown Has Crypto Space Abuzz, Pantera Capital Says We’re in Bull Market, and Much More — Week in Review
19.2.2023
There’s been no shortage of news in past weeks when it comes to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) taking action against crypto exchanges and companies. From Kraken, to Paxos, to Terraform Labs, it seems enforcement is in the air when it comes to chair Gary...
Binance mints 50M TrueUSD days after Paxos ordered stop issuing BUSD
17.2.2023
Despite the minting of $50 million in TUSD, Zhao previously said the regulatory crackdown on stablecoins in the U.S. will cause the USD-back stablecoin market to “shrink.”