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Coinbase Introduces 4% USDC Rewards Amidst SEC Dispute
16.6.2023
On June 15, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that customers can now earn 4% rewards on the stablecoin USDC. The news follows Coinbase’s current dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the firm’s staking-as-a-service product....
Sturdy stablecoin market reopens three days after $800K exploit
16.6.2023
The DeFi protocol also offered the $100,000 bounty to anyone who could help bring an arrest or recover the funds
Stablecoin Market Records $2.4B in Redemptions in 30 Days as Leading Tokens Experience Supply Decline
15.6.2023
According to statistics, over the span of 30 days, from May 15 to June 15, 2022, more than 2.4 billion stablecoins were redeemed. During this period, three of the leading stablecoins experienced a decline in their supplies ranging from 4% to 19% compared to the previous month. Stablecoin Economy...
Curve pool imbalance triggers USDT depeg concerns, Tether CTO calls it FUD
15.6.2023
The stablecoin pool ideally has a weightage of 33.3% of each USDT, USDC and DAI, however, on June 15, the USDT weightage rose above 70% in the pool
Custodian Prime Trust’s Payments Subsidiary Banq Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
15.6.2023
Shortly after the custodian Bitgo announced its acquisition of the company Prime Trust, its payments subsidiary, a firm called Banq, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. According to court documents, the filing reveals that Banq listed approximately $17.725 million...
MakerDAO Weighs Ditching $390M of Gemini Dollars from DAI Reserve
14.6.2023
The result could have a significant impact on Gemini and its stablecoin as MakerDAO’s reserve holds roughly 88% of total GUSD supply
Circle CEO Allaire Puts Pressure on House Lawmakers To Pass a Stablecoin Bill
13.6.2023
The CEO of stablecoin issuer Circle put the pressure on lawmakers to pass a stablecoin bill and get it signed by President Joe Biden as other countries forge ahead.
Delivering a stablecoin bill to “President Biden’s desk should be a national priority,” said CEO Jeremy Allaire in his prepared...
Hong Kong and the US aim for stablecoin regulations by 2024
13.6.2023
The U.S. is another country currently working on stablecoin market regulations having introduced three drafts of the bill until June first week
Jeremy Allaire pushes for stablecoin legislation
13.6.2023
Jeremy Allaire, who is the Co-Founder of stablecoin supplier Circle, will be earnestly pitching for the legislation of the stablecoin at a U.S House Financial Services Committee Hearing. Simultaneously, he is concerned about the actual positioning of the U.S Dollar and its competitiveness...
Turkey's Economic Woes Push Investors Towards Stablecoin Tether – Here's the Latest
12.6.2023
As Turkey’s economic woes continue to deteriorate with lira spiraling downwards, investors are turning to cryptocurrency as a safe haven.
Local demand for Tether, the largest dollar-backed stablecoin, surged in early May ahead of the election and has remained high since, according to a recent...
Tether CTO clarifies $1B USDT mint on Ethereum is for chain swaps
12.6.2023
This was Tether’s second $1 billion mint in two months, bringing the total USDT minted by the stablecoin issuer in 2023 to over $16 billion
Latam Insights — Volcano Energy Bitcoin Mining Project Rises in El Salvador, Venezuelan Miners Leaving Amidst Crypto Corruption Probe
12.6.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, Volcano Energy rises in El Salvador, Venezuelan bitcoin miners flee amidst nationwide mining ban, and Argentina deepens usage of the Chinese yuan to...
Curve Finance Founder Deposits $24M CRV into Aave to Safeguard $65M Stablecoin Loan
12.6.2023
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has deposited $24 million worth of Curve DAO (CRV) tokens to decentralized lending platform Aave to mitigate against liquidation risk on a $65 million stablecoin loan
Turks Turn to Tether Amid Record Inflation, Limited Access to Dollar, Report Reveals
12.6.2023
People in Turkey have been seeking refuge in stablecoins as their national fiat continues to depreciate against the greenback. The Turkish lira saw a record drop in its exchange rate with the U.S. dollar when the country’s central bank halted intervention after the recent presidential vote....
TrueUSD Loses Dollar Peg Following Minting Suspension with Prime Trust
11.6.2023
TrueUSD, a major fiat-collateralized stablecoin, has lost its peg following the announcement that it has suspended minting activities through its technology partner Prime Trust.
In early Saturday hours, TUSD started distancing away from its intended $1 peg, dropping to as low as $0.993090 before...
Bitcoin Dominance Soars to 47.5%: Highest Level in a Year as Other Crypto Assets Suffer
11.6.2023
On June 10, 2023, bitcoin is dominating with a market capitalization dominance of 47.5%, marking its highest level since this time last year, according to coinmarketcap.com. Meanwhile, ethereum’s dominance is holding steady at 20%, indicating that the recent dominance gains made by these...
TrueUSD stops minting via Prime Trust, loses dollar peg
10.6.2023
The recent depeg comes as TrueUSD team announced a pause on TUSD minting through Prime Trust until further notice
US House Financial Services Committee Republicans Reach Some Compromise With Democrats on Latest Version of a Stablecoin Bill
9.6.2023
The House Financial Services Committee under its Republican leadership has dropped a new version of its stablecoin bill after receiving feedback from its Democratic members.
The bill, which is still a discussion draft, would regulate payment stablecoins specifically, and would allow state...
US House Committee releases new stablecoin bill draft
9.6.2023
The draft bill is set to go before the House Committee for discussion on June 13, and if approved by the House and the Senate, it could become the first form of crypto legislation in the U.S
US Senator Bill Hagerty Warns SEC Actions ‘Pave the Way’ for a CBDC
9.6.2023
Tennesse U.S. senator Bill Hagerty has warned about the consequences of the recent actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against cryptocurrency platforms in the country and the objectives that might be behind these. Hagerty stated that the true motivation behind the lawsuits...