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The move toward tether might be a surprise because the biggest centralized stablecoin is, perhaps, the most controversial, considering it is unregulated and the lingering lack of transparency about its reserves. On Friday, a New York Judge rejected an attempt by iFinex, cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, to
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The protocol runs a two-token model like MakerDAO. The difference, however, is that Liquity doesn't have a governance system. Therefore, large holders of LQTY cannot influence decision-making. The fully-decentralized setup also means the protocol's original design cannot be altered to introduce centralized stablecoins, which have recently come under regulatory scrutiny,
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has seen a surge of withdrawals over the last 24 hours as investors appear to be spooked over recent news of regulatory action against Paxos and its stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD). At the same time, the BUSD token has recorded significant redemptions, with 342 million BUSD burned
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"Essentially, by halting issuance of BUSD, there is no way for the stablecoin to grow. BUSD trading pairs will still be supported by Binance, but traders will gradually start to migrate to other stablecoins, which could be causing the discount on BUSD," Kaiko's research director, Clara Medalie, told CryptoX. Source
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The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 13, 2023. First Mover is CryptoX’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Source
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Paxos Trust Company has released a statement noting that it "categorically disagrees" with the United States securities regulator which has painted Binance USD (BUSD) as a security. In the Feb. 13 statement, the BUSD issuer confirmed recent reports that it had received a Wells notice from the United States Securities and
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Paxos also noted in its press release that the Wells Notice specifically had to with BUSD and not any other part of its business. “This SEC Wells notice pertains only to BUSD. To be clear, there are unequivocally no other allegations against Paxos,” Paxos wrote. Original Source
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Bloomberg reported on Monday that Circle tipped off the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) in the fall of 2022, complaining that blockchain data revealed Binance did not have enough reserves to back up the BUSD tokens it had issued through Paxos. Bloomberg cited a source familiar with the
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Paxos "violated its obligation to conduct tailored, periodic risk assessments and due diligence refreshes of Binance and Paxos-issued BUSD customers to prevent bad actors from using the platform," a spokesman with the regulator told Reuters, saying the token wasn’t being administered in a “safe and sound” manner. Source
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By Marcus Sotiriou, Market Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset broker GlobalBlock (TSXV:BLOK). Bitcoin is currently testing $21,500, a key support level, whilst US regulators hone in on crypto
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