Coinbase Officially Suspends Binance USD Stablecoin Trading
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) has delisted the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin, according to a tweet on Monday. Source
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$70M in Fresh On-Chain USDC Positions at Risk of Liquidation if Stablecoin Depegs by 10%
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. Source
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Binance Will Convert $1B Worth of BUSD Stablecoin to Bitcoin, Ether, BNB, and Other Tokens
Binance tapped into its Industry Recovery Initiative funds to cover the move. Original Source
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USDC Stablecoin Nears Parity With USD After Fed’s Bailout Announcement – Bitcoin News
The stablecoin USDC has nearly regained parity with the U.S. dollar after rising just above $0.99 on March 12, 2023, at 7:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The stablecoin jumped back to the $0.99 range after the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed it would bail out depositors of California’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)
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Circle Issues Update Amid Stablecoin Volatility; Firm Is Prepared to ‘Stand Behind USDC and Cover Any Shortfall’ – Bitcoin News
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, Circle Financial updated the public about its stablecoin, USDC, and noted that the stablecoin’s liquidity operations will resume normally on Monday morning in the United States. Circle said that the company’s teams would be ready on Monday to “handle significant volume” and that the firm
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Circle to ‘Cover Any Shortfall’ in USDC Reserves, Sparking Stablecoin Rally
The company plans to use corporate resources to fill the gap, including external capital. Source
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Aave freezes stablecoin trading on Avalanche V3 as activity surges on CEXs
Lending protocol Aave has frozen stablecoins trading and set Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio to zero in response to recent price volatility on stablecoins after the USD Coin (USDC) depegged on March 11. According to the Aave's governance forum, the trading freeze follows an analysis from DeFi's risk manager company Gauntlet, recommending that
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Makerdao Issues Emergency Proposal to Address $3.1B in USDC Collateral After Stablecoin Depegging Incident – Bitcoin News
On March 11, 2023, the decentralized finance project Makerdao issued an emergency proposal following the USDC depegging incident that saw the stablecoin dip down to $0.877 per unit. At the time of writing, Makerdao commands $3.1 billion in USDC collateral that backs a portion of the project’s stablecoin, DAI. Makerdao Proposes
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USDC Stablecoin Depegging Causes Concern Among Crypto Advocates, 5 Other Stablecoins Slip Below Parity – Bitcoin News
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, crypto advocates are concerned as a few stablecoin assets have depegged from their $1 parity. The second-largest stablecoin USDC, issued by Circle Financial, fell below $0.90, reaching a low of $0.877 per coin. Additionally, around five other stablecoins have dropped below the U.S. dollar parity
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DAI Depegs as Stablecoin Rout Plagues Crypto
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