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Crypto was born in the aftermath of – and, to some, in response to – the 2008 crisis. Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin paper debuted into a world where governments had just propped up the financial system by pouring money into it. Crypto lacks such a centralized authority. If SVB customers, including
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USDC is the second-largest stablecoin, trailing only Tether’s USDT, and a backbone of the crypto ecosystem. The token’s value is backed by U.S. government bonds and cash-like assets, including a total $11.1 billion of cash deposits at various regulated banks, according to Circle’s website. Source
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An undisclosed portion of USDC’s cash reserves are parked at the now-failed bank, leading to concern that money backing the stablecoin is now stuck. Stablecoins like USDC are a key part of the crypto industry’s foundation, and when they stray far from $1 (or whatever fiat asset they’re pegged to)
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“Curve pools have become a bellwether for investor sentiment regarding stablecoins,” said Andrew Thurman, head of research at data firm Nansen. “They also play a key structural part in maintaining on-chain pegs, and an imbalanced pool can exacerbate liquidity woes, adding to panics.” Source
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Troubled DeFi stablecoin exchange mStable has been searching for a buyer after its founder announced he would leave at the end of March. Source
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DAI, the fourth-largest stablecoin, with a market cap near $5 billion – and the only top stablecoin backed by a basket of assets, including other cryptocurrencies – suffers from bad branding that could be inhibiting its growth, Christensen said during a call to discuss the protocol’s decentralization plan, called “Endgame.” Original
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Crypto borrowing and lending platform Aave is moving closer to offboarding Binance's troubled stablecoin BUSD. Source
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The proposed NUSD stablecoin won’t depend on any USD reserves. Instead, it will solely depend on derivatives exchanges that list liquid inverse perpetual swaps, Hayes said. Although the US regulators are going after stablecoin issuers, the asset class continues to attract market players from across the crypto landscape. Arthur Hayes, co-founder
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Amid the United States regulators increasingly scrutinizing stablecoins, the community continues to pitch new ideas of stablecoins independent from the U.S. dollar.Arthur Hayes, co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange, has proposed creating a new stablecoin with a value pegged to the sum of $1 worth of Bitcoin (BTC)
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