$3.1 Billion TUSD Stablecoin Shaky, Briefly Depegs—What’s Happening?
TrueUSD (TUSD), a stablecoin with a market cap exceeding $3.1 billion, appears “shaky” and briefly depegged on November 22, dropping to as
Read MoreTrueUSD (TUSD), a stablecoin with a market cap exceeding $3.1 billion, appears “shaky” and briefly depegged on November 22, dropping to as
Read MoreShare Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Tron co-founder, Justin Sun, is facing more allegations of engaging in questionable tactics to mint TUSD out of “thin air,” reportedly using deposits from two exchanges, Huobi and Poloniex. Recent on-chain data from Sun’s verified address, “TT2T17…U9N”,
Read MoreThe largest stablecoins have all endured periods of turmoil in the last few months. In February, New York state regulators ordered Paxos to halt minting Binance USD (BUSD), the third largest stablecoin at the time. Next month, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) temporarily froze a sizable portion of
Read MoreHowever, TUSD issuer previously said that it had “no exposure” to the imploded crypto custodian Prime Trust, which acted as the stablecoin’s banking partner in the U.S. The issuer tweeted it paused minting tokens via Prime Trust on June 10, adding that “minting and redemptions services remain unaffected” through other
Read MoreThe TUSD stablecoins issuer confirmed to the users that it had no exposure to Prime Trust and that all funds are safe. After the acquisition failure of Prime Trust, a fintech and digital assets infrastructure provider, by BitGo earlier this month, the troubles facing the Nevada-based firm resulted in the closure
Read MoreThat volatility has rocked usually quiet loan markets for TUSD, especially on Aave v-2, the largest on-chain lending facility for TUSD. At press time, the variable borrow rate for TUSD was over 30% APR; it was even higher earlier in the day, according to Parsec. Source
Read MoreBinance started to promote TUSD on its platform after New York state regulator’s forced issuer Paxos to mint Binance-branded stablecoin BUSD in February. Now, the exchange’s crypto wallets hold at least 90% of the stablecoin’s $3.1 billion total market capitalization, according to Arkham data. Source
Read MoreShare Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The Venus Protocol, a decentralized borrowing, lending, and earning platform, has officially launched its VIP-129 governance proposal that focuses on migrating the TUSD contract on the BNB Chain. ⚡️VIP-129 is live! This proposal relates to the TUSD contract
Read MoreShare Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied TrueUSD (TUSD) has halted the minting of TUSD stablecoin tokens via fintech infrastructure provider, Prime Trust, causing a brief depegging. TrueUSD pauses minting of TUSD on Prime Trust In a June 10 post on its verified Twitter account,
Read MoreTraders shorted TUSD to capture a 20% upside for the token’s intended $1 peg. Source
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