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Over the past week, investors understandably became concerned over the news that billions of dollars backing USD Coin (USDC) — the second-largest stablecoin — were locked up in the distressed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The market reacted violently, causing USDC to lose its dollar peg. But while the concern was
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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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According to Web 3.0 analytics platform Watchers (0xscope), a total of 314.167 million USD Coin (USDC) has been sent by its issuer, Circle, to the Ethereum null address with header 0x00 on Mar. 13. The null address is typically used to remove tokens from circulation via one-way transactions. Stablecoin Burn Alerts:314,167,155.05
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MarketDAO’s stablecoin DAI recently experienced a recovery following a de-pegging event that saw the stablecoin drop from the $1 value to $0.88. As the Silicon Valley Bank saga continues, the price of USDC, which is pegged to the US dollar, experienced a sudden drop over the past two days. MakerDAO’s algorithmic stablecoin
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DEXs rely on smart contracts instead of middlemen to provide financial services, such as trading, lending, or borrowing, to users. Users deposit their tokens to pools to provide liquidity to the platform for rewards – typically a cut of fees paid by traders who use these services. Source
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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’s stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) is climbing back to its $1 peg following confirmation from CEO Jeremy Allaire that its reserves are safe and the firm has new banking partners lined up at “banking open tomorrow morning.”According to CoinGecko data, USDC is up 3.3% over the past 24 hours to
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Signature’s sudden failure leaves a key part of the crypto industry’s backend infrastructure in limbo: Signet. It’s a blockchain-based real time payments system that’s supposed to work 24/7. Circle, Coinbase and many crypto trading firms used Signet. But with the death of Signature, Signet, too, has gone kaput. Original Source
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"When news broke that Circle's funds were stuck in Silicon Valley Bank, users rushed to redeem their USDC for USD," Ignas said. "On Coinbase, users could redeem 1 USDC for $1.00, but Coinbase suspended conversions over the weekend when banks are closed, which worsened the situation, leaving traders with no
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