“Looking ahead as we approach 2024, we envision a transformative impact where compliant blockchain-based operations by institutions will drastically increase in volume – and this is what we have been preparing since the inception of Flowdesk,” Guilhem Chaumont, CEO and co-founder of Flowdesk, said in a release. Source
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced it will cease support for all Binance USD (BUSD) products starting on Dec. 15 following Paxos halting the minting of new coins. In a Nov. 29 notice, Binance said users should withdraw or convert their existing BUSD on the exchange into other assets before Dec. 15. Starting Dec. 31, Binance will disable withdrawals for BUSD. At that point, existing balances will automatically be converted into First Digital USD (FDUSD) for certain users. In accordance with past communications, #Binance will cease support for BUSD products starting…
The exchange’s new CEO, Richard Teng, who succeeded founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao earlier this month as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the U.S., recently wrote in a blog post that he is committed to working with regulators and ensuring that the exchange complies with American laws. Source
The asset, which has been valued at less than $1.00 for nearly all of its life, gained ground this week and rallied to $0.985 for the first time since August. Its volatile gains aren’t doing anything to fix GHO’s reputation as a not-so-stablecoin, but they do set the token close to the levels one might expect from an asset that’s supposed to be worth a dollar – not $0.96. Source
TrueUSD (TUSD), a stablecoin with a market cap exceeding $3.1 billion, appears “shaky” and briefly depegged on November 22, dropping to as low as $0.9976 before restoring its peg. The temporary depeg was attributed to a deluge of selling orders, according to Kaiko, a blockchain analytics firm. TUSD Briefly Depegs, Large Selling Orders Rolling Through Riyad Carey, a researcher at Kaiko, noted that large sell orders, including one for $3 million, triggered the turbulence that caused the stablecoin’s price to dip below the dollar peg. This brief deviation resulted in users…
The recent price surges seen in both the USTC and LUNC, once again highlight the undying resolve and commitment of the Terra Classic community to bring value to both assets. Algorithmic stablecoin TerraClassicUSD (USTC) has received a massive boost in the last 24 hours, posting over 283% gains within the period. As of publication, CoinMarketCap data showed the USTC price standing at $0.6279, as it continues to make an impressive effort toward reclaiming its peg to the US dollar. Recall that the USTC stablecoin lost its dollar peg back in…
Amid ongoing campaigns for the elections in 2024, many United States lawmakers have not sealed the deal on legislation aimed at establishing regulatory clarity on aspects of the digital asset space, including stablecoins. Speaking with Cointelegraph at the North American Blockchain Summit on Nov. 16, Consensys’ senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters, Bill Hughes, said it was “an exciting time in the policy world” as members of Congress considered which crypto bills they planned to support. Hughes said legislating on stablecoins should be a “no-brainer” for lawmakers once…
A New Zealand dollar-pegged stablecoin has gone live through a partnership with New Zealand crypto exchange Easy Crypto and Australian blockchain development firm Labrys. In a Nov. 22 announcement, Labrys and Easy Crypto said the NZDD will be backed 1:1 with cash in trust and regulated by the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority. It’s initially live on Ethereum but has plans to expand to Polygon, the BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum, Optimism and Coinbase’s Base. Easy Crypto was motivated to launch the stablecoin as it claimed it was harder for New…
Stablecoins lack crucial mechanisms that guarantee money market stability in fiat, and an operational model that gave regulatory control to a central bank would be superior to private stablecoin, a study released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found. The authors used a “money view” of stablecoin and an analogy with onshore and offshore USD settlement to probe the weaknesses of stablecoin settlement mechanisms. Per the study: “In both Eurodollar and FX markets, when private bank credit reaches the limits of its elasticity [that is, loses the ability to…
Tether’s strong financial muscle and deep pockets will help it position strongly among other competitors in the Bitcoin mining space. In a major revelation, Tether chief executive Paolo Ardoino announced that the company is eyeing a move in the Bitcoin mining market. As per reports, the $87 billion stablecoin operator has already made hefty investments in the Bitcoin mining sector. Ardoino revealed in an interview that the company intends to invest approximately $500 million in the next six months. This investment will involve the construction of its mining facilities and acquiring…