The new governance token will have a larger supply than MKR, with a 1200:1 exchange rate to MKR. It will also give access to Maker’s AI-assisted governance tools, allowing token holders to “easily summarize and verify governance rules and processes, or generate new aligned governance proposals,” the proposal said. Source
The stringent measures that appear to have been established against crypto in New York, the acceptance of stablecoins for bail bonds is a win. The city of New York is currently planning to add stablecoin payments as a form of bail. According to a May 10 bill, the city is proposing legislation that will allow defendants to use fiat-backed stablecoins for bail bonds. Noting that current methods allow the use of cash, credit cards, and insurance, the new bill seeks an amendment that will make room for stablecoins as well. Per…
Tether continues to dominate the stablecoin market with a market cap of over $82 billion and is currently the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. On Wednesday, May 10, stablecoin issuer Tether released the results for the first quarter of the year (Q1 2023) announcing a net profit of a staggering $1.48 billion, double from $700 million in the same period last year. Interestingly, Tether also reported that the circulation of USDT jumped by 20 percent. Tether in Q1 2023 As we know, Tether benefitted from the concerns surrounding the de-pegging…
According to the Q1 attestation signed by financial services firm BDO Italia, Tether held about $2.44 billion in excess reserves of the $79.4 billion Tether-issued tokens in circulation as of March 31. That surplus was at an all-time high, Paolo Ardoino, chief technology officer of Tether, said in the announcement. Source
The stablecoins market is expected to significantly grow amid the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and other digital assets globally. The rise of the Tether (USDT) stablecoin has been undisputed for several years. The Tether (USDT) stablecoin runs on more than 10 blockchains including Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and Tron, among others. On the Ethereum network, Tether (USDT) has more than $36 billion in supply with about 4.3 million holders. The Tron network holds a vast amount of Tether (USDT) with about $46 billion. On the Solana blockchain, Tether (USDT)…
Over $6m worth of DEI, a stablecoin of the DEUS decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, DEI, was stolen in a hack, the latest details on May 6 show. The exploit led to a loss of more than $5m on Arbitrum, an Ethereum layer-2 solution, and $1.3m in BNB Smart Chain (BSC). DEI losses over $6M in a hack A report from PeckShield, a blockchain security company, shows that DEUS Finance lost over $6m in a hack targeting two networks, BNB Chain and Arbitrum. While confirming the hack, DEUS said they had…
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol DEUS has lost over $6 million due to a security breach on its stablecoin DEI. The hacker exploited a vulnerability in the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) on May 5, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. A bot initiated the hack on the BSC, which led to a loss of more than $1.3 million. The attacker also targeted the Arbitrum network, with ARB/ETH deployments losing over $5 million. Twitter users claimed the token contract had a basic implementation error as the root cause. Hi @DeusDao: it appears…
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has launched its native algorithmic U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, dubbed “crvUSD” on the Ethereum mainnet — minting more than $22 million worth of the crvUSD so far. According to data from blockchain explorer Etherscan, the contract has minted more than $22 million worth of crvUSD in the past 8 hours, with $20 million of that amount minted within the first 5 minutes. Screenshot of crvUSD transaction data. Source: Etherscan The deployment of crvUSD on the Ethereum network is a significant step towards the public release…
The deployment marks a major milestone for the public release of Curve’s highly anticipated native stablecoin. Source
Top Stories This Week Circle launches cross-chain USDC transfer protocol Circle launched a cross-chain protocol that enables USDC transfers between the Ethereum and Avalanche blockchains. The protocol works by burning the selected amount of native USDC on the source chain, and minting an equivalent amount of new USDC on the intended destination chain. The protocol essentially makes USDC transfers between the two networks faster and more user-friendly, as prior to its launch, people had to use third-party bridges or a Circle partner to facilitate transfers between the two networks. Additional…