BUSD Depegs From Rival Stablecoin Tether After New York Regulator Tells Paxos to Stop Minting New Tokens

“Essentially, by halting issuance of BUSD, there is no way for the stablecoin to grow. BUSD trading pairs will still be supported by Binance, but traders will gradually start to migrate to other stablecoins, which could be causing the discount on BUSD,” Kaiko’s research director, Clara Medalie, told CryptoX. Source BUSDdepegsMintingPaxosRegulatorRivalStablecoinStopTellsTetherTokensYork CryptoX Portal

Bitcoin BTC Price, Ether ETH Price Drop as Investors Fret Over Inflation Data, Stablecoin Regulation

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Circle Sounded Alarm on Paxos, Told NYDFS Binance’s Stablecoin Wasn’t Fully Backed: Bloomberg

CryptoX – Cryptocurrency Analysis and News Portal Bloomberg reported on Monday that Circle tipped off the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) in the fall of 2022, complaining that blockchain data revealed Binance did not have enough reserves to back up the BUSD tokens it had issued through Paxos. Bloomberg cited a source familiar with the matter. Source The post Circle Sounded Alarm on Paxos, Told NYDFS Binance’s Stablecoin Wasn’t Fully Backed: Bloomberg appeared first on CryptoX. CryptoX Portal

Paxos Halt of BUSD Stablecoin Issuance Derails Binance Strategy for Global Dominance, With Tether’s USDT, Circle’s USDC, Maker’s DAI as Likely Gainers

In the largest BUSD pool on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve, where traders can swap between stablecoins, traders almost depleted the USDT, USDC and DAI liquidity. Now, 85% of the pool’s liquidity is BUSD, making it difficult for traders to exchange large amounts of BUSD, and forcing sellers to accept losses at the discounted exchange rates. At current rates, a trader exchanging 10,000 BUSD will receive 9,982 USDT. Source

Paxos ordered to Halt U.S. Dollar-Pegged Binance Stablecoin BUSDT- Has the SEC War on Crypto Begun? – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

By Marcus Sotiriou, Market Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset broker GlobalBlock (TSXV:BLOK).  Bitcoin is currently testing $21,500, a key support level, whilst US regulators hone in on crypto firms. The SEC is suing Paxos, the issuer of BUSD, and has labelled BUSD as an “unregistered security”. Paxos has been ordered by the New York Department of Financial Services (who regulate Paxos) to stop issuing BUSD. Binance CEO, CZ, has announced that they will continue to support Binance USD, but they “foresee users migrating to other stablecoins over time,” and they will…

SEC to Sue Crypto Trust Co. Paxos Over Binance Stablecoin: WSJ

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