Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday distanced himself from the Binance-branded stablecoin. Source
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Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Burns $700M Binance USD in 27 Hours Amid Regulatory Pressure
The maneuver is a sign of investors exiting BUSD quickly. The $700 million redemption in a little more than a day represents some 6% of the total coins in circulation. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, chief executive of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, tweeted Monday that BUSD market capitalization “will only decrease over time.” Source
Binance CEO Distances Himself From BUSD Stablecoin as Regulators Act
CZ said Binance will continue working with other stablecoin issuers, and noted he’s skeptical about claims Circle raised alarm bells with regulators. Source
Stablecoin Market Sees Supply Increase for Tether as Competitors Decline in Light of Recent Regulatory Developments – Altcoins Bitcoin News
While the stablecoin market has seen significant redemptions in the past three months, the supply of tether, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has increased by 2.46 billion since mid-November 2022. Tether is the only one of the top five stablecoins by market valuation that has seen a supply increase in the past three months. Tether Supply Rises While Competitor Stablecoins See Declines Much has changed in the past three months following the collapse of FTX and its aftermath. The stablecoin economy has experienced significant redemptions, and 30-day statistics from…
Falling Stablecoin Issuance Is Negative Sign for Crypto Trading
“Rising market prices enticed traders to take on more leverage, in the form of borrowing stablecoins, which was then used to buy more crypto,” analysts Sheena Shah and Kinji Steimetz wrote. “Falling market prices were catalyzed by a reduction in crypto liquidity caused by traders closing long crypto positions, followed by redemptions of the stablecoin received.” Source
Interest-Free Stablecoin Lender Liquity’s LQTY Token Surges 45% as Regulator Goes After Paxos’ BUSD
The protocol runs a two-token model like MakerDAO. The difference, however, is that Liquity doesn’t have a governance system. Therefore, large holders of LQTY cannot influence decision-making. The fully-decentralized setup also means the protocol’s original design cannot be altered to introduce centralized stablecoins, which have recently come under regulatory scrutiny, as new collateral. Source BUSDInterestfreeLenderLiquitysLQTYPaxosRegulatorStablecoinSurgesToken CryptoX Portal
Stablecoin Lender Liquity’s LQTY Token Surges 45% as New York Regulator Goes After Paxos’ BUSD
The protocol runs a two-token model like MakerDAO. The difference, however, is that Liquity doesn’t have a governance system. Therefore, large holders of LQTY cannot influence decision-making. The fully-decentralized setup also means the protocol’s original design cannot be altered to introduce centralized stablecoins, which have recently come under regulatory scrutiny, as new collateral. Source
Curve Token Surges Over 10% as Crypto Traders Eye Curve USD Stablecoin
“The crvUSD could be a very interesting development, as we haven’t yet seen a stablecoin that is issued by a major DEX,” (decentralized exchange) Daniel Zlotin, senior DeFi developer at Orbs, wrote in a Telegram message to CryptoX explaining crvUSD’s utility. Source CryptoCurveEyeStablecoinSurgesTokenTradersUSD CryptoX Portal
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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