Tag: Stablecoin

fUSD stablecoin launch and rumors of Cronje’s return send Fantom (FTM) price higher

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After a strong 2,000% rally in early 2021, Fantom (FTM) price collapsed alongside multiple altcoins and even though the blockchain has an impressive capability, it has yet to find mass adoption due to the lack of a compelling use case. FTM price hit an all-time high at $3.46, only to collapse to its pre-bull market lows under $0.25 after the failure of the Solidly DeFi project and the departure of developer Andre Cronje.   Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that since dropping to $0.238, FTM has rallied 119.23%…

Do you have the right to redeem your stablecoin?

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Stablecoins are often discussed with regard to their “stability.” It is usually questioned whether a stablecoin is sufficiently backed with money or other assets. Undoubtedly, it is a very important aspect of stablecoin value. But, does it make sense if the legal terms of a stablecoin do not give you, the stablecoin holder, the legal right to redeem that digital record on blockchain for fiat currency? This article aims to look into the legal terms of the two largest stablecoins — Tether (USDT) by Tether and USD Coin (USDC) by…

FCA will ‘absolutely’ consider recent stablecoin depegging when drafting crypto rules: Report

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Sarah Pritchard, the executive director of markets at the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, reportedly said the regulator will look at the recent volatility in the crypto markets when creating rules for the space in 2022. According to a Friday Bloomberg report, Pritchard said the financial regulator will “absolutely” take into account stablecoins like TerraUSD (UST) and Tether (USDT) depegging from the U.S. dollar in drafting regulatory guidelines with Her Majesty’s Treasury for release later this year. While the USDT price only briefly dropped to $0.97 on May…

What’s the best stablecoin type?

TerraUSD (UST) flipping BinanceUSD (BUSD) for the third spot in the market capitalization list didn’t last long. The once-mighty stablecoin that powers the entire Terra ecosystem finds itself reduced to “Terra is more than UST” tweets. While no one knows for sure if LUNA can stage a comeback, UST will certainly go down as one of the algorithmic stablecoins that went kaput in the same fashion as Basis Cash — which Terra creator Do Kwon was allegedly a part of — and Mark Cuban-backed Iron Finance. UST’s failure begs the…

Was Terra’s UST cataclysm the canary in the algorithmic stablecoin coal mine?

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The past week has not been an easy one. After the collapse of the third-largest stablecoin (UST) and what used to be the second-largest blockchain after Ethereum (Terra), the depeg contagion seems to be spreading wider.  While UST has completely depegged from the U.S. dollar, trading at sub $0.1 at the time of writing, other stablecoins also experienced a short period where they also lost their dollar peg due to the market-wide panic. Tether’s USDT stablecoin saw a brief devaluation from $1 to $0.95 at the lowest point in May.…

TerraLabs Sold Over 80,000 BTC To Rescue Its Stablecoin, Luna

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The crypto market has experienced many bloodbaths in the past. But last week’s crash had more catastrophic effects on the market than recent bearish trends, mainly on the stablecoins. UST, a stablecoin issued by Terraform Labs, is an example that stunned the crypto world as the coin collapsed and dropped its value from $1 to $0.15 between May 9 to May 14, nearly losing 85% of its value. Afterward, on May 16, the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) announced on Twitter that they had sold out their Bitcoin (BTC) reserves between…

Over $7.5B in Tether (USDT) Redeemed in the Last Week as Stablecoin Anxiety Hits the Crypto Markets

Summary: Over $7.485 billion worth of Tether (USDT) has been redeemed for US dollars in the last week. The total supply of Tether (USDT) has reduced from the recent all-time high of $81.237 billion to $75.75 billion. The redemption of Tether and the decline of its circulating supply come on the backdrop of both UST and USDT depeging. Tether’s CTO has confirmed that USDT can keep up with market demand for the stablecoin and redemption services for USD. Over $7.485 billion worth of Tether (USDT) has been redeemed for US…

Stablecoin supplies and cash reserves in question amid crypto exodus

Cryptocurrency investors and traders have cashed out $7.7 billion from the stablecoin Tether (USDT) resulting in its market capitalization falling by 7.8% over the past seven days to $76 billion. The amount withdrawn from the top stablecoin is nearly double the $4.1 billion it held in cash reserves at the end of 2021 according to Tether’s latest reserves report from December 2021. To maintain Tether’s peg with the US dollar the company behind the token backs USDT with assets such as cash, bonds, and Treasury bills, the purpose being that…

BIFI gains 100%+ after Beefy Finance adds new vaults and stablecoin liquidity pools

Winston Churchill’s statement to “never let a crisis go to waste” can be applied across many aspects of society, including the recent carnage seen in the crypto market. Last week’s volatility is likely to have newer investors and those who took on heavy losses questioning the future of the burgeoning asset class, but in every bear trend there is a silver lining. One platform that appears to be capitalizing on the void created by TerraUSD’s (UST) collapse is Beefy Finance (BIFI), a multi-chain yield optimizing decentralized finance protocol. Data from…