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The Breakdown With NLW Episode

How Big a Deal Was Binance’s Previous $1B BUSD Collateral Gap?

The company admitted to some process challenges in the past, but says things are fixed now.
The Breakdown With NLW Episode
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Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW catches up on some crypto cleanup stories from earlier in the week. He looks at community reactions to research uncovering that at times in 2020 and 2021 Binance peg BUSD was undercollateralized by as much as $1 billion, as well as to the latest fire and fury around Silvergate Bank.

See also: A Binance Stablecoin Wasn't Always Fully Backed: Bloomberg


“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Swoon” by Falls. Image credit: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

How Big a Deal Was Binance’s Previous $1B BUSD Collateral Gap?