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Finance

Binance Will Cease Support for Its BUSD Stablecoin on Dec. 15

The exchange announced earlier this year that it would “gradually” end support for the stablecoin.

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Opinion

If PayPal's Stablecoin Is a Security, Anything Could Be

Former BUSD manager Austin Campbell said the SEC’s subpoena over PYUSD beggars reason.

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Videos

U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity; Binance to 'Gradually' End Support for BUSD Products

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories in crypto today. Elon Musk's social media platform, X, obtains money or currency transmitter licenses in seven U.S. states. A New York court is classifying ether and bitcoin as "commodities", what it means for a proposed class action lawsuit against Uniswap. Plus, the timeline for Binance ending support for its BUSD stablecoin.

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Finance

Binance to 'Gradually' End Support for BUSD Products

The move follows Paxos' decision to halt minting of new BUSD.

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Videos

Off to the Races: Crypto Community Flirts With Hamster Race Betting

Blockchain-based platform Hamsters.gg is putting hamsters to the race track, where crypto traders can place BUSD-based bets on who wins. Star hamster racers like “Rocky” and “Buster” are already drawing bets of up to $500 per race. "The Hash" panel discusses how crypto traders have found a novel way to generate returns as bitcoin (BTC) remains flat and the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector fails to fully shake off the bear market lull.

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Opinion

Centralized Stablecoins Are Problematic. Is a Decentralized Alternative on the Way?

USDC and USDT both have issues that truly decentralized, blockchain-based protocols are designed to solve.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Blockchain Financial Services Firm Paxos Sets Withdrawal From Canada

The company joins others that have decided to depart from the country in the face of increased regulatory requirements.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

How CFTC-Binance Lawsuit Could Impact Bitcoin; Binance’s BUSD Stablecoin Suffers $500M in Outflows

In the wake of the heightened regulatory uncertainty, some observers expect bitcoin to revisit the former resistance-turned-support near $25,000. Plus, data from CryptoQuant shows that Binance USD (BUSD) endured over $500 million in outflows in the roughly 24 hours since the CFTC filed a lawsuit against the crypto exchange and CEO Changpeng Zhao.

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Markets

Binance's BUSD Stablecoin Suffers $500M Outflows After CFTC Lawsuit

Some analysts say the exchange's recent move to include other stablecoins in its zero-fee trading program could have contributed to lessening dependence on BUSD.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance Curb on Zero-Fee Trading May Cost Market Share, Boost TrueUSD Stablecoin: Kaiko Research Head

Binance abolished almost all zero fee trading pairs from its platform after nine months, only keeping the promotion for the TUSD-bitcoin pair.

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

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