Stablecoins


Mercati

Binance Will Convert $1B Worth of BUSD Stablecoin to Bitcoin, Ether, BNB and Other Tokens

Binance tapped into its Industry Recovery Initiative funds to cover the move.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Mercati

USDC Trading Dominates Record Day for DeFi Exchanges Uniswap, Curve

Decentralized exchanges worked exactly as intended as traders rushed to exchange USDC for wrapped ether and other tokens.

(vlastas/iStock)

Finanza

TrueUSD Says ‘Small Number’ of Users Impacted by Signature Bank Closure

Stablecoin issuer says USD funds held at Signature bank are now fully backstopped by Fed.

Signature Bank logo (SignatureNY.com)

Politiche

Circle Scrambles to Right USDC After Signature Bank Failure

Circle Internet Financial is racing to find new banking partners for its USDC stablecoin.

CEO Jeremy Allaire's Circle is part of the consortium behind USDC. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Mercati

USDC Volatility Lifts Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium to 3-Year High

While the Coinbase premium is usually taken to represent stronger buying pressure from U.S. investors, that's probably not the case this time.

Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium Index (CryptoQuant)

Finanza

Circle to ‘Cover Any Shortfall’ in USDC Reserves, Sparking Stablecoin Rally

The company plans to use corporate resources to fill the gap, including external capital.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Mercati

Bitcoin Regains $20K After $200M in Crypto Liquidations; Some Traders Brush Off USDC Fears

Some traders are signaling strength for USD coin, citing its treasury backing in U.S.-issued bonds.

Bear and Bull (Pixabay)

Mercati

Traders Bet on USD Coin Rebound as USDC Falls to 90 Cents

Some $4 million in USDC futures were liquidated in the past 24 hours, Coinglass data shows.

(Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Mercati

DAI Depegs to Lifetime Lows as Stablecoin Rout Plagues Crypto

MakerDAO’s decentralized stablecoin hit an all-time low of 88 cents in Asian afternoon hours on Saturday.

(Pixabay)