USDC

The abrupt collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank prompted U.S. regulators to impose emergency measures to protect depositors. This comes on the heels of crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank’s shutdown in the same week. Here’s a look at how SVB’s closure is sending ripple effects across the crypto industry, and what’s to come.

Mar 14, 2023

The USDC stablecoin regained its peg to the U.S. dollar, according to CoinGecko, after falling below the $1 value it was supposed to hold as the federal banking and finance regulators said on Sunday that all Silicon Valley Bank depositors would have access to their funds beginning Monday. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for stablecoins and the wider crypto market.

Mar 13, 2023

Cointelegraph reports that payments giant Visa is looking into how to accept settlement payments from issuers in USDC starting on Ethereum. "The Hash" panel discusses Visa's latest crypto ambitions and the implications for mainstream adoption.

Feb 6, 2023

Crypto contagion fears are lingering, with bitcoin miner Core Scientific being the latest company to file for bankruptcy in the wake of FTX's implosion. TRON Founder, Huobi Global Advisor, and Ambassador of Grenada to the WTO Justin Sun discusses the latest chill in crypto winter, along with why he deposited $100 million in USDC into Binance. Plus, the latest on TRON network's algorithmic decentralized stablecoin USDD.

Dec 21, 2022

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working with Stellar Development Foundation to send USDC stablecoins across the Stellar blockchain to Ukrainians impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion. "The Hash" panel discusses the crypto for social good use case in times of conflict.

Dec 15, 2022

Crypto media site The Block was secretly funded over the last two years by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, The Block confirmed on Friday. Bernstein reacted to Genesis’ extended withdrawal freeze, saying that saving Grayscale would cost a fortune for Digital Currency Group (DCG), which owns Genesis Trading, Grayscale and CoinDesk. Plus, details on Coinbase asking users to switch USDT for USDC and Bankman-Fried agreeing to testify before U.S. House Financial Committee.

Dec 9, 2022

Coinbase is waiving the conversion fees for users that wish to switch to a "trusted stablecoin" in a new campaign that highlights the quality of reserves that back Circle-owned USD Coin (USDC). "The Hash" panel discusses the potential reasons behind Coinbase's move.

Dec 9, 2022

Circle, the company behind stablecoin USDC, has terminated its agreement with special-purpose acquisition company Concord Acquisition Corp., thereby stepping back from its plan to go public. The stablecoin issuer had announced plans to go public in July 2021, with a valuation of $4.5 billion. The valuation was later doubled when the firms amended their terms in February. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the future of mainstream stablecoin adoption as crypto contagion continues to spread.

Dec 5, 2022

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen joins "First Mover" to discuss why the MakerDAO community rejected CoinShares' proposal to use up to $500 million in stablecoin USDC to invest in bonds with the crypto investment firm.

Dec 1, 2022

The MakerDAO community rejected a proposal to use up to $500 million in stablecoin USDC to invest in bonds with crypto investment firm CoinShares. MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses the reason behind the rejection and his outlook for decentralized finance. Plus, details on the community’s voting on increasing DAI stablecoin rewards.

Dec 1, 2022