Stablecoin
$70M in Fresh On-Chain USDC Positions at Risk of Liquidation if Stablecoin Depegs by 10%
Traders betting on a USDC revival are in healthy profit but downside risk remains in the event of another depeg.
USDC Stablecoin Depegs, Crypto Market Goes Haywire After Silicon Valley Bank Collapses
USDC's normally stable price sank to 87 cents from $1 while Ethereum gas fees soared hours after the crypto-tied bank failed.
Coinbase Pauses Conversions Between USDC and U.S. Dollars as Banking Crisis Roils Crypto
Circle earlier confirmed it has $3.3 billion backing its USDC stablecoin parked at now-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank.
Circle Confirms $3.3B of USDC's Cash Reserves Stuck at Failed Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank, one of the reserve banking partners for Circle's USDC stablecoin, was shut down by regulators on Friday.
Circle’s USDC Endured $1B of Net Redemptions Since Silicon Valley Bank's Shutdown
Stablecoin issuer Circle held an undisclosed amount of USDC’s cash reserves at now-failed Silicon Valley Bank.
DeFi Protocol Curve’s $500M Stablecoin Pool Hammered as Traders Flee USDC
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is causing turmoil in crypto stablecoin markets.
Scrutiny Falls on $43B USDC Stablecoin’s Cash Reserves at Failed Silicon Valley Bank
Circle’s USDC, the second-largest stablecoin, with $43 billion market capitalization, held an undisclosed part of its $9.8 billion cash reserves at failed Silicon Valley Bank.
DeFi Stablecoin Exchange mStable Expects 4 Buyout Bids: Source
“We've been working for four weeks actively trying to pursue a M&A route,” protocol’s strategy lead says.
Arthur Hayes Proposes Bitcoin-Backed Stablecoin 'NakaDollar'
Arthur Hayes, a co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, has proposed NakaDollar (NUSD), a stablecoin backed by bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin derivatives, which would theoretically be deeply liquid and attractive to traders and provide stability if accepted and used by investors and crypto exchanges. "The Hash" panel discusses the proposal and the future of the stablecoin market.
Crypto Critics' Corner Co-Host 'Surprised' by Tether's Resiliency
Crypto Critics' Corner co-host Bennett Tomlin, who is a notable critic of stablecoin Tether, said he is continuously "surprised" by the resiliency of Tether, particularly following its relationship with Alameda Research.
