USDC

Circle’s Troubles Could Stoke Demand for Regulation of Stablecoins
Circle’s Troubles Could Stoke Demand for Regulation of Stablecoins
March 13, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

There could be greater demand for regulation of stablecoins after USDC briefly lost its dollar peg. Regulators had already been looking at stablecoins, and the...

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Report: Traders Making $70 Million Gamble on USDC’s Future
Report: Traders Making $70 Million Gamble on USDC’s Future
March 13, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The stablecoin USDC may have regained its dollar peg, but traders may not be in the clear. USDC traders could risk multi-million dollar liquidations if...

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USDC Stablecoin Value Recovers After Dipping as Low as 86 Cents
USDC Stablecoin Value Recovers After Dipping as Low as 86 Cents
March 13, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The USDC stablecoin has regained its dollar peg after regulators said Silicon Valley Bank depositors would be made whole. USDC had dipped to as low...

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Circle Promises to Cover $3.3 Billion Held at Silicon Valley Bank
Circle Promises to Cover $3.3 Billion Held at Silicon Valley Bank
March 12, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle says it is confident it will recover $3.3 billion in reserves held at Silicon Valley Bank. The announcement Saturday (March 11) led Circle’s USDC...

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Visa Looks to Build Crypto ‘Muscle Memory’ With USDC
Visa Looks to Build Crypto ‘Muscle Memory’ With USDC
February 06, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Visa is reportedly exploring plans to let customers convert crypto assets into fiat currencies. Speaking at the StarkWare Sessions 2023 conference in Tel Aviv, Cuy...

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Bank-Issued Tokenized Deposits Gain Support Amid Bad Stablecoin and Crypto News
Bank-Issued Tokenized Deposits Gain Support Amid Bad Stablecoin and Crypto News
December 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bad crypto news has brought a big opportunity for traditional banks to advance tokenized deposits. Add in the unreliable, peg-breaking status of so-called stablecoins, as...

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Investors Pull $3B From Binance Over Crypto Unease
Investors Pull $3B From Binance Over Crypto Unease
December 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Investors withdrew $3 billion from Binance Tuesday (Dec. 13) over worries about the crypto industry. Chanpeng Zhao, the cryptocurrency firm’s chief executive, had initially written...

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Binance Restarts USDC Withdrawals After Hours-Long Pause
Binance Restarts USDC Withdrawals After Hours-Long Pause
December 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance restarted withdrawals of stablecoin USDC Tuesday (Dec. 13) after an hours-long pause.  The cryptocurrency exchange tweeted “$USDC withdrawals are back online. Thank you for...

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Coinbase Offers No-Fee Conversion of USDT to USDC
Coinbase Offers No-Fee Conversion of USDT to USDC
December 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase is offering to convert USDT to USDC with no fees.  The firm said in a Thursday (Dec. 8) blog post that the recent turmoil in the cryptocurrency...

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