Binance introduced the “Secure Asset Fund for Users” (SAFU) on January 29, 2022; the SAFU is a $1 billion emergency insurance fund designed to protect Binance users in the case of a disaster. The SAFU fund’s initial holdings included BNB, BUSD, and BTC. Binance has replaced BUSD in the fund
The top 100 whales having Ethereum (ETH) wallets are holding more ETH, USD Coin (USDC), and Tether (USDT), followed by Shiba Inu (SHIB). As per the data from WhaleStats, among the top 10 holdings, three stablecoins can be witnessed. If the number of tokens is taken into consideration, the first
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume updated its zero-fee Bitcoin trading program. Today Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced the cryptocurrency exchange moving zero-fee BTC trading from Binance USD (BUSD) to TrueUSD (TUSD) on March 22. Important update. Given recent events, we are moving 0 fee BTC trading
The second largest stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) depegged from its $1 parity owing to the shutdown of the US banking giant Silicon Valley Bank on Friday. The failure of this largest bank is registered as the worst banking crash since the 2008 financial crisis. The custom of crypto firms depositing
As the world of cryptocurrency and stablecoins continues to evolve and gain mainstream adoption, the importance of implementing effective anti-money laundering (AML) practices becomes increasingly crucial. By adhering to AML regulations and guidelines, the crypto industry can establish greater credibility and trust among investors and regulators, ultimately leading to a
NakaDollar (NUSD) is a proposed new stablecoin backed by bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin derivatives. It has been suggested by Arthur Hayes, co-founder of cryptocurrency derivative trading platform BitMEX. Moreover, Hayes said in a blog post that the creation of NUSD would be different. Especially from the creation of other stablecoins.
In an intriguing turn of events, the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) declared Ethereum and stablecoins to be “commodities” and so subject to its regulatory authority. It’s a move that pits the CFTC squarely against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which wants to regulate all cryptocurrencies as
The world’s significant crypto exchange, Bybit, revealed the launch of the “Bybit Card”. The debit card allows users to make payments and withdraw cash using cryptocurrency holdings. And is powered by the world’s second credit card giant, Mastercard network, and issued by Moorwand, a London-based payments solutions provider. Bybit co-founder
The market capitalization of cryptocurrency is on the verge of falling below $1 trillion. The peak of the global market cap was witnessed on April 2022, with a $2.67 trillion measure. Further, post the downfall of the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD and its sister coin LUNA on May 2022, the market
LBank; a leading token-to-token crypto exchange, has partnered with Encryptus Europe UAB; a licensed crypto and fiat infrastructure company, to streamline their crypto to payouts in 100+ countries. After this integration, LBank will be able to offer to their users off ramps in the form of bank wires, gift cards,
