Stablecoins


Finance

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)

Policy

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)

Markets

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)

Finance

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Finance

USDC Issuer Circle Says It 'Awaits Clarity' From FDIC on Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

The stablecoin issuer declined to state how much cash is tied up at the collapsed financial institution.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)

Finance

Signature Bank, Stablecoins Might Benefit From Silvergate Exchange Network's Demise

The bank’s exchange network, SEN, had a simple premise and played a crucial role from its inception in 2018 through its shutdown on Friday. Analysts and experts are handicapping what might fill the void.

(Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)