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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stalls Near $50K Ahead of Options Expiration Date

Bitcoin slipped below $50K and will likely consolidate this week, analysts say.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart, CoinDesk 20

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Circle: USDC to Be Backed 100% by Cash, US Treasurys by September

By September, Circle announced its stablecoin USDC would be 100% backed by cash and short-term U.S. government Treasurys. This following the USDC developer revealing in July only 61% of tokens were backed by cash and money-market funds, amid plans to go public via a SPAC deal that would value the firm at $4.5 billion.

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USDC to Be Backed 100% by Cash, US Treasurys

The USDC developer revealed last month that only 61% of tokens were backed by "cash and cash equivalents."

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Coinbase Says USDC Reserves to Be Held in Cash, Short-Term Treasurys From September

President and COO Emilie Choi in a Twitter post on Monday clarified earlier language on the crypto exchange's website.

Coinbase Global Debuts Initial Public Offering At Nasdaq MarketSite

Videos

USDC Builder Circle Wants to Become a ‘Full-Reserve National Commercial Bank’

“The Hash” hosts discuss the industry implications for Jeremy Allaire’s Circle, a neo-bank and stablecoin USDC issuer, intending to become “a full-reserve national commercial bank.” “This is an ambitious plan, but the idea of having an FDIC-insured digital asset bank would be very notable for the sector,” host Zack Seward said.

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Finance

USDC Builder Circle Says It Wants to Become a National Crypto Bank

The plans would take Circle well beyond the OCC banking charter already conditionally issued to several firms.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

Videos

Huobi-Branded HUSD Reveals Breakdown of Reserves: All Held in Cash

The reserves backing Huobi’s HUSD, the eighth-largest stablecoin by market cap, are revealed to be all held in cash in money market accounts in the U.S. This comes as stablecoin issuers have followed each other in increasing transparency.

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Markets

No More Lengthy Wallet Addresses – Send USDC to 'username.coin'

Being able to use a simple username akin to a Twitter or Instagram handle may make sending crypto payments more like sending an email or a text.

Unstoppable Domains CEO Matthew Gould (left) and Chief Technical Offier Braden Pezeshki

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin in Pullback Mode as Regulatory Concerns Rise

Bitcoin is declining as regulatory concerns rise; ether is holding support.

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Markets

USDT Usage on Ethereum Shifts Away From Asia Daytime Hours

The changing trading patterns in USDT might be the result of China's recent crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and trading.

Chart shows USDT usage on Ethererum. Darker shades indicate more intensive trading activities. The usage pattern has shifted slightly later in the day in 2021.