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Terra Classic Advocates Propose Plan to Re-Establish USTC’s Peg With US Dollar, Token’s Value Surges by Over 9%
28.4.2023
Almost 12 months back, terrausd (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin, suffered a detachment from the U.S. dollar, causing the Terra ecosystem to crumble shortly thereafter. At present, supporters of the Terra Classic blockchain community are deliberating on a plan to revive the ecosystem...
Crypto users turned to DEXs, loaded up on USDC after Silicon Valley Bank crash
17.3.2023
The collapse of FTX led to a similar exodus from centralized exchanges, as users worried they may lose access to funds during crises
Circle CEO 'able to access' $3.3B of USDC's reserves at Silicon Valley Bank
15.3.2023
Circle’s earlier disclosure that $3.3 billion worth of USDC reserves were held with Silicon Valley Bank resulted in it losing market share to its competitor USDT
USDC Stablecoin Regains Dollar Peg After Silicon Valley Bank-Induced Chaos
13.3.2023
The Circle-issued USDC stablecoin regained its peg to the U.S. dollar after falling below the $1 value it was supposed to hold late Friday hours after Silicon Valley Bank was shuttered by state and federal regulators
Bitcoin price flash spikes to $50K on Binance after USD Coin peg snaps
13.3.2023
The market frenzy that started with the Silicon Valley Bank collapse is pushing BTC price higher but with some casualties left behind
Smart Money Staying Put as USDC Remains Off-Peg
13.3.2023
Data from Nansen shows that the total amount held by smart money wallets, and active addresses, are at multi-month lows
Biden vows to hold those responsible for SVB, Signature collapse
13.3.2023
US President Joe Biden on Twitter said he is "firmly committed" to holding those responsible for the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapse "fully accountable."
USDC bounces back toward $1 peg after Fed announcement
13.3.2023
Positive developments concerning Circle's $3.3 billion worth of reserves held at Silicon Valley Bank and its new banking partners have seen USDC climb back toward its $1 peg
Arthur Hayes Proposes Bitcoin-Backed NakaDollar, Which Would Rely on Exchanges to Maintain Dollar Peg
9.3.2023
A stablecoin backed by $1 worth of bitcoin and 1x short of a bitcoin perpetual future can be used to provide stability to such a token, Hayes said
USP Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg as DeFi Protocol Platypus Suffers $8.5M Attack
16.2.2023
The flash loan attack caused Platypus Finance’s native stablecoin to fall to 48 cents from $1. The potential loss is $8.5 million, according to blockchain security firm CertiK
BUSD Stablecoin Inches Toward $1 Peg After Binance CEO Comments
15.2.2023
Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday distanced himself from the Binance-branded stablecoin
The Stablecoin Economy Shed $28 Billion in 2022 After a Handful of Tokens Lost Their $1 Peg
28.12.2022
2022 has been an interesting year for stablecoin assets as the market capitalization of the entire stablecoin economy lost just over $28 billion in value. Moreover, more than $3 billion has been erased from the stablecoin economy during the last 23 days as BUSD shed roughly 23.3% during the last...
Tron’s Stablecoin USDD Deviates From the $1 Peg, Justin Sun Says Team Deployed More Capital
12.12.2022
The Tron-based stablecoin USDD has once again dropped below the $1 parity to a low of $0.969 on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Amid the drop in USDD’s value, Tron founder Justin Sun tweeted that his team was “deploying more capital,” and the stablecoin’s web portal usdd.io claims the project...
Terra Supporters Hope to ‘Defy the Odds’ by Pumping the Now-Defunct Stablecoin USTC Back to $1 Parity
28.11.2022
It’s been six months since Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin UST (now USTC) depegged from the U.S. dollar and the price has remained depegged from the greenback since May 9, 2022. Currently, the former stablecoin is exchanging hands for $0.02 per unit, but a number of Terra Classic supporters believe...
First Mover Americas: Binance Increases Recovery Fund, wBTC Loses Its Peg
25.11.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 25, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Terra Luna Audit Results: 80,000 Bitcoin Worth $2.8 Billion Used to Defend Peg – Here’s What You Need to Know
17.11.2022
Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon and the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) spent as much as 80,000 bitcoin, worth a whopping $2.8bn, to defend the algorithmic stablecoin UST’s dollar peg, a new audit report has revealed.
The newly revealed numbers were shared by Do Kwon himself in a Twitter thread...
Terra’s $2.8B Defense System — Luna Foundation Guard Audit Says Group Spent More Than 80,000 Bitcoin Defending UST Peg
16.11.2022
Months after the collapse of Terra’s U.S. dollar-pegged token UST, the organization created to protect the once-stable coin, the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), published an audit report audited by the New York-based consultancy company JS Held. According to the report, LFG claims to have spent...
Luna Foundation Guard Spent $2.8B Defending UST Peg, Third-Party Audit Finds
16.11.2022
Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), the entity behind the collapsed Terra ecosystem, spent $2.8 billion of crypto trying to defend the peg of TerraUSD (UST) in May, according to a third-party audit by JS Held
Crypto Prices Bounce as FTX Searches For Rescuers, Tether Peg Slips, Contagion Fears Mount
10.11.2022
Crypto prices bounced today but how long can the reprieve last and will FTX survive?
Well, the game isn’t up for FTX just yet, as various reports suggest the crypto exchange teetering on the edge of bankruptcy is in talks with investors as it seeks a rescue deal.
Now market participants worry...
Tron's stablecoin USDD loses dollar peg on suspected selloff by Alameda Research
10.11.2022
Wallets associated with Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research could be behind the dollar de-peg, alleges Tron founder Justin Sun