The world’s largest exchange, Binance, has announced plans to delist eight Binance USD (BUSD) trading pairs as the company looks to withdraw full support of the stablecoin by 2024. This follows increased regulatory pressure on the stablecoin in 2023, which has led to a drastic decline in its market share so far. Binance To Delete…
The fate of Binance USD (BUSD), the stablecoin introduced by Binance, hangs in the balance as its market capitalization has experienced a significant decline of over 80% in 2023. From November 2022 to June of the current year, BUSD’s market capitalization has plummeted from USD23 billion to USD4 billion. Notably, the capitalization suffered an 18%…
Binance crypto exchange announced in late August that it is moving to end support for its beloved BUSD stablecoin. This move comes amid the stablecoin’s run-in with regulators, leading to a halt in its production. And now, the exchange has started moving to begin the end of support for the stablecoin. Binance Starts Burning Tokens…
In a surprising twist of events, Paxos has come forward to take the blame for the $500,000 Bitcoin fee payment after PayPal was accused of being the party responsible for the exorbitant fee transfer. Paxos Comes Forward As Guilty Party Paxos, a New York-based blockchain infrastructure company and the issuer of PayPal USD (PYUSD) and…
The First Digital USD (FDUSD) stablecoin has recorded a significant rise in its market cap following an announcement by the Binance exchange in August. FDUSD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, was recently launched on June 1, 2023, debuting on the Ethereum network and the BNB Smart Chain. The token was officially listed for specific trading pairs on…
The Solana Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to decentralization, adoption, and security on the Solana network, has launched token extensions. Solana Token Extensions Gains Traction According to a January 24 announcement, token extensions provide developers, enterprises, financial institutions, and Solana-native development teams with a comprehensive suite of turnkey solutions for advanced token functionality. Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder…
In an unexpected and almost surreal incident, Paxos, the issuer behind PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, mistakenly minted 300 trillion PYUSD — yes, with a “T” — earlier today after adding six extra zeros to the intended transaction. The blunder was swiftly corrected as Paxos burned the excess tokens and reissued the correct amount of 300 million…