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Why Stablecoin USDC’s Unstable Weekend Matters

The second-largest stablecoin in crypto has restored its dollar peg after a tumultuous weekend, but it shows how important the token is in the ecosystem.

By Anna Baydakova

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Mar 14, 2023 at 2:22 p.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2023

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Bitcoin Surges as Bank Client Rescue Eases Contagion Fears, Fuels Hopes for Fed Dovishness; Binance's $1B Conversion Helps, Too

Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs analysts have predicted the U.S. central bank will not raise interest rates at its next FOMC meeting on March 22, according to a report.

By Jocelyn YangJames Rubin

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Mar 13, 2023 at 11:03 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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MakerDAO Weighs Using Emergency Switch to Prevent Future DAI Depegging

The community proposal comes just two days after DAI followed stablecoin USDC in slipping beneath the one-dollar mark. 

By Elizabeth Napolitano

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Mar 13, 2023 at 5:18 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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$70M in Fresh On-Chain USDC Positions at Risk of Liquidation if Stablecoin Depegs by 10%

Traders betting on a USDC revival are in healthy profit but downside risk remains in the event of another depeg.

By Oliver Knight

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Mar 13, 2023 at 3:07 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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USDC Stablecoin Depegs, Crypto Market Goes Haywire After Silicon Valley Bank Collapses

USDC's normally stable price sank to 87 cents from $1 while Ethereum gas fees soared hours after the crypto-tied bank failed.

By Nick Baker

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Mar 11, 2023 at 5:51 a.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2023

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Coinbase Pauses Conversions Between USDC and U.S. Dollars as Banking Crisis Roils Crypto

Circle earlier confirmed it has $3.3 billion backing its USDC stablecoin parked at now-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank.

By Danny Nelson

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Mar 11, 2023 at 4:14 a.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2023

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Circle Confirms $3.3B of USDC's Cash Reserves Stuck at Failed Silicon Valley Bank

Silicon Valley Bank, one of the reserve banking partners for Circle's USDC stablecoin, was shut down by regulators on Friday.

By Krisztian Sandor

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Mar 11, 2023 at 3:52 a.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2023

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Circle’s USDC Endured $1B of Net Redemptions Since Silicon Valley Bank's Shutdown

Stablecoin issuer Circle held an undisclosed amount of USDC’s cash reserves at now-failed Silicon Valley Bank.

By Krisztian Sandor

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Mar 11, 2023 at 1:01 a.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2023

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DeFi Protocol Curve’s $500M Stablecoin Pool Hammered as Traders Flee USDC

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is causing turmoil in crypto stablecoin markets.

By Danny Nelson

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Mar 10, 2023 at 10:51 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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Scrutiny Falls on $43B USDC Stablecoin’s Cash Reserves at Failed Silicon Valley Bank

Circle’s USDC, the second-largest stablecoin, with $43 billion market capitalization, held an undisclosed part of its $9.8 billion cash reserves at failed Silicon Valley Bank.

By Krisztian Sandor

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Mar 10, 2023 at 7:35 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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