Coinbase will pay users 4% interest on USDC holdings
The announced yields represent the exchange increasing interest for USDC holders by more than 2,500% since it was lowered significantly last June. Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced users will be able to earn 4% interest on USD Coin through a product the company compared to an alternative to a fiat savings account.In a Tuesday blog post, Coinbase said its users could earn 4% annual percentage yield, or APY, by lending out their holdings for the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin USD Coin (USDC). The crypto exchange seemed to be targeting banks with the offering, claiming it....
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Coinbase, the largest exchange in terms of crypto reserves held, has announced the introduction of a savings program tied to usd coin. The company’s high yield USDC savings program allows customers to gain 4% APY interest on stablecoin accounts. Coinbase Reveals USDC Savings Program With Interest Rates Eight-Times Higher the national average The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced pre-enrollment for its usd coin (USDC) savings program that allows clients to earn a 4% APY interest rate on USDC held on the platform. Coinbase joins firms like Blockfi and Crypto.com that already....
The Celsius CEO is also seeking clarity for similar products while Mark Cuban advises going on the offensive. Support for Coinbase and its CEO, Brian Armstrong, has been pouring from the crypto community since the company disclosed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that it had received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. The regulator has threatened to sue the exchange over its proposed Lend program, which would offer 4% interest on customer holdings of the USDC stablecoin. Company CEO Brian Armstrong took to Twitter on Sept. 8 to vent his dismay over the lack of....
The exchange stated the stablecoin is purchased at three times the rate with U.S. dollars as compared to other fiat currencies. United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says the adoption of USD Coin (USDC) has been “more conservative” outside of the U.S., which it believes is a result of international currency conversion fees.In an Oct. 20 statement, the exchange said there is currently three times more USDC bought with U.S. dollars as compared to other currencies.“Currently, 3x more USDC is bought with USD versus non-USD currencies. In part this is because, outside of the US,....
High-interest rate of crypto products has made SEC threaten to sue Coinbase. This will likely frustrate users who see the company’s offer as a practical means of earning 4% interest. The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC issued a surprising warning to sue Coinbase if they move on with their plan. Coinbase had initially announced its […]
The MakerDAO community will earn a 1.5% reward on its USDC while holding funds with Coinbase Prime. Coinbase Prime, an institutional prime brokerage platform for crypto assets, announced on Oct. 24 that it has entered into a partnership with MakerDAO to become a custodian of $1.6 billion worth of the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), of which MakerDAO is the largest single holder.The MakerDAO community voted to approve the custodianship, which will allow its community to earn a 1.5% reward on its USDC while holding funds with a leading institutional custodian.The program described the following....