Coinbase removes ‘backed by US dollars’ claim for USDC stablecoin
The Coinbase website now states that USD Coin is “backed by fully reserved assets,” contrary to the now-removed claim of “backed by U.S. dollars in a bank account.” USD Coin (USDC), Circle’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, seemingly lost one of its biggest competitive advantages over its rival, Tether (USDT). Major crypto exchange Coinbase made an important change on the USD Coin page on its website following an audit which revealed that not all of USDC’s reserves were held in cash. This rain contrary to the previous statement that “each USDC is backed by one U.S. dollar held in a bank....
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Circle has published filings revealing it is cooperating with a subpoena from the SEC that it received in July. Circle, the company behind the world’s second-largest stablecoin USD Coin, has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).According to an Oct. 4 regulatory filing from Circle, the SEC issued an “investigative subpoena” from its Enforcement Division in July.Circle, which is behind the USDC stablecoin, stated that it would be fully cooperating with the regulator after receiving the request:“In addition, in July 2021, we received an investigative subpoena....
Tether (USDT) now has an advantage over USD Coin (USDC). As a result, Circle’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDC, lost one of its largest leveraging stances to its main competitor, USDT. Coinbase, one of the prominent players in crypto exchange, has made a crucial change on the USD Coin page. The crypto exchange placed the change on its website. Related Reading | Vitalik Buterin Urges Ethereum To Grow Beyond DApps This was in response to an audit that exposed that a few USDC’s reserves were not held in cash. The audit discovery contradicts the statement that every USDC has a....
The growth of USDC in 2021 is more tremendous than that of Tether. The Ethereum-based USDC stablecoin is gaining immense traction as the experts deem it as the most dominant asset. In coming weeks it is very likely USDT’s share of the stablecoin supply on Ethereum will fall below 50% for the first time. USDC […]
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Institutional Crypto.com customers in more than 60 countries can now make U.S. dollar bank transfers to and from their USDC wallets. Digital asset exchange and service provider, Crypto.com, has launched withdrawals via U.S. dollar bank transfers for institutional clients across more than 60 countries.According to an August 18 announcement, the expanded fiat functionality for institutional account holders has been enabled by its partnership with Circle.Institutional customers are now able to withdraw dollars from their Crypto.com USD Coin (USDC) wallet via bank at a 1:1 basis using a unique....