Binance USD (BUSD): A Case Study for Stablecoin Compliance and Security
Binance USD (BUSD) has become one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrencies in the world, with a variety of use cases and growing demand amid the continued growth of the crypto markets. A key component to BUSD’s success is its unwavering compliance to the world’s most stringent regulatory standards, ensuring safety and security for all of the stablecoin’s users. Stablecoins have emerged as major players in the crypto market this year, driven by user demand for flexible liquidity in fiat currency terms. These cryptocurrencies, whose market values are pegged to the worth....
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The aim behind stablecoins development was to provide stability over the highly volatile nature of crypto assets. This means that stablecoins hedge your funds against the impact of macroeconomic factors like inflation. Currently, stablecoins represent about 15% of the total crypto market cap of over $933 billion. Several prominent firms have created their stablecoins. Usually, the coins are pegged on a ratio of 1:1 to major global fiat currencies like USD, EUR, or GBP. Related Reading: Tron Hits Record 117 Million Users, But TRX Price Increase Is Mediocre The Binance USD (BUSD) is a....
Since Binance announced it would auto-convert USDC, USDP and TUSD into BUSD on Sept. 6, BUSD’s share of the total stablecoin market has risen from 10.01% to 15.48%. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) said the rise of Binance stablecoin BUSD could spark the “Second Great Stablecoin War,” given how fast its market cap has surged over recent months. Bankman-Fried's recent comments come a month after Binance pushed ahead with plans to auto-convert a host of stablecoins supported on its exchange into BUSD on Sept. 6, — which has seen BUSD's share of the total stablecoin market rise since. BUSD’s....
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 Nine Margin Trading Pairs By September 7 In a blog post on Wednesday, Binance laid out intentions to delist eight BUSD cross margin and isolated trading pairs. These include AMB/BUSD, DASH/BUSD, FIDA/BUSD, HARD/BUSD, HOT/BUSD, NULS/BUSD, PORTO/BUSD and....
UST market cap has surged to flip BUSD, however, its trading volumes are still only around one-fifth worth of the Binance digital dollar. The Terra (LUNA) blockchain’s algorithmic stablecoin Terra USD (UST) has flipped Binance USD (BUSD) to become the third-largest stablecoin on the market. UST is a USD-pegged stablecoin that was launched in September 2020. Its minting mechanism requires a user to burn a reserve asset such as LUNA to mint an equivalent amount of UST. According to Coingecko, UST’s total market capitalization has surged 15% over the past 30 days to sit at roughly $17.5....
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 crypto exchange in July. Related Reading: Binance Will Halt These 39 Liquidity Mining Pools This Week Binance’s Directive Drives Adoption Of FDUSD On August 31, Binance confirmed reports of intention to halt support for Binance USD (BUSD)....