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Circle – the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin, USDC – reportedly warned the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) last Autumn that Binance has been mismanaging its token reserves. This came months before Monday’s announcement that Paxos is ending its relationship with Binance surrounding BUSD, by order of the New York regulator.  Circle’s Private Warning As reported by Bloomberg, USDC alerted the NYDFS to blockchain-based signs that Binance did not...

Members of the Aave community – a widely used decentralized lending protocol – are mulling a freeze on BUSD after a wave of regulatory pressure against its issuer, Paxos, on Monday. A newly tabled governance proposal would freeze Aave’s BUSD reserve on its Ethereum market beginning in April, only allowing users to burn BUSD tokens for their underlying value.  Abandoning BUSD The proposal in question was tabled by Marc Zeller – an Aave community member and founder of the...

Robert Kiyosaki – the author of the bestseller “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” – thinks bitcoin will surge to $500,000 by 2025 due to an incoming market crash and a consecutive distrust in the US dollar.  He has previously warned people to avoid traditional fiat currencies during uncertain times and focus on BTC or gold.  Kiyosaki’s Latest Advice The American businessman, investor, motivational speaker, and author predicted that markets are up for serious correction, which will trigger...

The US-based blockchain infrastructure platform – Paxos Trust Company – will stop the issuance of new Binance stablecoins (BUSD) from February 21.  Despite this, the firm said it has a “strong corporate balance sheet” and vowed to continue servicing new and existing clients. Ending the Relationship With Binance As directed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), Paxos will halt minting new BUSD tokens next week (February 21). However, the entity will...

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Bitcoin had tapped $22,000 hours before the latest regulatory scrutiny coming from the US, this time going after Paxos and the BUSD stablecoin the company issues. Somewhat expectedly, the altcoins have reacted even worse, with HBAR, APT, FTM, GRT, and a few others dumping by double digits. Bitcoin Back Below $22K Bitcoin was performing a lot better at the start of the month when it pumped above $24,000 for the first time in over five months after the latest interest rate hike...

Stellar lumen price is showing bearish signs below the $0.090 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.090 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.090 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start another decline if there is a clear move below the $0.084 support. Stellar lumen price is trading below $0.090 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin....

Ripple price started a fresh decline below the $0.4000 zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.4000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.3820 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend losses if it stays below the $0.4000 resistance zone. Ripple price is struggling below $0.4000 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XRP price...

One of the longest-standing cryptocurrency exchanges – Bitstamp – registered with the Financial Markets Authority in France. Thus, it followed other rivals, including Binance and Crypto.com, which already secured the green light from the watchdog. Bitstamp previously received approval from other European countries, including Italy and Spain. Entering the French Market France’s top monetary regulator – the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) – added Bitstamp to the list of...