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Celebrating Excellence: Bybit Rises to No.2 in Spot Market Share and Presents the Community with Exciting Opportunities

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 1st, 2024] Bybit, the world’s second-largest web3 platform by trading volume, has recently ascended to the second position in terms of market share. To commemorate this remarkable achievement and extend our heartfelt appreciation to Bybit’s global community, the Spot team is launching a reward program designed to enhance user benefits and elevate their trading experience. From now until 10AM UTC, July 11, all existing Bybit...

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The EU Will Enforce Strict Stablecoin Regulations by June End

The free reign stablecoin issuers had in the European markets is ending on June 30 as the EU’s MiCA (Markets in Crypto Assets) regulations will enforce caps on transaction volumes and value. That means asset-referenced stablecoins not pegged to the Euro, witnessing over a million transactions or facilitating the movement of value over $215 million will need to be discontinued in the bloc. Transactions considered for the caps will include those conducted for payments of goods and services...

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Bullish? USDC Stablecoin Hits One-Year High in Net Inflows on Crypto Exchanges

Stablecoins have witnessed significant growth this year. Among them, USDT remains a leader, but other ones, such as Circle-backed USDC, are also seeing considerable activity. As such, USDC’s recent deposits to centralized crypto exchanges could signal investors buying the dip amidst several market corrections in recent weeks. USDC Deposits Surge According to IntoTheBlock’s Head of Research, Lucan Outumuro’s latest findings, USDC’s net inflow into centralized crypto exchanges...

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Could Uphold’s Tether Delisting Signal Trouble for USDT in Europe?

A popular New York-based crypto exchange, Uphold, announced the delisting of six stablecoins in response to the upcoming MiCA regulation in the European Union, including Tether (USDT) – the largest of the cohort. This decision aligns with the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, which fully takes effect on June 30th, 2024. Passed into law in May 2023 and partially enacted a month later, MiCA requires all digital assets to comply with its extensive regulations. However,...

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Stablecoin Issuers Collectively Become the 18th Largest Holders of US Debt

Stablecoin issuers now hold over $120 billion in US Treasury notes, becoming the 18th largest holder of US Debt and overtaking numerous nations. Out of the $120 billion, Circle holds about $29 billion and Tether holds a whopping $91 billion. The former holds short-dated US Debt, like repos, and the latter holds Treasuries. However, concerns begin to mount as demand for US Debt grows in the crypto industry and elsewhere, and the US needs to consider appropriate debt management measures....

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Tether’s ‘Genius Idea:’ Launching aUSDT, a Gold-Backed Stablecoin with Higher Profit Potential

On June 17, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced aUSDT, a new synthetic dollar over-collateralized by XAUt, Tether’s gold-backed digital asset. In a post on X on June 18, industry analyst and stock-to-flow creator Willy Woo said it was “A genius business idea by Tether.” Tether’s USDT is currently earning on U.S. Treasury Bills, but now the firm can issue a stablecoin that earns on gold gains, he explained. This has greater potential for profits as, over the long term, gold...

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