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Leading crypto exchange Binance and stablecoin issuer Circle are teaming up to expand the adoption of USDC. In a statement, Binance says the strategic partnership, which was announced at the Abu Dhabi Finance Week on Wednesday, will make USDC more available across its suite of products and services. The exchange says the collaboration will enable its users to seamlessly access and use the dollar-pegged stablecoin for trading, saving and payment applications. Says Binance CEO Richard Teng, “Through our strategic partnership, our users will have even more opportunities to use USDC on our platform, including more USDC trading pairs, special promotions on USDC across trading, and other products on Binance.” Binance says it will also integrate USDC into its financial strategy. “Additionally, Binance will adopt USDC as a vital U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin for our corporate treasury, signaling a significant move towards on-chain financial operations.” For its part...

Crypto firms’ policies on coin listing and delisting must align with a list of standards set by the NYDFS. Guidelines for firms listing and de listing crypto currencies in New York have tightened up to better protect investors, according to the state’s financial regulator . The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) unveiled new restrictions on Nov. 15 which mandate crypto companies submit their coin listing and delisting policies for NYDFS approval. Company policies will be measured against more stringent risk assessment standards set forth by the NYDFS to protect investors. Technological, operational, cybersecurity, market, liquidity and illicit activity risks of the tokens are among the factors to be considered by the NYDFS. The incoming changes apply to all digital currency business entities licensed under the New York Codes, Rules and Regulation or limited purpose trust companies under the state’s Banking Law. The NYDFS initially called for public feedback on t...

The EURC stablecoin (formerly EUROC) is now available on Stellar in addition to Ethereum and Avalanche. Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched a Stellar network version of its euro-backed stablecoin , EURC, according to a Sept. 26 announcement. EURC was previously only available on the Ethereum and Avalanche networks. Hello Europe meet our new friend EURC on #Stellar. Same speed, low cost, and reliability of the Stellar network we all know and love in a brand new currency. With @circle's EURC, we can't wait to see what real-world utility builders unlock next.@TeanaTaylor breaks it… pic.twitter.com/eQE5sMZI2M — Stellar (@StellarOrg) September 26, 2023 Stablecoins, or fiat-backed crypto tokens, have become an essential component of the Web3 ecosystem. They allow users to send payments, borrow currency, lend it out for interest, and perform other fiat-currency related actions on blockchain networks. U.S. dollar-backed USD Coin (USDC) and Tether (USDT) are currently the sixt...

The trading freeze follows an analysis from DeFi's risk manager firm Gauntlet Network considering different scenarios for the USD Coin price. Lending protocol Aave has frozen stablecoins trading and set Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio to zero in response to recent price volatility on stablecoins after the USD Coin (USDC) depegged on March 11.  According to the Aave's governance forum, the trading freeze follows an Analysis from DeFi's risk manager company Gauntlet, recommending that all V2 and V3 markets should be temporarily paused. "Setting LTV to 0 definitely helps everywhere, but on the Avalanche v3 Pool, given that cross-chain infrastructure doesn’t cover Avalanche, the Aave Guardian can act immediately. Setting LTV to 0 in practise discounts the “borrowing power” of the asset, without affecting the HF of any user position," noted one participant in the forum discussion.  LTV is an important metric that determines how much credit you can secure using crypto as...