Cryptocurrency
Binance sold USDC for another stablecoin — Coinbase CEO
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s comments to a question about the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin during the company’s second-quarter earning calls raised some eyebrows.
While commenting on the market cap of USDC, Armstrong quipped that Binance moved some of its funds from USDC into another stablecoin, but despite that, the market cap of USDC has held up.
“Binance actually moved some of their funds from USDC into another stablecoin. I think the data we have in the last six or seven weeks, I believe, that the USDC market cap is up net of that. And so that’s an important data point.”
USDC is the preferred choice of stablecoin on Coinbase, and the crypto exchange is a member of the consortium that owns USDC. Binance crypto exchange once also held a significant amount of USDC reserves; however, based on Armstrong’s comments, it seems the crypto exchange has converted a chunk of its holdings to other stablecoins.
Cointelegraph reached out to Coinbase and Binance to confirm the news but did not receive a response by publication.
According to on-chain data, Binance has been redeeming USDC for United States dollars recently, with many market observers believing it is going toward its new stablecoin of choice called First Digital USD (FDUSD).
CZ + Sun have been exiting $USDT via $USDC to get USD. Tether can’t redeem billions.
New stablecoins emerge. $TUSD denominated volumes went from 0% to 20% in just a few months. #Binance controls 90% of $TUSD supply. This is very simple.
The cartel is turning. Please advise. https://t.co/T8PLDNfu2n
— Not Tiger Global (@NotChaseColeman) August 4, 2023
However, this isn’t Binance’s first conversion of USDC to other stablecoins. In September 2022, the crypto exchange announced it would auto-convert all user-held USDC on the platform to Binance USD (BUSD), the Binance-branded stablecoin issued by Paxos Trust Company. At the time, the exchange didn’t reveal whether it planned to sell or convert its reserves to other stablecoins
Binance has long been looking for new stablecoins after the New York Department of Financial Services ordered Paxos to stop issuing the dollar-pegged BUSD stablecoin. Binance later turned to TrueUSD (TUSD) to mitigate its stablecoin needs; however, TUSD depegged, and its issuance was halted by June 10.
Binance has since turned to another relatively unknown stablecoin — FDUSD. The new stablecoin issued by a Hong Kong-based company has gained traction over the past few weeks after Binance launched several trading pairs for the stablecoin, along with zero trading fee offers.
Related: USD-backed stablecoin pilot project launched by Pacific island nation of Palau
The rise of FDUSD even garnered attention from Tether chief technology officer Paolo Adriono, who noted that Tether (USDT) was pressured down and USDC, its main competitor, was also heavily redeemed.
Isn’t it interesting that USDt is being pressured down (slightly, within 10bps, just to push market makers to react), and USDc, the main competitor that you would expect being gaining from the situation, is redeemed heavily nevertheless, while suddenly a competitor born 2 days…
— Paolo Ardoino (@paoloardoino) August 3, 2023
USDC is the second-largest stablecoin by market share and was once seen as the true competitor to the market leader, USDT. However, in the past year, USDC’s market cap has shrunk by nearly half, falling from $44.5 billion at the start of the year to $26 billion at the time of writing.
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Double-Digit Price Surges From These Altcoins as Bitcoin (BTC) Eyes $80K (Weekend Watch)
It feels like a bull cycle once again as bitcoin’s price continues to chart new all-time highs almost daily, with the latest coming hours ago at just shy of $80,000.
The altseason seems to be kicking off as well, with multiple alternative coins registering double-digit price surges over the past day.
BTC’s New and Latest Peak
It’s safe to say that the cryptocurrency landscape has become entirely different after Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 US presidential elections. Recall that BTC struggled at $67,000 on Monday but soon skyrocketed to $75,000 after his victory became official and has only doubled down since then.
The US Fed’s rate cut on Thursday sent the asset flying once again, this time to roughly $77,000. Bitcoin calmed on Saturday but went back on the offensive earlier today. This time, it shot up above $79,000 and peaked just shy of $80,000. This came amid a week of massive inflows toward the spot BTC ETFs, as the products attracted roughly $2.3 billion in the last three trading days.
With its current price tag of around $79,500, bitcoin’s market cap has surged past $1.570 trillion. Its dominance over the alts has been reduced lately given their spectacular performance, but it is still above 55% on CG.
Does it Feel Like Altseason?
The altcoins trailed behind BTC on Wednesday but have performed quite mind-bogglingly in the past few days. Looking at the last 24 hours alone paints a beautiful green picture.
Cardano and SUI have emerged as the top performers from the larger caps, having surged by over 30% each. ADA’s reasoning is quite interesting as it involves IOG’s founder, Charles Hoskinson, and the upcoming Trump administration.
Dogecoin tapped a multi-year peak of its own above $0.23 after it more than doubled its price tag in a month. Ethereum sits close to $3,200 after surging by 30% in the past week. SHIB has gained more than 17% in a day, while the double-digit price increase club is also joined by BCH, DOT, CRO, APT, KAS, and many others.
The total crypto market cap is up by about $130 billion since yesterday and sits above $2.850 trillion on CG.
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Dogecoin (DOGE) Rallies 12% to 3-Year High Amid ‘Face-Melting’ Price Predictions
The largest meme coin by market cap has continued its rally, which was solidified by Donald Trump’s election as the new US president earlier this week, and has soared past $0.23 for the first time since the 2021 bull run.
At the same time, numerous X analysts and users have started to predict rather wild price targets, including one for $3.9 per DOGE.
The chart above showcases DOGE’s massive rally as of late, which drove it from $0.1 last month to $0.23 earlier today. This means that the meme coin soared to its highest price tag in nearly three years after surpassing the 2024 peak of $0.228 charted in March.
Perhaps the most probable reason behind this impressive run is Dogecoin’s affiliation with Elon Musk, who has played a vital role in Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential elections. Trump and Musk spoke about establishing a Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) under the former’s administration, which will be led by Tesla’s CEO.
Given the acronym, DOGE’s price benefited a lot after each time the potential new department was mentioned during the campaign speeches.
Despite already being 110% up on a monthly scale, numerous X traders and analysts predict an even brighter future for the largest meme coin.
Mags, a crypto user with almost 100,000 followers, outlined a ‘conservative’ prediction of $1.17, which could be reached during a meme coin supercycle.
$DOGE pump will melt faces.
Last cycle, I shared Dogecoin before it went up by 170x.
This time, I’m targeting $1.17 – 8x (conservative target)
We are in a memecoin supercycle, and you really think DOGE won’t hit at least $1? https://t.co/2e2PE6ahAX pic.twitter.com/ztP1Ue2XfD
— Mags (@thescalpingpro) November 9, 2024
Kev_Capital_TA was even more bullish, indicating a potential price level of $1.8 or even $3.9 under certain, rather unlikely, circumstances.
In every single #Dogecoin cycle it has reached the 1.618 Macro Golden Pocket. The current Macro golden pocket is $3.90. However if we measure from the top before the Elon Saturday night live craziness then the macro golden pocket is at $1.80 – I personally believe $3.90 is highly… pic.twitter.com/Y0aVFmC2SU
— Kevin (@Kev_Capital_TA) November 9, 2024
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Cardano (ADA) Soars 30% Daily as Founder Charles Hoskinson Makes Big Announcement
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of IOG, the entity behind Cardano, has returned from his recent absence on X with a notable announcement regarding his role in the Trump administration.
The native token of the Cardano ecosystem skyrocketed immediately, charting gains exceeding 30% daily. ADA currently sits at a multi-month peak of almost $0.6.
Cardano just gained back 6 months of losses in 5 days.
Crypto is a game of patience. pic.twitter.com/l1B1lUYbmU
— Dan Gambardello (@cryptorecruitr) November 10, 2024
Hoskinson had taken a break from X in recent weeks but published his first 40-minute video hours ago. Perhaps the most notable piece of information that came out of it involves the upcoming new administration of the president-elect, Donald Trump.
The co-founder of Ethereum said he will spend a lot of time in 2025 working with the US policymakers to establish a more comprehensive and perhaps favorable regulatory framework for the digital asset industry.
“The crypto policy should be written by the American people, by the American crypto industry, and by well-meaning lawmakers who are willing to take the time to listen.”
To be more effective, Hoskinson said IOG will make some internal changes that will include moving personnel around so that they can have an office dedicated to helping establish the crypto legislation.
Cardano’s native token reacted immediately to the news, which spread quickly on X. ADA traded at $0.44 earlier on Sunday but soared in minutes to nearly $0.6. Despite retracing slightly since then, ADA is still over 30% up on a daily scale and 70% higher compared to the same time last week.
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