Tether Grows 2.3% as Stablecoin Economy Loses $2.4 Billion in Value Since March 31 – Altcoins Bitcoin News

While several top digital assets have decreased in value against the U.S. dollar over the past month, the stablecoin economy has lost $2.4 billion in value since March 31, 2023. Four of the top five stablecoins experienced net redemptions over the last 30 days, except for tether, which grew by 2.3% during that time. Four of the Top Five Stablecoins Experience Net Redemptions in the Past 30 Days On March 31, 2023, the top stablecoins by market capitalization represented $133.63 billion in value, and now the valuation is down to…

Binance Launches Ether-Based Liquid Staking Product WBETH to Rival Liquid Staking Competitors – Altcoins Bitcoin News

In an announcement made on April 24, Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange with the largest trade volume, unveiled its latest staking product, wrapped beacon eth (WBETH). This new addition to Binance’s staking solutions is built on the Ethereum network, joining the ranks of other competing liquid staking products such as Lido, Coinbase, Rocket Pool, and Frax. WBETH Emerges as Binance’s New Solution to Ethereum-Based Staking Liquid staking products based on Ethereum have been gaining popularity over the past two years. According to defillama.com metrics, as of this writing, there are over…

New ‘Pepe the Frog’ Crypto Token Becomes Sixth Largest Meme Coin by Market Cap – Altcoins Bitcoin News

A new token named after Pepe the Frog, the infamous meme, and cartoon character created by Matt Furie, has entered the meme coin economy. The token is called pepe (PEPE), and at the time of writing, it has become the sixth-largest meme coin asset in terms of market capitalization, valued at just over $130 million. However, amidst the fast rise, both the website coinmarketcap.com and the Web3 security startup Gopluslabs have warned that the contract owner may have the ability to modify the transaction tax and blacklist function. PEPE Market…

Tether Stablecoin Sees 22% Growth in 2023 Despite Dollar-Pegged Token Economy’s Contraction – Altcoins Bitcoin News

Since January 2023, the number of tether stablecoins in circulation has grown from 66 billion to the current 80.9 billion, representing growth of more than 22% this year. Tether’s growth is approaching the high of $83 billion in stablecoins in circulation that the project saw almost a year ago, in May 2022. Tether Supply Is Nearing Its All-Time High The stablecoin market has recently contracted and is currently hovering around $131.94 billion. The decrease in the stablecoin market can be attributed to several dollar-pegged coins that have reduced their token…

With Close to 10 Billion Stablecoins Redeemed, BUSD’s Supply Drops to Lowest Level Since April 2021 – Altcoins Bitcoin News

Statistics recorded on April 15, 2023, show that the number of coins in circulation for the stablecoin BUSD dropped below the 7 billion range to 6.68 billion, marking the lowest number of BUSD in circulation since April 2021. Furthermore, data indicates that the supply of BUSD has shrunk by 19.8% over the past 30 days. BUSD Stablecoin Supply Hits Lowest Point in Two Years BUSD, which was once among the largest stablecoins, remains the third-largest USD-pegged token. However, on February 13, 2023, Paxos announced that the New York State Department…

Dfinity Foundation Launches Chain-Key Bitcoin, a Native Internet Computer BTC Derivative Token – Altcoins Bitcoin News

On April 3, 2023, the Dfinity Foundation, a development team behind the Internet Computer (ICP) network, announced the launch of a native ICP token called “chain-key bitcoin” or “ckBTC.” The bitcoin derivative is backed 1:1 with the leading cryptocurrency asset. On Monday, Dfinity detailed that the technology “builds on the protocol-level integration with the Bitcoin network.” Breaking Away from Custodians and Bridges: The Benefits of Chain-Key Bitcoin’s Smart Contract-Based System On Twitter, the Dfinity Foundation announced the full release of chain-key bitcoin, also known as ckBTC. “Proposals 115468, 115470 &…

TUSD Jumps 110% While Others Experience Reductions – Altcoins Bitcoin News

Four stablecoins have reduced their supplies this month, while the stablecoin token TrueUSD (TUSD) has seen its supply jump 110% higher over the last 30 days. TUSD resides natively on four different blockchains. The number of Ethereum-based TUSD rose 27%, while the number of Tron-based TUSD stablecoins increased by 218%. TUSD Supply Swells, Tron-Issued Stablecoins Rise 218% In the past month, several stablecoins experienced supply reductions, including usd coin (USDC), binance coin (BUSD), gemini dollar (GUSD), and USDD. Gemini’s GUSD led the pack with a 30.5% redemption rate over the…

Stablecoin Market Sees Fluctuations With Some Coins Gaining and Others Reducing Supply – Altcoins Bitcoin News

According to statistics, on March 26, the stablecoin economy was valued at $135 billion, with the top stablecoins representing $31.8 billion or 75% of the $42.17 billion in 24-hour global trade volume across the entire crypto market. In the last two weeks since March 11, 7.06 billion USDC and 351.57 million BUSD have been redeemed. Meanwhile, from March 14 to March 26, the number of tether stablecoins in circulation increased by 6.12 billion. Stablecoin Circulation Changes In recent weeks, the supplies of some stablecoins have decreased while others have increased.…

$7.4B Dollar-Pegged Tokens Withdrawn From Circulation – Altcoins Bitcoin News

During the past 11 days, over 7 billion USDC stablecoins have been withdrawn from circulation, with most of the redemptions occurring following the depegging event of USDC on March 11, 2023. Furthermore, since March 6, a total of 439.48 million BUSD stablecoins have been redeemed. Stablecoin Depegging Event Triggers Billions in Redemptions The stablecoin landscape has undergone significant changes this month after a stablecoin depegging event took place on March 11. During this time, USDC dropped to a low of $0.877 per coin, and half a dozen other stablecoins also…

Openai’s GPT-4 Launch Sparks Surge in AI-Centric Crypto Assets – Altcoins Bitcoin News

Following Openai’s release of GPT-4, a deep learning and artificial intelligence product, crypto assets focused on AI have spiked in value. The AGIX token of the Singularitynet project has risen 25.63% in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, four out of the top five AI-centric digital currencies have seen double-digit gains against the U.S. dollar. An Overview of AI-Centric Crypto Asset Market Moves After GPT-4 Release On March 14, 2023, Openai launched the next iteration of deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI) with the release of GPT-4,…