Justin Sun affiliated TrueUSD market cap collapses 50% in 7 days
The dollar-pegged stablecoin TrueUSD, associated with Justin Sun, has experienced a significant decline in its market capitalization, plummeting by over 50% from $1.29 billion on March 15 to $615 million on March 22, as reported by CoinMarketCap.
This decline in TrueUSD's market cap coincides with Binance's decision to delist several TrueUSD trading pairs on March 15. TrueUSD faced challenges in February in maintaining its peg, dropping to as low as $0.95.
Furthermore, an examination of TrueUSD's attestations suggests that it no longer holds United States treasury bills in its reserves. Instead, the remaining funds are divided between approximately $200 million held in depository institutions in Hong Kong, Switzerland, and the Bahamas, and approximately $500 million held at First Digital Trust Limited.
First Digital Trust Limited has introduced its stablecoin, FDUSD, which has also experienced a decrease in market capitalization from around $3 billion to $2.6 billion since March 15, according to CoinMarketCap data.
However, not all stablecoins have been impacted equally by this contraction. Tether, for instance, has seen its market capitalization increase by approximately $700 million since March 15.
This recent move by HSBC mirrors the trend in the broader financial industry, where financial institutions are looking into blockchain-bass solutions for tokenization among other things like custody and transactions. The integration of blockchain technology into traditional banking shows a shift towards the digital ecosystem and innovation in the financial sector.
With blockchain technology gaining momentum across various industries, HSBC’s move underscores the potential of distributed ledger technology. Also, by tokenizing gold and making it available to investors, the firm is opening up new opportunities for investment and financial inclusion in Hong Kong’s market landscape.
The launch of the tokenized gold by HABC on its Orion digital assets platform is a landmark milestone in the adoption of blockchain technology in the financial sector. Aside from providing investors with tokenized gold, it also showcases HSBC as a flag bearer in leveraging blockchain for financial products.
San Diego Federal Court Denies Silvergate’s Dismissal Motion in FTX Fraud Case.
The San Diego federal court has ruled that Silvergate Bank must face a class-action lawsuit filed by FTX users which alleges that the bank aided fraud at the exchange and its associated trading firm, Alameda Research.
Despite Silvergate’s attempt to dismiss the case in June, a federal court judge denied the motion on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of California.
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Blackrock Shrugs Off Diversification into ‘Other Crypto Products’
Currently, BlackRock is not focusing on expanding its portfolio to include "other crypto products" as a means of diversification, contrary to what the market had anticipated.
Investment giant BlackRock is currently deliberating whether to expand its offerings to its customer base or maintain its current focus. According to Fox journalist Eleanor Terrett, BlackRock may not be inclined to diversify its portfolio to include "other crypto products."
Sticking to Current Crypto Offerings
In a post on platform X, Terrett highlights that Robert Mitchnick, the Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock, considers Bitcoin to be their primary focus at the moment. He states that "Bitcoin overwhelmingly ranks as our clients’ top priority. After that, very little of everything else and a tiny amount of Ethereum." Mitchnick acknowledges that while the cryptocurrency industry is hopeful for a broader range of cryptocurrency products from BlackRock, the company's focus remains elsewhere.
Yahoo Finance further emphasizes Mitchnick's belief that IBIT is currently gaining significant traction among customers.
"What we’re seeing is that investors are resoundingly choosing IBIT for bitcoin access… That is a combination of investors who are new to Bitcoin and those who may have held exposure in a different form historically. What our clients, I think, are most focused on is trying to understand risks, upside, downside, thoughts about portfolio construction…" Mitchnick explains.
BlackRock has consistently demonstrated itself to be the most successful Bitcoin ETF among those approved by the SEC. The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has quickly surpassed MicroStrategy, a major participant in the cryptocurrency investment space, with 239,252 bitcoins held in total. This achievement is especially noteworthy given IBIT’s brief history and its significant impact on the crypto world.
The rapid accumulation of Bitcoin by IBIT signals a notable shift in the institutional Bitcoin investment landscape, reflecting the growing interest and involvement of institutional investors in the Bitcoin market. This development suggests a broader trend of institutional acceptance of Bitcoin and other digital assets as legitimate financial instruments.
Both BlackRock and Fidelity have seen positive inflows over the last 49 days, a feat achieved by only 30 other ETFs, according to Bloomberg Analyst Eric Balchunas. However, only two Bitcoin ETFs—BlackRock and Fidelity—have continued to show gains in trading following their launch. According to Sosovalue data, Fidelity’s inflows currently stand at $6.9 billion, while BlackRock’s are at $13.3 billion.