{"id":20414,"date":"2023-02-13T14:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T22:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinnetworknews.com\/busd-redemptions-soar-near-290-million-in-8-hours-after-nydfs-consumer-alert-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T14:24:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T22:24:22","slug":"busd-redemptions-soar-near-290-million-in-8-hours-after-nydfs-consumer-alert-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinnetworknews.com\/busd-redemptions-soar-near-290-million-in-8-hours-after-nydfs-consumer-alert-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSD Redemptions Soar Near $290 Million in 8 Hours After NYDFS Consumer Alert \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before Paxos published a press release at 6 a.m. Eastern time Monday, the stablecoin BUSD had approximately 16.16 billion tokens in circulation. In the past eight hours, nearly $290 million has been redeemed, bringing the number of BUSD in circulation to 15.87 billion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stablecoin BUSD Sees Increased Redemption Activity During Regulatory Scrutiny<\/h2>\n

The stablecoin BUSD is experiencing increased activity on Monday as the third largest stablecoin by market capitalization has seen 286,720,127 BUSD redeemed<\/a> in approximately eight hours. The increased activity began the previous day, when reports claimed<\/a> the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sent Paxos a Wells Notice regarding potential charges. Earlier reports also claimed the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) was investigating Paxos.<\/p>\n

The following day, Paxos published a press release<\/a> stating that it was cooperating with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and would cease minting BUSD. The company added that \u201cexisting BUSD tokens will remain fully-backed and redeemable through Paxos Trust Company three ough at least February 2024.\u201d Alongside the Paxos press release, the New York regulator issued a Consumer Notice<\/a> regarding the Paxos-issued binance usd (BUSD) stablecoin.<\/p>\n

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Since Paxos announced it would no longer mint BUSD on Monday and redeem tokens until Feb. 2024, redemptions have soared with nearly $290 million worth redeemed in less than eight hours. BUSD trade volume has climbed 18% higher within that timeframe as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Redemptions have begun, with nearly $290 million redeemed on Monday, following billions redeemed<\/a> in recent months. Three months ago, BUSD\u2019s market capitalization was approximately $23.24 billion and more than 30% of its supply has been redeemed<\/a> in the past 90 days. Redemptions on Monday caused some slight price fluctuations and BUSD dropped to a low of $0.992245<\/a> on Feb. 13.<\/p>\n

Much of BUSD\u2019s trading today is paired with Tether (USDT<\/a>), followed by the Turkish lira, Makerdao\u2019s DAI and the U.S. dollar, according to statistics from CryptoCompare.com on Monday. Before the Paxos press release on Monday morning, BUSD\u2019s trade volume was around $15 billion, but it has since increased 18% higher to $17.60 billion by 3:15 p.m. Eastern time. In addition to the large amount of redemptions, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) cautions of significant repercussions<\/a> on the crypto sector if BUSD is deemed a security.<\/p>\n

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What impact will the recent redemptions and regulatory scrutiny have on the future of BUSD and other stablecoins in the market? Share your thoughts in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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