13/03/2023
The failure of three major crypto-backing banks, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank caused the stablecoin (USDC) to fall to as low as $0.87 from its $1 benchmark. Amid the concern mounting around stablecoins, Binance CEO and co-founder Changpeng (CZ) Zhao tweeted on March 13 that with the “changes in stablecoins and banks,” it will be converting the remaining $1 billion funds in its Industry Recovery Initiative into “native crypto."...