FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried says the second major stablecoin war has begun after the supply growth of Binance-backed BUSD.
FTX is preparing a new stablecoin
The young cryptocurrency billionaire hinted in an interview with The Big Whale on Oct. 27 that the exchange will launch its own stablecoin “in the near future.” According to SBF, the exchange is determined to launch a new stablecoin. However, he adds:
The firm is delaying doing this because I think to some extent the collaboration on this issue can be really strong. And a lot of that ends with us trying to find partners we’d be really excited to work with. But I think in the not too distant future you will hear from us about it.
🔴 SCOOP@SBF_FTX told @TheBigWhale_ that @FTX_Official is working on their stablecoin
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— The Big Whale 🐳 (@TheBigWhale_) October 27, 2022
Although FTX is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the market, it does not have its own stablecoin. CEO Bankman-Fried says the “Second Big Stablecoin” started after Binance converted all USDC on its platform to BUSD. The first big fight took place in 2018. USDC and USDT have been replaced by the stablecoins of different exchanges, TUSD, GUSD and USDP. SBF says stablecoins are now generating more revenue with positive interest rates. The crypto billionaire expressed his curiosity about what will happen in the post-LUNA stablecoin market in another recent tweet:
It will be interesting to see what emerges from the non-fiat-backed stablecoin space, post-Luna and post-DAI-holding-USDC.
https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/158477423280521216
Binance has removed these 3 stablecoins from its platform
On September 5, Binance ceased access to three stablecoins competing with its own dollar vehicle, BUSD. He said that he aimed to increase the liquidity and capital efficiency in the stock market as the reason for this. Starting September 29, users’ USDC, USDP and TUSD holdings are automatically converted to BUSD. BinancePay, the exchange’s payment service, also stopped supporting these coins on September 12.
Binance has suspended spot, futures and margin trading on these stablecoins. The most important of the affected cryptocurrencies was Circle’s USDC. USDC is the second largest stablecoin with approximately $52 billion in capital. TUSD and USDP stand as the sixth and seventh largest stableocins. As part of the move, Binance has also shut down access to USDC accounts, DeFi staking services and loans.
FTX currently offers leveraged transactions that allow customers to use a basket of stablecoins as collateral. The basket includes TrueUSD (TUSD), USD Coin (USDC), Pax Dollar (USDP), HUSD and Binance USD (BUSD). Rival exchange Binance launched the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin in 2019. It is now preparing to launch its own product on FTX.
