Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, recently announced that it had converted $1 billion worth of BUSD from its Industry Recovery Initiative fund into three different cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Binance Coin (BNB), and Ethereum (ETH). The announcement was made by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on Monday.
The move comes as BUSD, a stablecoin, has faced regulatory scrutiny and experienced some difficulties in maintaining parity with the US dollar. This weekend, USDC had trouble holding parity with the US dollar after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Furthermore, US regulators forced Paxos to stop issuing BUSD, and billions of BUSD tokens have been removed from circulation since.
CZ noted that significant onchain movements would be noticeable following the announcement. He also shared an address for the Industry Recovery Initiative and a transaction explorer link for the transfer that the exchange handled.
The decision to convert $1 billion BUSD into bitcoin, BNB, and ethereum has been met with mixed reactions. Some people have expressed their relief that Binance is taking steps to ensure the safety of its funds, while others have questioned the wisdom of the move.
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