Binance USD market cap falls below $10B amid rising regulatory concerns

cointelegraph.com:

Binance USD (BUSD) market cap has fallen below $10 billion for the first time in almost two years amid a United States regulatory crackdown on its token issuer and a planned delisting from a major crypto exchange.

BUSD’s marketcap has been on a steep downward trajectory since its all-time high (ATH) market cap of $23.49 billion on Nov. 15, just a few days after the shock collapse of FTX.

As of today, the stablecoin’s marketcap has fallen to $9.66 billion — levels not seen since Jun. 29, 2021.

Most recently, BUSD has been the subject of a potential lawsuit against Paxos by the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on Feb. 12 over a possible violation of investor protection laws. Since then SEC, $6.65 billion has been shaved off BUSD’s market cap.

Paxos was also ordered by the New York District of Financial Services (NYDFS) to stop minting and issuing BUSD on Feb. 12 too, which is likely to have contributed to the stablecoin’s market cap fall.

Earlier this week, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it will be delisting BUSD from its exchange on Mar. 13 because the stablecoin “no longer met our listing standards,” a Coinbase spokesman told Cointelegraph.

The wider crypto market has also seen a fall in market cap, with many pointing to the recent controversy surrounding Silvergate Bank with the late filing of its annual 10-K financial report on Mar. 1.

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Upon its launch in September 2019, the Binance-branded stablecoin quickly surged to become the third largest stablecoin behind Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC).

The stablecoin is currently in 10th position in terms of market cap across all cryptocurrencies. The next crypto token on the