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Crypto exchange Binance is returning trading pairs with USDC just a year after removing it to concentrate stablecoin liquidity. 
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced in a <a href="https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/notice-on-new-trading-pairs-on-binance-spot-2023-12-28-6c2fd758669944fb9b11689ebb49070e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> on Dec. 27 that it is reintroducing a few trading pairs with <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/circle/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Circle</a>‘s USDC stablecoin. 
According to the announcement, the exchange will open trading for the ADA/USDC, ARB/USDC, AVAX/USDC, DOT/USDC, INJ/USDC, MATIC/USDC, OP/USDC, ORDI/USDC, SOL/USDC and XRP/USDC spot trading pairs at 08:00 UTC, Dec. 28. 
Binance did not elaborate on the reason behind the move. 
The return of USDC comes just a year after Binance removed a basket of stablecoins, including Paxos Dollar (USDP) and TrueUSD (TUSD), automatically converting deposits in these assets to its stablecoin, Binance USD (BUSD). 
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At the time, a spokesperson for Binance said the move was made in an effort to concentrate stablecoin liquidity. While the decision to reduce the number of supported stablecoins surprised some market participants it has garnered praise from Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, who said in <a href="https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1567189426173890562?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">an X post</a> that the removal of USDC would “likely lead to more USDC flowing to Binance.” 
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 Sharing some perspective on Binance forced conversion of USDC. Lots of misleading headlines and interpretations. Binance is not ending support for USDC, and change will likely lead to more USDC flowing to Binance. Here’s why. 1/— Jeremy Allaire (@jerallaire) <a href="https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1567189426173890562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">September 6, 2022</a>
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In September, Binance officials <a href="https://crypto.news/binance-executive-flags-potential-eu-stablecoin-removal-amid-mica-uncertainty/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said</a> the cryptocurrency exchange plans to remove all stablecoins from the European market by June 2024 to align with the regulatory standards set forth by the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. As per Binance, the move would likely have a “significant impact on the market in Europe compared to the rest of the world.” 
It is unclear if Binance’s decision to return USDC is related to MiCA, as Circle <a href="https://crypto.news/coinbase-circle-awarded-crypto-licenses-in-france-ahead-of-mica/">recently announced</a> conditional registration with France’s Financial Markets Authority (AMF). Allaire said at the time that the company hopes to obtain a full Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) from France’s financial watchdog to comply with European regulations. 
 Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/binance-surpasses-170m-users-worldwide/"> Binance surpasses 170m users worldwide </a>

Binance reintroduces USDC trading pairs after one-year break

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