apxUSD Loses Dollar Peg as Bitcoin Slide Squeezes STRC-Backed Collateral
Apyx's apxUSD, a dividend-backed stablecoin collateralized largely by the preferred shares of bitcoin-treasury companies, broke its $1 peg this week, falling to about 92 cents as Strategy's STRC preferred stock dropped b...
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