Tether is one of the leading global purchasers of US Treasury bills. According to Paolo Ardoino, the stablecoin issuer’s chief technology officer, USDT has now amassed a substantial $72.5 billion in US Treasury bonds. This places Tether in the 22nd position worldwide, surpassing countries like the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Australia, and Spain in terms of...Read More
Stablecoin giant Tether has published another transparency report detailing the composition of its reserves, and the blockchains on which its tokens are issued. The report confirms that Tether has $3.3 billion in excess reserves, meaning its tokens are over 100% backed. Analyzing Tether’s Reserves Per the report published on Thursday, Tether owns $86.1 billion in...Read More
Stablecoin giant Tether announced on Thursday that it has discontinued USDT support for three blockchains, on which the token “lacks significant traction.” Those chains include Bitcoin’s Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash’s Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP), and Kusama. No Signs Of Omni Adoption As explained on Tether’s website on Thursday, community interest is a “key factor” in...Read More
Singapore Red Cross – a humanitarian aid and community services charity in the Asian city-state – allowed people to contribute to its cause via donations in digital currencies. The option became possible after a partnership between the organization and the crypto payment gateway Triple-A. ‘Coin a new Way to Give Today’ The charity entity revealed that individuals...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Circle is a US-based company, and 70% of its USDC adoption originates from non-US regions. According to the estimations of Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, some of the fastest growing areas are emerging and developing markets, which are not in the country that has been facing severe regulatory uncertainty. Not Fixated on US Allaire...Read More
A phishing scammer recently nabbed $20 million in USDT from an unsuspecting victim using a zero transfer phishing attack, reported blockchain security firm PeckShield on Tuesday. The stolen funds were frozen in short order by Tether – the issuer behind USDT – raising questions about who the victim was given the speed of their response....Read More
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, released an assurance report on Monday covering its financials as of June 30. The Q2 attestation showed that the issuer now holds over $3.3 billion in excess reserves to back its USDT tokens. Tether’s Massive Surplus As explained by Tether in an accompanying blog post, the issuer’s excess reserves...Read More
According to a recent report by blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs, terrorist groups globally, including those linked to ISIS, frequently utilize cryptocurrency for fundraising purposes. In certain instances, these terrorist organizations have been able to attract supporters and bolster their operations. TRM Labs revealed observing “mounting on-chain evidence” over the past 12 months that pro-ISIS...Read More
The stablecoin market witnessed a declining market capitalization for the 16th consecutive month. According to the latest crypto analytics platform, CCData, the figure fell by 0.82% to $127 billion in July, hitting the lowest level since August 2021. The market cap dominance of stablecoins also plummeted to 10.3% from 10.5% in July. On the brighter...Read More
Bitcoin and Ethereum are trading at an enticing discount on Binance.US, but not all users will be able to leverage it. At nearly $27,500, Bitcoin is trading about $2,500 lower on Binance.US compared to global spot markets. Ethereum, on the other hand, was trading at $1,700 – a discount of $200, offering market participants a...Read More
The stablecoin issuer announced the listing of Euro Tether (EUR₮) and Tether Gold (XAU₮) on XT.COM, which is being touted as the “world’s first social-infused exchange.” The latest move will enable users on the platform to access XAU₮ – which represents ownership of physical gold – as well as the ability to transact with EUR₮...Read More
Gauntlet, a decentralized finance (DeFi) risk management entity, seems to be facing some backlash on its latest proposal on the Aave governance forum after it was accused of fixing in elements of a previous one that was voted down by the community. The proposal in question seeks to mitigate the risks regarding a loan tagged...Read More
Tether – the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT – signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Georgia’s government. The partnership reinforces the firm’s position as “a pioneering infrastructure partner for cities and nations globally” and will assist the country in its effort to become a global center for blockchain technology. Georgia Strengthens its...Read More
Tether – the company behind the largest stablecoin – announced the launch of USDT on Kava (a layer 1 proof-of-stake blockchain network). Following the latest development, the token is now live on over a dozen networks, including Ethereum, NEAR Protocol, Solana, Tron, Algorand, and more. The stablecoin issuer praised Kava network for its scalability and...Read More
An analysis by crypto market data provider Kaiko revealed that USD Coin (USDC) is currently the most liquid stablecoin on centralized exchanges (CEXs), with approximately $38 million bids preventing a .1% price deviation of the asset. USDC’s liquidity is followed by that of Tether (USDT), Binance USD (BUSD), True USD (TUSD), and Dai (DAI). The...Read More
A wallet linked to Michael Egorov, the founder of decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker protocol Curve, has reduced its on-chain debt by repaying 1.35 million USDT of a loan on the decentralized lending platform, Aave. Egorov’s move comes as Curve’s native token (CRV), used as the loan’s collateral, significantly declined in the past...Read More
USDT’s minor deviation from the greenback sparked concerns that the world’s largest stablecoin could be under pressure. Curve’s 3Pool – one of the top pools for stablecoin trading – was flooded with USDT sellers, which essentially indicated that traders were accumulating other stablecoins. The move imbalanced the ideal breakdown of 33.33% for each of its...Read More
Tether announced it will coordinate with a third-party exchange to conduct a chain swap as it wants to convert 750 million USDT from Tron to Ethereum ERC20. The total supply of USDT will not change during this process, as per the firm. A chain swap process entails moving cryptocurrencies from one blockchain to another, which...Read More
The stablecoin ecosystem has also been impacted by America’s war on crypto, with a clear divergence happening between the top two issuers. Tether supply has reached an all-time high of 83.36 billion USDT, according to the firm’s transparency report. Industry analyst Will Clemente commented: “The divergence from USDC is striking, reflecting easier access to treasuries...Read More
Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin, achieved a groundbreaking milestone by surpassing its previous all-time high market cap of $83.2 billion, a record set back in May 2022. This remarkable feat further cements Tether’s unrivaled dominance in the rapidly expanding stablecoin market, which currently totals an astonishing $130 billion, with USDT’s market cap surpassing the...Read More
Tether – the issuer of stablecoin USDT – announced expanding its presence in Georgia with an investment in a payment processing company called, CityPay.io. The move is deemed as an “important milestone” for the payment processing industry benefiting customers across Georgia and CIS. According to the official blog post, Tether aims to bring greater efficiency...Read More
The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin announced on May 30 that it wants to mine BTC using sustainable energy in the South American country. To do so, Tether has decided to invest in “renewable energy sources to support and promote sustainable Bitcoin mining.” The company’s statement noted that the South American nation is among the...Read More
Strike – a Bitcoin payments company and remittance app – announced the integration of the world’s largest stablecoin, Tether’s USDT. The latest move comes on the heels of Strike’s expansion into 65 additional countries and USDT-supported new app design, which was announced at Bitcoin 2023. Strike-Tether Integration The integration aims to address key challenges hindering...Read More
Tether – the company behind the largest stablecoin by means of total market cap – USDT – will be buying Bitcoin. It joins the rank of other large corporations by adding the primary cryptocurrency to its balance sheet. Tether revealed today that starting this month (May), the company will “regularly” allocate as much as 15%...Read More
Amid the banking turmoil in the United States, Tether (USDT) emerged as the preferred stablecoin. The resurgence was evident in its latest attestation report, which revealed that the stablecoin issuer recorded a net profit of nearly $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2023. According to the official statement, Tether’s excess reserves reached an all-time...Read More
After Signature Bank collapsed last month, most of its assets and some of its loans were taken over by New York Community Bancorp (NYCB). All crypto-related clients, however, were told that their accounts would be closed in short order. Signet, Signature Bank’s proprietary software that allowed its crypto clients to transact in USD between such...Read More
Weeks after the failure of a series of US banks as well as the Credit Suisse chaos, the crypto market has considerably recovered but the same cannot be said for a prominent stablecoin that has served as a backbone for DeFi trades – USDC. The confidence in Circle-backed stablecoin remains severely battered as investors continue...Read More
Telegram has added a new feature enabling users to send each other the world’s largest stablecoin, tether (USDT). USDT runs on several blockchains, but for now, Telegram has added support for the stablecoin only on Tron. According to an update on March 22nd, USDT-TRON – TRC20 – has been added to the popular messaging app’s...Read More
The banking sector could potentially undergo a much-needed revamp, but until then, investors appear to be scrambling for a safety net. As the traditional financial world is rocked by the Credit Suisse chaos and the failure of a series of US banks, investors have flocked to the largest stablecoin, Tether (USDT). The turmoil has once...Read More
It’s been one year since the Swiss city of Lugano established Bitcoin and Tether (USDT) as de facto legal tender within its borders. Since then, how has its adoption initiative fared?On Monday, Tether published a breakdown of various milestones the city has reached around crypto infrastructure and education under “Plan B.” According to Tether’s post,...Read More
