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Bitcoin · Tether › Analysis
Tether just printed another $240m as demand for Bitcoin flourishes
Demand for Bitcoin has been skyrocketing in recent times, with this newfound excitement from investors coming mere weeks before the benchmark cryptocurrency undergoes its highly anticipated mining rewards halving event.
Tether › Analysis 
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Stablecoin boom doesn’t guarantee Bitcoin price will explode higher: economists
With Bitcoin seemingly finding a local top, all eyes in the crypto space have migrated to stablecoins, digital assets tied to and backed by a “stable” reserve asset.
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Tether › Stablecoins
This key baseline issue could undermine public confidence in crypto stablecoins
Stablecoins account for a rapidly growing sector of the crypto industry and have viewed by many industry-advocates as tools that will ultimately help bridge mainstream finance with the nascent and highly volatile crypto market.
Tether › Analysis
What’s really going on with Tether’s exploding supply? Crypto exec tells all
Despite the strong downturn seen in the crypto markets, epitomized by Bitcoin’s 50 percent decline that transpired on March 12, the amount of Tether’s USDT stablecoin in existence has exploded.
Tether › Stablecoins
After Tether, USDC dominates stablecoins with a $452 million market cap
USDC, a stablecoin developed by the Circle, is the second-largest USD-backed stablecoin on the market according to data from Skew.
Ethereum · Tether › Stablecoins
Tether (USDT) is dominating value transfer on the Ethereum blockchain, but why?
The volume of stablecoins on Ethereum has dwarfed the volume of the network’s native cryptocurrency ETH.
Tether › Bitfinex › Stablecoins
Tether announces the launch of Tether Gold, a gold-backed cryptocurrency
Tether, the company behind the biggest stablecoin in the world, has launched Tether Gold, a digital asset providing exposure to physical gold.
Tether › Adoption
Pornhub adds support for Tether following PayPal’s ban last year
Pornhub, a leading adult entertainment website, recently began supporting a new cryptocurrency payment method after PayPal ended support for the company’s models last year.
Tether › Bitfinex › Exchanges
Tether and Bitfinex face new fraud lawsuit in Washington state, second in months
A fresh class action lawsuit has been filed against Bitfinex and its sister company Tether Limited, the company behind the controversial but market-leading USD-pegged stablecoin, USDT.
Bitcoin · Tether › Analysis
Prominent analyst says only the top 40 cryptos are liquid
Crypto analyst Willy Woo said that very few coins are good investments, as data from CoinMarketCap has shown that only the top 40 out of the 4987 listed coins are liquid.
Tether › Analysis
Data shows Tether transactions larger than $100k increase by 109% in the past week
During the past week, the total amount of transactions larger than $100,000 in USDT reached $7.3 billion, which represents an increase of 109.82 percent compared to the week before that.
Tether › Stablecoins
Tether conducted a 300M USDT chain swap from Omni to Ethereum
In an early-morning tweet on October 29th, Tether announced that it would be performing a 300 million USDT chain swap.
Tether › Bitfinex › New York › Regulation
Bitfinex calls $1.4 trillion Tether lawsuit ‘meritless and mercenary’
iFinex, the parent company of crypto exchange Bitfinex and Tether, is facing a lawsuit accusing them of manipulating the market.
Bitcoin · Tether › Price Watch
Tether becomes 4th largest crypto, demonstrating intensity of market blood bath
On September 25, the crypto market experienced one of its steepest falls in recent years as the bitcoin price abruptly dropped by more than $1,500 in merely hours, sending many cryptocurrency investors to Tether.
Tether › Analysis
Half of all Tether trading volume happens on one obscure exchange
One obscure exchange dominates half of all Tether trading volumes.
Tether › Bitfinex › China › Analysis
Tether’s new yuan-based stablecoin is the newest addition in circumventing regulations
Tether announced a new offshore Chinese-yuan backed stablecoin, CNHT.
Tether › Bitfinex › Stablecoins
Tether plans to issue two commodity-pegged stablecoins
Tether Ltd is planning to issue two new stablecoins, one pegged to a basket of commodities and another to the Chinese renminbi, according to Zhao Dong, an over-the-counter (OTC) trader in China and a shareholder of Bitfinex.
Tether › Bitfinex › New York › Regulation
Bitfinex must face New York attorney general in fraud lawsuit, says judge
A New York judge ruled Bitfinex must face the fraud suit and impending investigation set against it in April by New York attorney general Letitia James, denying the company’s request for the case to be dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction, Bloomberg reported.
Tether › Analysis
Three-quarters of all Tether owned by just 318 addresses
Tether ownership is worryingly concentrated, citing Coin Metrics data that showed just 318 addresses held 80 percent of all Tether in circulation.
Bitcoin · Tether › Bitfinex › Technical Analysis
Bitcoin unfazed by FUD as it breaks through $6000
When bitcoin broke above $4,200 it marked a pivot point in the crypto markets.
Tether › Bitfinex › Exchanges
Bitfinex users unable to withdraw funds, $430 million drained from exchange cold wallets
An ongoing investigation into iFinex Inc seems to have caused an exodus of traders out of Bitfinex.
Tether › Bitfinex › Exchanges
Exploring Bitfinex’s emergency plan: a $1 billion initial exchange offering
Zhao Dong, one of China’s biggest OTC traders, recently published a marketing document detailing iFinex Inc plans to conduct an initial exchange offering (IEO), aiming to raise $1 billion.
Tether › Bitfinex › Exchanges
Tether and Bitfinex confirm USDT is not fully backed by fiat, only 74% of tethers backed with cash
Legal representatives for Bitfinex and Tether confirm the widely held suspicion that USDT is not one-to-one backed by US dollars.
Bitcoin · Tether › Bitfinex › Stablecoins
Tether and Bitcoin prices diverge on exchanges following fraud investigation
Tether, the leading stablecoin, recently unpegged from the US Dollar after news that the New York State Attorney General is investigating iFinex Inc, which operates Bitfinex and owns Tether Ltd USDT dropped as low as $0.975 against the US Dollar while the other top three stablecoins—USDC, TUSD, and PAX—enjoyed an approximately 6.5 percent premium.
Tether › Bitfinex › New York › Regulation
Tether price falters following iFinex investigation, bitcoin moved from Bitfinex
Following a probe which revealed the apparent loss of $850 million in funds, the attorney general of the State of New York obtained a court order against iFinex Inc, which operates Bitfinex and owns Tether Ltd, ordering them to cease further dissipation of the US dollar assets which back the USDT stablecoin.
Bitcoin · Tether › Bitfinex › New York › Exchanges
Tether bombshell leads to 5% wipeout of bitcoin price
On April 25, the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James alleged iFinex, the company behind Bitfinex and Tether, of misusing $900 million of Tether’s cash reserves to hide an $850 million loss.
Bitcoin · Tether › Bitfinex › Analysis
Tether accused of minting almost $400 million in uncollateralized USDT to prop up bitcoin
Tether, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has issued over $300 million in USDT during the last week.
Bitcoin · Tether › Bitfinex › Stablecoins
Tether’s Lack of Fiat Backing Could be Catastrophic for Bitcoin, Analyzing USDT’s Troubling Terms of Service
Tether, the market-leading stablecoin in both market capitalization and controversy, made changes to its legal terms of service that indicate that USDT is not fully backed one-to-one by US dollar reserves.
Tether › Bitfinex › Stablecoins
Tether’s New Update Suggests USDT Is Not 100% Backed With Fiat
Tether, the company behind one of the biggest and most widely used stablecoins on the market (USDT), has updated the terms on its website to further clarify how their reserves work.
Tether · Tron › Stablecoins
TRON Partners with Tether to Launch TRC20 Version of USDT Stablecoin
The TRON Foundation has partnered with Tether to introduce Tether’s USDT on the TRON Network, making the popular stablecoin accessible to TRON’s userbase.
Edge › Tether › Analysis
New Evidence Suggests Tether Does Not Have the Dollar Reserves It Claims
Reports from the Central Bank of the Bahamas indicate that Tether Ltd may have never deposited funds into the country.
Tether › Bitfinex › Exchanges
Bitfinex Has Enabled Margin Trading for Tether?
Strangely enough, the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has introduced margin trading for Tether’s controversial stablecoin, USDT.
Tether › Bitfinex › Stablecoins
Tether’s Billion Dollar Reserves May Not Equate to ‘One-to-One Backing’ or ‘No Misconduct’
Bloomberg reported that Tether “has the billions it promised,” suggesting that USDT could be backed one-to-one by dollars.
Tether › Stablecoins
Tether Rises to Fourth by Market Cap, Bitcoin and Crypto Markets Look Bleak
Gains in stablecoin dominance indicate that the market outlook is bleak.
Tether › Stablecoins
Tether Clears Air with New Banking Partner and Balance Sheet
In an apparent attempt to bring an end to USDT’s unrelenting solvency saga, Tether Limited has procured a new banking partner and laid bare its “portfolio” reserves in an account statement dated October 31.
Tether › Stablecoins
Is Tether Quietly Exiting the Market?
The stablecoin Tether has been the subject of controversy, speculation, and what some are calling “weaponized FUD” in recent weeks.
Tether › Stablecoins
Tether Destroys 500 Million of Its USDT Coin
According to transaction data from Tether’s accounts, it took 500 million USDT permanently out of circulation on Wednesday.
Tether › Analysis
Both Sides of the Tether Debate: is the Crypto Market Vulnerable to Implosion?
Traders, investors, analysts, and journalists in the crypto sector engaged in an intense debate about USD-backed stablecoin Tether (USDT) this week, pondering on the legitimacy and regulatory state of the asset.
Tether › Stablecoins
Novogratz Says Tether Hurt by Its Lack of Transparency
Cryptocurrency advocate and billionaire investor Mike Novogratz says Tether’s recent troubles are its own fault, and that a lack of transparency is mainly to blame for investors losing faith in the stablecoin.
Bitcoin · Tether › Analysis
Bitcoin Breaks Downtrend by Surging 10% to $6,700, is the Tether Sell-off a Factor?
Earlier today, on October 15, the price of Bitcoin surged from $6,150 to $6,700 on most major fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase, Bitstamp, and Kraken.
Bitcoin · Tether › Price Watch
Bitcoin Rallies Above $6900, Tether Fires Up the Printers
Bitcoin has been rocked with another remarkable late-night buy rally, seeing the coin scrape the $7000-mark for the first time in weeks after a $2 billion, 5-minute feeding frenzy.
Bitcoin · Tether › Analysis
Report: Tether Printing is Failing to Pump Bitcoin and the Crypto Market
Pumping the cryptocurrency market is proving to be a difficult task for “whales” and digital asset exchanges, researchers at Bloomberg believe.
Tether › San Francisco › Exchanges
Kraken Fires Back at “Journalist Lemmings” for Tether Manipulation Accusations
A recent investigation into Tether activity on popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken triggered scathing responses from the exchange, who fired back at journalists that, according to Kraken, fail to understand market basics.
Tether › Altcoins
Tether Exchange Vulnerability Raises Security Concerns, New Research Suggests USDT Wash Trading on Kraken
This week, US-Dollar pegged stablecoin Tether once again captured cryptocurrency community attention for the wrong reasons with poorly-implemented Tether exchange integration resulting in the successful execution of a double spend.
Bitcoin · Ethereum · Tether › Altcoins
Tether Injects $250 Million USD Into Crypto Market, Bitcoin, Ethereum Recapture Lost Ground
USD-linked stablecoin has printed another quarter-billion USD, representing a significant injection of capital into the ailing cryptocurrency market.
Tether › Altcoins
Tether Audit: FSS Report States All USDT Is Fully Backed, but Can’t Prove It
USD-paired stablecoin Tether released a report that indicates the company behind USDT does possess sufficient capital to back each individual token on a 1:1 basis.
Bitcoin · Tether › Analysis
Bitcoin Price Manipulation: Study Suggests $2.5 Billion Tether Used to Create Artificial BTC Demand
A new investigation conducted by University of Texas researchers reveals compelling evidence that the meteoric rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in late 2017 is linked to price manipulation executed by individuals using Tether to create artificial market demand.
Tether › Binance › Altcoins
Binance Adds Ripple/Tether (XRP/USDT) Pair to Its Exchange
Binance announced yesterday via its official Twitter handle that it added a Ripple/Tether trading pair to its exchange platform.
Tether › Altcoins
Tether Prints An Additional $300 Million In Tokens
Another three hundred million freshly minted Tether tokens (USDT) have entered the market in the first printing since mid-February.
Launched in 2014, Tether is a blockchain-enabled platform designed to facilitate the use of fiat currencies in a digital manner.
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