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September 22, 2023 @ 6:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the company behind the leading stablecoin USDT, is pleased to announce its strategic investment into Northern Data Group through Damoon, a Tether group company. With an $83 billion market capitalization, Tether is expanding its reach “beyond fintech, following recent investments in energy production, bitcoin… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex and Tether Chief Technical Officer Paolo Ardoino will be deposed as part of a class-action lawsuit against both firms and their related executives. This past Monday, a New York judge reportedly made the decision to deny Ardoino’s request to further delay his deposition until… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 5:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tether, the issuer of the world’s most popular stablecoin – USDT, has posted that it has won a legal victory in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The case stems from a complaint filed all the way back in 2021…. Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether has issued a report that claims over $3.3 billion in excess reserves after an increase of $850 million at the end of Q2 2023. Tether states that the assurance opinion was completed by BDO, which re-affirms Tether’s Consolidated Reserves Report (CRR), which breaks down… Read More

July 5, 2023 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether says its Euro based stablecoin Euro Tether (EUR₮) and Tether Gold (XAU₮) will soon trade on XT.com. XT.COM Exchange is described as a “social-infused cryptocurrency exchange.” XT.COM reports over 6 million registered users, including more than 500,000 monthly active users. Over 800 different cryptocurrencies… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the company operating the fintech platform tether.to that powers the first and most “widely used” stablecoin in the world, announced it “has participated in the first round of a new billion dollar renewable energy initiative in El Salvador.” Following on its mission to invest… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 7:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the company operating the blockchain-enabled platform tether.to that powers the first and most “widely used” stablecoin, has reportedly “surpassed its previous all-time market cap high of $83.2B set in May 2022.” Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Tether, stated: “Today’s numbers demonstrate that people want access… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the company operating the blockchain-enabled platform tether.to that powers the first and most widely used stablecoin, announced a collaboration with KriptonMarket, an on/off ramp solution, in order “to give users in Argentina access to stablecoins at the Central Market of Buenos Aires, one of… Read More

May 18, 2023 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Top dollar based stablecoin issuer Tether says it will take its operating profits and purchase Bitcoin. Tether said that it first manages reserves but the purchase of Bitcoin, the worlds most popular crypto, will further strengthen reserves. The purchases of Bitcoin will commence this month… Read More

March 24, 2023 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto-asset firm Tether claims it has approximately $1.6 billion in excess reserves in order to fully back the issuance of its USDT stablecoin. Tether expects to record a $700 million profit in this latest March 2023 quarter, which will be taking its total excess reserves… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 4:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

On March 3rd, WSJ.com filed a report on Tether, once again alleging malfeasance at the firm that is the largest issuer of a dollar-based stablecoin USDT. According to the report, a USDT trader in China was attempting to use fake documents to maintain access to… Read More

January 31, 2023 @ 7:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Holepunch, a “fully encrypted” platform for building peer-to-peer applications, announced the launch of Keet Mobile, a free peer-to-peer instant messaging application that works without “the need for centralized entities on any device.: Keet Mobile is the first in “a series of peer-to-peer applications that will… Read More

December 20, 2022 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

In an understatement, Bitfinex’s CTO (as well as Tether’s) Paolo Ardoino, has labeled 2022 as the annus horribilis for crypto markets. From multiple bankruptcies, hacks, and regulatory challenges, the digital asset sector has had a challenging year. As it looks today, the path remains murky. Ardoino… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

In a blog post, Tether announced its intent to reduce secured loans to zero during 2023. Along with the announcement, Tether stated that its current secured loans are overcollateralized and covered by extremely liquid assets. The statement follows a claim published on WSJ.com that said… Read More

December 9, 2022 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the top crypto exchange in the US, has posted a statement telling customers to migrate from Tether – USDT, to USDC – the dollar-based stablecoin issued by Circle. In the post’s headline, Coinbase calls USDC “trusted and reputable,” insinuating that Tether is, well,… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether (USDT), currently the most popular dollar-based stablecoin with a market cap of around $65 billion, has responded to an article in WSJ.com questioning the firm about its stablecoin-issued loans and affiliated risk. In an article published yesterday (December 1, 2022), the author claimed that… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto Contagion? Once again, crypto markets are sinking, losing over 10% in the past 24 hours, as the collapse of FTX has revealed an Emperor with no clothing. In aggregate, crypto assets now sit around $800 million, far off its all-time high of $3 trillion… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT by market cap, announced on October 13, 2022 that it has “eliminated commercial paper from its reserves, replacing these investments with U.S. Treasury Bills (T-Bills).” This announcement “comes as part of Tether’s ongoing efforts to increase… Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of Lugano, Switzerland’s Plan ₿, a joint initiative between the City of Lugano and Tether to accelerate the use of Bitcoin, the city now accepts Bitcoin and USDT at the communities merchants. The service is using GoCrypto to enable crypto payments. USDT is… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether, the leading stablecoin based on the US dollar, has provided an update on the assets backing the digital currency. According to a Tweet distributed by Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CTO, as of September 30, 2022, Tether held approximately 58.1% of assets in US Treasuries up… Read More