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Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) has urged its customers to switch from Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) to USD coin (CRYPTO: USDC), billing it as the "most dependable and reputable digital dollar." What Happened: In a blog post on Thursday, Coinbase said that USDC is fully backed with “high-...

Multiple exchanges disabled deposits and withdrawals for Solana-based Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) and USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC) on Thursday. What Happened: Tether, in a blog post, said, “the move to suspend USDT deposits on these exchanges is likely just due to...

Popular stablecoins are moving off exchanges, as the cryptocurrency industry continues to roil following the FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) collapse. What Happened: Over $23 billion in stablecoins have exited cryptocurrency exchanges, since March 2022, according to Santiment Insights.  The market cap...

Stablecoin issuer Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) said on Wednesday that it had no exposure to institutional cryptocurrency lender Genesis or the Gemini Earn program, which have halted withdrawals. What Happened: The lending division of crypto investment bank Genesis Global Trading ...

In response to a request from law enforcement, stablecoin holder Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) has frozen $46 million in USDT on the Tron blockchain owned by the embattled cryptocurrency exchange FTX.  "We are starting to receive requests from LE to temporarily freeze assets while an...

Stablecoins pose massive risks to financial stability, and remain vulnerable to liquidity risks, according to a November Financial Stability report published by the U.S. Federal Reserve. What Happened: According to a survey by the Federal Reserve, over 20% of respondents believe that...

Stablecoin issuer Tether announced that local crypto services provider SmartPay will launch USDT tokens in over 24,000 ATMs across Brazil starting Nov. 3. Brazil still has 34 million unbanked individuals, or those who do not have a bank account or do not use it often, according to a survey by the...

U.S. federal prosecutors have alleged that five Russian nationals laundered tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies for Russian oligarchs and sanctioned entities. What Happened: The accused have been identified as Yury Orekhov, Artem Uss, Svetlana Kuzurgasheva, ...

Faced with criticism over the quality of its reserves, stablecoin issuer Tether announced Thursday that it was slashing commercial paper, or unsecured promissory notes, from its reserves. It also increased its direct exposure to U.S. Treasuries by more than $10 billion in the last quarter. Slashing...

Stablecoins are usually described as the remedy to the volatility of cryptocurrencies. However, Michael S. Barr, vice chair for Supervision for the U.S. Federal Reserve is worried they could “pose a risk to the financial stability” of the country. See Also: TOP...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $1 million fine against Tether’s (CRYPTO: USDT) former auditing firm Friedman LLP over violations of the federal securities laws. Per the SEC, the auditing firm was involved in several instances of “improper...

Stablecoin issuer Tether confirmed the launch of tokens (CRYPTO: USDT) pegged to the U.S. dollar on the NEAR protocol. The introduction of USDT on NEAR will contribute to increasing ecosystem stability and lessen the negative effects of market volatility on users. After the launch on NEAR, USDT...

Merchants who use a leading cryptocurrency company for their commerce solutions now have the option to accept several additional cryptos for payment. Here are the details. Faster Payments: Coinbase Commerce, a unit of Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) announced an update Tuesday that includes...

Stablecoins represent a class of cryptocurrencies that are meant to preserve value over time. Unlike traditional cryptocurrencies, stablecoins obtain their value from an underlying asset or algorithm. Fundamentally, stablecoins are either algorithmic or collateralized. Stablecoins that are...

Layer 1 blockchain protocol Harmony (CRYPTO: ONE) has offered a bounty of $1 million for information about a theft on the Horizon bridge amounting to around $100 million, in which tokens including Wrapped Ethereum (CRYPTO: WETH), Aave (CRYPTO: AAVE), SushiSwap (CRYPTO: SUSHI),...