Tether

Ethereum

Scaling Solution Hermez Network Adds Tether Token to Tackle High Ethereum Fees

Hermez Network sets out to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum.

Tech  ·  11 January 2021
Tether

New York Attorney General Says Bitfinex, Tether Could Complete Loan Document Handover in ‘Weeks’

The NYAG has said Tether and Bitfinex have been cooperating in its inquiry, which is expected to progress more quickly once the documents are provided.

News  ·  11 December 2020
Tether

OKEx’s Trading Volumes and Tether Reserve Plunge on Possible User Exodus

A sharp drop in OKEx’s trading volume and stablecoin reserves – tether in particular – may reveal an ongoing exodus of its users after the popular crypto derivatives exchange unexpectedly halted all crypto withdrawal activities for about five weeks.

Markets  ·  3 December 2020
IPOs

Aquaculture Firm Completes Australia’s First IPO Raise Using Cryptocurrency

Almost 90% of West Coast Aquaculture's $3.6 million capital raise was via the stablecoin tether.

Business  ·  23 November 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Ascends to $16.8K; Uniswap and Tether 35% of Ethereum Transactions

Bitcoin is at bullish 2020 highs while Ethereum transactions prove out DeFi’s fundamental use case.

Markets  ·  16 November 2020
Crime

Tether Froze $300K of Stablecoin Hacked After Victims Left Wallet Keys in Evernote

The U.S. government is pursuing a civil forfeiture claim on the more than 300,000 units of the tether (USDT) cryptocurrency said to have been stolen earlier this year.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 October 2020
CoinFlash

Chinese Authorities Crack Down on Gambling Sites Using Tether Stablecoin

Chinese authorities have arrested 77 individuals and shuttered gambling sites using the dollar-pegged tether (USDT) cryptocurrency.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 October 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: PayPal Rushes In and Bitcoin Breaches $12K, While USDC Gains on Tether

PayPal gets conditional N.Y. state license for crypto. Bitcoin prices shoot past $12K. Dollar stablecoin USDC grabs market share from tether.

Markets  ·  21 October 2020
Tether

Total Stablecoin Supply Nearly Doubled in Q3, Adding Record $8B

“2020 seems to be the year of stablecoins,” said Tether's CTO.

Markets  ·  1 October 2020
CoinFlash

Bitfinex Launches Tether-Settled Perpetual Contracts Based on European Equities

The perpetual contracts will be open for trading 24/7, unlike equity exchanges which are open for business for a limited number of hours, five days a week.

Markets  ·  28 September 2020
Tether

Judge Orders Bitfinex to Turn Over Tether Loan Documents (Again)

A New York judge ordered Bitfinex and Tether to turn over financial documents to the New York Attorney General's office, but left the timing to the parties to coordinate.

News  ·  17 September 2020
CoinFlash

Delta Exchange Claims First With Crypto Options Settled in Tether Stablecoin

The cryptocurrency derivatives platform now offers put and call options contracts settled in the stablecoin tether (USDT).

Markets  ·  17 September 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Investors the Sane Ones as Federal Reserve Cheers Inflation, Price Nears $11K

Cryptocurrencies' 2020 gains are the truth gauge as markets react to the Federal Reserve's inflation goal, where Zimbabwe is the model of success.

Markets  ·  15 September 2020
Tether

New York Attorney General to Bitfinex and Tether: ‘Delays Must Stop’

Bitfinex and Tether shouldn’t need more than two months to produce documents about USDT issuances and past operations in New York first ordered 17 months ago, an NYAG lawyer argued in a letter Monday.

News  ·  15 September 2020
Tether

NY AG Asks Court for New Order to Make Bitfinex Turn Over Tether Loan Documents

The New York Attorney General's office wants Tether and Bitfinex to immediately turn over documents detailing a $900 million line of credit.

News  ·  9 September 2020