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Millions worth of tether (USDT) stablecoins appeared to be selling off on popular Uniswap and Curve pools Thursday morning, sparking early signs of concern among traders. USDT, which usually trades around $1, lost its peg to the U.S. currency and dropped as low as $0.9968. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

15 черв. 2023 р.

Nestcoin CEO and co-founder Yele Bademosi discusses the real world utility of digital assets in Nigeria, citing the use of stablecoins like USDT in cross-border money movements.

1 черв. 2023 р.

Crypto market research firm Kaiko is out with a new report, noting that trading with Tether’s USDT stablecoin has fallen to its lowest level in four years, while its market capitalization nears an all-time high of $83 billion. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

23 трав. 2023 р.

Circle's USDC stablecoin saw net outflows surpassing $10 billion since March 10 after the regulators shut down the firm's banking partner Silicon Valley Bank. Many of the investors who fled USDC switched to Tether's USDT stablecoin, driving the token to reach its largest market share in 22 months. "The Hash" panel weighs in on these developments.

30 бер. 2023 р.

Earlier this week, USDT’s market share among stablecoins surpassed 54%, data from CoinGecko shows. This is the largest market share Tether’s stablecoin has reached since late November 2021, after the crypto bull market reached its apex. Crypto Critics' Corner co-host Bennett Tomlin discusses the outlook for stablecoins and reacts to the Wall Street Journal report that alleges Tether accessed bank accounts by way of falsified documents and intermediaries.

9 бер. 2023 р.

Tether, issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, reported a $700 million profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 and said it completely moved away from holding commercial paper as part of the reserves backing its USDT token. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest from Tether and the larger implications for the stablecoin market.

9 лют. 2023 р.

Crypto media site The Block was secretly funded over the last two years by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, The Block confirmed on Friday. Bernstein reacted to Genesis’ extended withdrawal freeze, saying that saving Grayscale would cost a fortune for Digital Currency Group (DCG), which owns Genesis Trading, Grayscale and CoinDesk. Plus, details on Coinbase asking users to switch USDT for USDC and Bankman-Fried agreeing to testify before U.S. House Financial Committee.

9 груд. 2022 р.

Tron network’s native TRX token momentarily surged some 4,000% from 6 cents to $2.50 on embattled crypto exchange FTX even though they are trading for 6 cents on other prominent exchanges, such as Binance and OKX. Separately, stablecoin issuer Tether froze $46 million of USDT held on Tron by FTX following a request from law enforcement. "The Hash" panel discusses the ripple effects amid fallout for FTX.

10 лист. 2022 р.

Institutional investors are increasingly shorting tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin, amid a wider market sell-off and on the heels of TerraUSD (UST)’s collapse. “The Hash” hosts discuss why Wall Street could be betting big against tether and what this means for the industry.

27 черв. 2022 р.

Investors pulled out about roughly $1.6 billion this week from Tether’s dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin, according to price tracker CoinGecko. “The Hash” group discusses the outlook for the stablecoin market after the Terra’s UST meltdown.

16 черв. 2022 р.