Tether

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 mar 2023

The Wall Street Journal reports that Tether used bank accounts in the names of executives of various companies, slightly tweaking those companies' names, to maintain its access to the global financial system in 2018. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest details from the publication.

6 mar 2023

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 feb 2023

Edward Moya, Senior Market Analyst of the Americas at OANDA, discusses his outlook for the crypto markets as bitcoin (BTC) sinks below $17,000 after the U.S. added 263,000 jobs in November, down from an upwardly revised 284,000 in October but topping expectations of 200,000 as the U.S. economy continues to show signs of strength. Plus, concerns over Tether loans.

2 dic 2022

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 nov 2022

Reeve Collins, co-founder of stablecoin issuer Tether and SmartMedia Technologies, discusses Tether's cash management after it reduced its commercial paper holdings to zero, replacing those holdings with U.S. Treasury bills.

31 oct 2022

Stablecoin issuer Tether has reduced its commercial paper holdings to zero, replacing those holdings with U.S. Treasury bills. "The Hash" discusses the latest in the world of stablecoins.

14 oct 2022

Law firm Roche Freedman was removed from representing the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against crypto exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, which accused them of market manipulation, according to a Bloomberg report. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the details and why a judge referred to what Roche Freedman did as "stupid."

14 oct 2022

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated the importance of building a regulatory framework for digital assets. Stablecoin issuer Tether reduced its commercial paper holdings to zero and replaced them with U.S. Treasury bills. Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital's executives have included sweeping legal immunity for themselves in the proposed agreement for their assets to be sold to FTX.US for $1.4 billion.

13 oct 2022

A New York judge ordered Tether to produce financial records on the backing of USDT as part of a lawsuit that alleges Tether conspired to issue USDT to inflate the price of bitcoin (BTC). CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

21 sept 2022