Opinion

4 Unanswered Questions About the Bitfinex Hack

Even after high-profile arrests, we don't have the full story behind the $4.6 billion crypto heist.

Heather Morgan, who along with her husband Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, is accused of attempting to launder more than $4 billion worth of stolen bitcoin. (Heather Morgan/Facebook)

Policy

Tether Responds to CoinDesk’s Intervention in Legal Proceedings

The stablecoin issuer maintains its reserves are "closely guarded" and give it a competitive advantage.

New York State Supreme Court (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Markets

Stablecoins Won Crypto Markets in January – With 0% Returns

The coins showed the highest returns among the largest cryptocurrencies in January just by holding their peg to the U.S. dollar.

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Markets

Tether's New Accounting Firm Is the Old One, With Baggage

Moore Cayman is now operating under the MHA Cayman name, but the firm's parent is under investigation in the U.K.

(Salameh dibaei/Getty)

Finance

This Taiwanese Fintech Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins

Taiwan’s banking sector is rich with dollars while India's isn't. Taipei-based XREX wants to bring them together.

XREX co-founder Wayne Huang (XREX)

Finance

Strike App Won’t Support Bitcoin in Argentina

The company trumpeted its expansion into Argentina earlier this week, but the Lightning Network-powered app is only supporting Tether’s stablecoin in the country.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Zvereva/Unsplash)

Markets

Tether Freezes $160M of USDT Stablecoin on Ethereum Blockchain

The last time Tether froze an account was in late December.

Companies are joining the movement to add bitcoin to their balance sheets. (wir_sind_klein/Pixabay)

Opinion

The Urgent Need for Regulatory Clarity on Stablecoins

Regulatory attitudes around stablecoins center around three main points of debate, explains former U.S. Ambassador to China and U.S. Senator Max Baucus.

Former U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

Finance

Why Brazilians Are Turning to Stablecoins Like Tether

Amid high inflation and a steady devaluation of the Brazilian real, locals tripled the traded volume of stablecoins in 2021.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)